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Sacramento school district’s financial crisis exemplifies politicization of public education
Having a union-dominated school board has not stemmed the tide of red ink in the Sacramento City Unified district.
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Is Gavin Newsom in his lame duck era?
With four months left of his last term, state lawmakers handed Gov. Gavin Newsom a string of losses at the end of session, including the rejection of Newsom’s proposal to minimize utilities’ liability for the wildfires they cause, writes CalMatters’ Maya C. Miller. The Assembly killed a contentious bill Tuesday that would have given wildfire…
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Rental Search Patterns Offer a Window Into Where Relocation Demand May Be Heading
New Zillow data tracks where prospective renters are browsing before they commit to a new market The post Rental Search Patterns Offer a Window Into Where Relocation Demand May Be Heading appeared first on Zillow Research.
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Weekly Housing Trends: U.S. Market Update (Week Ending August 22, 2026)
Get the latest U.S. housing market trends, including inventory shifts, listing activity, prices, and buyer-seller dynamics, with fresh weekly data and insights.
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Video: August 31, 2026, Economic and Housing Market Outlook
The August 31, 2026 Housing Market Outlook video gives you the info you need to know to navigate the housing market as a homebuyer, home seller, renter, or industry professional.
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August 2026 Monthly Housing Trends: Price Cuts Catch Up, Pending Sales Turn Negative
August is always a slow month for housing, and this year got no help from the outside world. Mortgage rates hit a 2026 high, price cuts finally caught up to last year’s pace, and pending sales turned negative for the first time since last fall.
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Should California backfill science funding Trump cut? Voters could decide in 2028
Last year the White House suspended or cancelled more than 1,000 California science grants. This bond measure would restore some of that funding.
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Wildfire liability bill dies without a vote on final day of session
The measure, which was opposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s public utiliites, never came to a vote in the Assembly.
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California utilities to reclaim unused money from school air conditioning program
In a last-minute push, lawmakers tried to pass a proposal that would have extended CalSHAPE, a school air conditioning program.
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Why a bill to juice condo construction died even though California lawmakers voted for it
Supporters said a condo construction bill was a key to unlocking the type of naturally affordable for-sale housing that California desperately needs. But deadlines matter.
