By Seth Sandronsky Michael Strech helms the North State Building Industry Association, an advocacy group for the greater six-county Sacramento region’s homebuilding industry. As BIA…
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By Russell Nichols Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs has been an advocate for overcoming adversity since he was a child. No surprise, then, that California’s…
By Dakota Morlan Daniel Savala is a lifelong Sacramentan who joined the Del Paso Boulevard Partnership as its executive director in 2021. The property and…
By Ken Magri Diane Luther has an extensive background in affordable housing policy and development in Sacramento and Oregon. That includes over two decades of…
By Russell Nichols Assemblymember Buffy Wicks knows there is no such thing as a quick fix when it comes to California’s housing crisis. Solving a…
By Ken Magri Cathy Creswell says that having a safe, affordable home is more than about housing — it’s about people’s health, economic stability and children’s…
By Wendy Weitzel Leah Miller became president and CEO Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento in 2017. The nonprofit works to eliminate substandard housing by…
By Graham Womack In the fight to create more affordable housing in the Sacramento region and beyond, people like Roberto Jimenez are on the front…
By Graham Womack Kendra Lewis is at a crossroads. Lewis, who became executive director of the Sacramento Housing Alliance in early 2020, announced recently that…
2022 was another big year for state housing legislation — here’s what the most important new laws will do By Steven Yoder The numbers on…
By Seth Sandronsky Wendy Saunders has helmed the Sacramento-based Capitol Area Development Authority as executive director since 2013. She recently announced that she would retire…
The city commissions study, looks at adding more two, three, and four-unit developments By Graham Womack Statistically speaking, Dumitru Cucicea has something of a rare…
Mercy Housing project will build 200 affordable housing units on Stockton Boulevard by early 2024 By Acsah Lemma The City of Sacramento says it’s crafting…
By Wendy Weitzel An innovative Davis project, set to open early next year, will be the first of its kind: a vertical tiny home village…
By Dakota Morlan Younger millennials, aged 23 to 31, made up a substantial 18% of homebuyers this year, according to a study by the National…
Story and photographs by Joan Cusick Before securing affordable housing, artist Jose DiGregorio was sleeping in his art studio. Charnelle Burdine and Ashley Clark were…
As Moreno, Hume look to replace the board’s famous swing vote, advocates are trying to gauge what they really think about two of the most-pressing…