Study highlights stark reality for would-be homebuyers in the Sacramento region
Workers in only six of 58 professions can easily afford to buy a home in the Sacramento area By Seth Sandronsky In the Sacramento metropolitan…
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Leaders congregate to discuss how to make Sacramento more livable
Valley Vision’s inaugural Livability Summit highlights stark numbers, trends — but also potential solutions By Graham Womack Immediately following the conclusion of Valley Vision’s first Livability…
Interview with SN&R’s publisher on the mission of Solving Sacramento
Sitting down with Jeff vonKaenel, president and publisher By Kate Gonzalez Solving Sacramento, a journalism collaborative, launched in early 2022 with the goal of covering…
The Solving Sacramento guide to understanding affordable housing in the region
By Russell Nichols On paper, the concept of affordable housing seems fairly simple: A city works with a developer to build units for people who…
Sacramento’s new Lavender Courtyard keeps its promise of safe, comfortable housing for LGBTQ seniors
New affordable living facility serves a group that historically faced serious discrimination By Rachel Leibrock Michael Ryan is ready to focus on himself. And he’s…
Affordability out of sustainability: Sacramento-area experiment could help merge a ‘clean’ future with viable neighborhoods
SACOG pilot program takes advantage of unused infill spaces to lower carbon emissions — and battle the housing crisis By Casey Rafter Lawmakers in California…
A reason to trust: Sacramento Community Land Trust aims to put people over profit
Nonprofit SacCLT, founded in 2017, works to prevent displacement and preserve housing affordability By Samin Vafaee In 2018, Hasta Muerte Coffee, a worker-owned cooperative in…
Black Sacramentans struggle – and get help – on path to homeownership
Local real estate industry works to increase the Black homeownership rate, which remains the lowest among all demographics By Keyshawn Davis Three years ago, Elizabeth…
Could a vacancy tax help housing affordability in Sacramento?
Councilmember Katie Valenzuela has asked city planning staff to look into how this tax could incentivize property managers to reduce rents By Alex Muegge This…
Cornerstone of the future? Sacramento orgs and agencies team up for a new experimental housing model
Nonprofits work with SMUD for large, affordable and sustainable housing project in the south city By Ken Magri In an effort to accommodate 400 local…
Sacramento’s new efforts to train builders in a region that desperately needs housing
The demand for new living units is high – so is demand for skilled workers to actually construct them By Graham Womack Kevin Dobson has…
Proponents make their case for the future of affordable housing in North Sacramento
Nonprofit developer meets with residents to discuss concerns over armory site project By Amy Abt For Del Paso Boulevard Partnership Executive Director Daniel Savala, the…
Vista Nueva makes Natomas the next front in keeping people housed as Sacramento’s affordability crisis intensifies
Officials attempt to deal with the uncertainty of Roomkey initiative winding down By Casey Rafter Staybridge Suites in Natomas was once a landing spot for…
Black foster youth in Sacramento face major housing hurdles once aged-out of the system
By Keyshawn Davis When Amajhalay Williams entered foster care at 5 years old, she left behind what she describes as an abusive mother who struggled…
The struggle to help LGBTQ foster youth aging-out of the system with housing continues in Sacramento
By Ken Magri LGBTQ foster youth in California have a greater likelihood of being undereducated, unemployed and becoming homeless compared to their heterosexual peers. But…
In the wake of bill, Sacramento County works to break the link between homelessness and ‘aged-out’ foster youth
Team of social workers uses Transitional Independent Living Plan to steer older teens toward better outcomes, long-term housing By Ken Magri When the California…
Could Sacramento’s Surreal Estates experiment be the key to more housing for the creative economy?
As the housing crisis worsens, artists who had a breakthrough project three decades ago may have a track record worth repeating By Ken Magri Surreal…