Stuck in a housing crunch, Sacramentans wait for what’s coming with relevant laws in 2023
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…
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Retiring Capitol Area Development Authority Executive Director Wendy Saunders sees ‘micro-units’ as one solution to Sacramento’s housing crisis
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…
City officials eye finding ‘the missing middle’ in Sacramento housing
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…
New housing to play a critical role in Sacramento’s Stockton Boulevard revitalization
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…
Paul’s Place in Davis looks to offer new solution for unhoused people to navigate back into the community
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…
When is the ‘right time’ for first-time homebuyers in the Sacramento region?
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…
In the Sacramento area, when affordable housing is done well, it changes lives
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…
For those worried about homelessness and skyrocketing rents in Sacramento County, the stakes for the D5 supervisor race couldn’t be higher
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…
The Sacramento region grapples with the intersection of wildfires and affordable housing
By Ken Magri After a wildfire is extinguished, there is a natural concern for the environment and what kinds of long-term damage it will sustain….
Pulse check: growing concern, negative outlook on the future of Sacramento housing
SN&R sent reporters to local neighborhoods to ask people’s views about the housing crisis — here’s what they found By Dina Bugayevskaya, Liam Gravvat, Gavin Hudson,…
Can the ‘social housing’ model work in Sacramento?
Traction seems to be growing around housing model that’s had success elsewhere in the world By Graham Womack Mai Vang is trying something new. The…
Can SB 9 really help build housing for all in Sacramento?
Proponents say the end of single-family zoning is needed to ease California’s housing crunch By Russell Nichols California’s housing crisis wasn’t built in a day,…
Could an ADU revolution be underway in the Capital Region?
Accessory dwelling units could help California’s housing crunch — if they can avoid exacerbating inequities By Jeff Wilser They used to be called “granny flats.”…
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…
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…