President Trump speaks during an April event with auto racing champions at the South Portico of the White House. (Uncredited / Associated Press) The Trump administration wants to sharply reduce ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. A $5 billion pot of federal money set aside to help people on ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The fate of hundreds of thousands of Californians who've been waiting on the state's rent relief program is in limbo. In 24 hours they could automatically lose all the ...

MONTEREY – The next round of the Monterey Rental Assistance Program will open Friday for Monterey residents who are facing housing instability issues. Round 3 of the program’s 2025 online application ...

Local public housing authorities were recently warned by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of the imminent expiration of the Emergency Housing Voucher program. Here, the Mar Vista ...

A $5 billion pot of federal money set aside to help people on the verge of homelessness pay the rent is running out of cash — and no one has a plan to keep the roughly 60,000 renters, more than 15,000 ...

The City of Salinas is considering establishing a pilot Rental Assistance Program (RAP), with a focus on preventing people from being evicted in the city.During the December 2nd council meeting, city ...

The Trump administration wants to sharply reduce funding for federal rental assistance that helps hundreds of thousands of California households afford a home. The plan, part of the president’s 2026 ...