2026August
"5 Ways Mirrors Can Make a Small Space Feel Bigger"
When a small space needs to feel a little bigger, mirrors are a good place to start. They bounce light, create depth and make even the smallest of rooms feel more open. From the expected to the unexpected, here are some of our favourite ways to use them to make your small space work harder.
...More"YIMBYs already have a bold vision for solving the housing crisis"
YIMBYs, people in the housing abundance movement, do not have a pope or a set of sacred authoritative texts you can consult to find out what we think about things.
But if you asked me what YIMBYism is, I would say our big idea is that if some land is zoned for human development…
...More"California has passed hundreds of housing laws. Why aren’t they working?"
According to California’s statewide housing plan, the state needs to build just over 300,000 new homes each year to catch up with demand. Yet it consistently falls short of this goal.
...More"Oakland renters had the upper hand. Now, the market is turning against them"
Doug Thompson had already applied for roughly 30 homes in two months when an Oakland landlord invited him to make his best offer.
...More"Rent Control: The Ceiling Trap"
Why the most popular housing policy keeps failing the people it’s written for — a story told through an earthquake, a monsoon, a forty‑year waiting list, and a landlord who wanted his tenant to shovel snow.
...More"Exclusive: In Menlo Park housing fight, Bonta sends a potential warning to California cities"
After nearly two years of legal conflict over one of Menlo Park’s largest proposed developments on the former Sunset Magazine headquarters site, California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sided with the developer, saying the city violated state housing law in its effort to stop the project.
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