When it comes to affording rent or a home mortgage in California, every candidate in the race for governor seems to have a personal stake.
Katie Porter wants her three teenage children to eventually move off her couch. Antonio Villaraigosa wants reliable home insurance. Matt Mahan doesn’t want to fight with his wife over their mortgage, as his parents did.
Read more Bay Area Democrats Demand Answers on DACA Renewal Backlog
As the affordability crisis literally drives residents out of the state, the candidates have made housing a central point of their campaigns. That’s a sea change from previous elections, said Laura Foote, executive director for YIMBY Action.
Read more Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee Signals She’ll Run for Full Term in November
Read more What AG Xavier Becerra Reveals About a Possible Gov. Becerra