California Update: New Year, “New” Newsom . . . Same Old Problems?

Compares California’s political optimism with structural housing and homelessness constraints.

HousingPodcast episodeai boom exposurebudget revenuehigh speed railhomelessnesshousing affordabilityhousing shortageLee OhanianBill Whalen

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• Hoover Institution · 2026-01-16

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