Theresa Clift

@tclift

Housing reporter for @sacbee_news. Fan of local accountability journalism, breakfast sandwiches. @SacBeeGuild chair. DMs open.

Sacramento, CA

Joined November 2009

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Theresa Clift@tclift · Dec 18

Some professional news: My 6-year chapter covering Sac City Hall has come to a close. I’m still at The Bee, but I’ll now be covering all things housing - both statewide & locally This chapter has been the highlight of my 12-yr reporting career & I’m looking forward to a change

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Theresa Clift@tclift · May 13

"Mayor McCarty did not respond to a question asking if Newsom’s latest comments would lead to any changes in enforcement or the city’s unlawful camping ordinance." Via @mathewjmiranda sacbee.com/news/local/art…

tclift's tweet card. The Sacramento region has seen an increase in in camping-related offenses since 2023.

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Theresa Clift@tclift · Jul 23

Affordable housing for seniors coming to oak park… at $576K per unit to build sacbee.com/news/local/art…

tclift's tweet card. The lot is located near the corner of Ninth Avenue and Stockton Boulevard.

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Theresa Clift@tclift · Jul 23

Hint: not Sacramento

TThe Sacramento Bee@sacbee_news · Jul 23

Where can I buy a home in CA for less than $300K? See counties with lowest prices sacbee.com/news/californi…

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The Sacramento Bee@sacbee_news · Jul 23

Someone complained almost 2,000 times about Mather Airport noise near Sacramento sacbee.com/news/local/art…

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Theresa Clift@tclift · Jul 18

New lawsuit alleges sex, drugs, violence at former Sac County foster facilities sacbee.com/article3108676…

tclift's tweet card. The lawsuit, with 17 former foster youth as plaintiffs, was filed last week in Sacramento Superior Court.

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The Sacramento Bee@sacbee_news · Jul 18

70 federal agents were in Sacramento. Border Patrol won’t confirm if they left sacbee.com/news/californi…

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The Sacramento Bee@sacbee_news · Jul 17

Several people taken away by masked federal agents at Sacramento Home Depot sacbee.com/news/local/art…

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Theresa Clift@tclift · Jul 15

Former Sacramento city manager Howard Chan made nearly $800K in total wages last year. Via Mathew Miranda sacbee.com/news/local/art…

tclift's tweet card. Howard Chan, former Sacramento city manager, earned more than doubled the total wages for every city employee except for a fire captain who made $470,000.

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The Sacramento Bee@sacbee_news · Jul 12

California ‘loophole’ helped man behind Esparto fireworks land explosives permits sacbee.com/news/local/art…

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Theresa Clift@tclift · Jul 10

Forensiclean sued for labor violations. City cuts ties sacbee.com/news/local/art…

tclift's tweet card. Fourteen former employees filed the lawsuit last week.

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Theresa Clift@tclift · Jul 3

I took a look at how the new CEQA rollback laws could impact Sacramento housing projects sacbee.com/news/local/art…

tclift's tweet card. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law earlier this week to roll back CEQA regulations.

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Theresa Clift@tclift · Jul 2

Sacramento landlords to pay state settlement for alleged Section 8 discrimination sacbee.com/news/local/art…

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Theresa Clift@tclift · Jul 2

Sacramento landlords get new limit for annual rent hikes. What’s the percentage? sacbee.com/news/local/art…

tclift's tweet card. The new rent increase cap is the lowest since 2020.

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Theresa Clift@tclift · Jun 30

Want to know what housing is getting built in the city of Sac? Check out this map. (And let me know if I missed any) google.com/maps/d/u/0/edi…

tclift's tweet card. Proposed or planned high-density rental housing developments in the City of Sacramento.

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Theresa Clift@tclift · Jun 25

First story since returning from Spain: Sacramento could ban owners from running Airbnbs in homes they don’t live in sacbee.com/news/business/…

tclift's tweet card. The full Sacramento council will consider the ordinance changes at an upcoming meeting.

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Theresa Clift@tclift · Jun 2

ICYMI from @jennahpen sacbee.com/news/local/edu…

tclift's tweet card. After students talked about parties with alcohol at the coach’s house, teachers reported what they heard. One lost their job.

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Theresa Clift@tclift · May 14

Sacramento is a step closer to having its first tiny home village of PERMANENT housing for the homeless Anonymous vote last night at council but it was a bit controversial sacbee.com/news/local/art…

tclift's tweet card. The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday approved an application to the state.

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Theresa Clift@tclift · May 13

this has passed unanimously.

TTheresa Clift@tclift · May 13

Motel 6 in South Sac could be converted into homeless housing. Board of Supes talking about it today. sacbee.com/news/local/art…

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