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SF economy shows recovery signs, but still lags behind comparable cities
Despite a lag behind comparable cities, San Francisco is showing signs of a strong economic recovery in some key sectors.Read More
SF legislation would halt massive rent hikes for formerly rent-controlled tenants
Dean Preston, housing, rent control, San Francisco, Frederick Douglas Haynes Garden Apartments, San Francisco Rent Board, front, Read More
Natural gas banned in Contra Costa new construction
New homes and buildings in unincorporated Contra Costa County will be powered by electricity instead of natural gas, the county Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday.Read More
City opens second rental assistance center for tenants, landlords impacted by pandemic
Less than a month after opening its first center at City Hall to help tenants and landlords most affected by the Covid pandemic, the city has opened a second...Read More
Nearly $19 million in federal funds to help address homelessness at ‘unimaginable’ scale
San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Friday joined U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge and other elected officials to discuss nearly $5 billion in federal...Read More
‘As we rise again’: Breed talks recovery in State of the City address
Mayor London struck an optimistic tone about San Francisco’s future and Covid-19 recovery during her State of The City address on Thursday morning. The mayor delivered her 18-minute address...Read More
Concord to launch ‘rent registry’ to track evictions, rent increases
A Concord “rent registry” program for the city to collect rental housing data to help drive forming future policy was approved this week, with direction to city staff to...Read More
Newsom carves out more than $1 billion for small business, long-term housing in budget proposal
Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to unveil his proposed budget Friday for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, with an estimated $4.5 billion earmarked to help the state’s economy recover once...Read More
Former Sebastopol Inn soon opens as Project Homekey supportive housing complex
The second of two new housing complexes for people experiencing homelessness, the former Sebastopol Inn, is scheduled to open in Sebastopol next week, expanding the county’s supply of long-term...Read More
Public weighs in on San Pablo Avenue development in virtual open house
Community members are invited to learn about and comment on proposed changes to encourage new housing development along San Pablo Avenue during a virtual open house taking place online...Read More
‘Pizza Lady’ keeps feeding city’s hungry as she fights to save her own home
Andrea Carla Michaels is ensnared in dual battles - struggling to feed San Francisco homeless while battling to stay in an apartmentRead More
Mayor lays out $446 million Covid-19 budget proposal
San Francisco Mayor London Breed Tuesday laid out a spending proposal specifically related to Covid-19. She also stressed the need for residents to follow local public health guidelines to...Read More
Albany eyes San Pablo Avenue for ‘fair share’ housing developments
The Albany community is invited to participate in a remote Planning Commission study session at 5 p.m. Wednesday on formulating a plan for revitalization and future development on San...Read More
South Beach housing development officially opens, offers 149 affordable units
City officials on Thursday celebrated the opening of a new residential development, creating over 500 new units of housing with 149 of them being affordable, below market rate homes....Read More
County makes it easier to build ‘granny flats’ in unincorporated areas
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved updates to the county’s accessory dwelling unit ordinance to comply with recent changes in state law designed to...Read More
Homeless moms call owner’s paid shelter offer ‘an insult’
One of the homeless mothers living in a vacant West Oakland house since Nov. 18 scoffed Saturday night at an offer by the house's owner.Read More
Junior college trades training facility will prepare workers to rebuild after fires
Santa Rosa Junior College will soon have a construction and building trades training center on its Petaluma campus that will provide skilled workers needed training to help rebuild the...Read More
Judge to rule at later date on Moms 4 Housing case
Two homeless mothers who have been occupying a vacant West Oakland home for six weeks won at least a temporary victory on Monday when a judge didn’t rule on...Read More