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 ...
‘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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
‘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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Moms 4 Housing victory highlights ‘MLK’s radical legacy’ in Oakland march
The Moms 4 Housing story and events of the past week were inextricably tied to Monday’s MLK ...
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 ...
Judge rules against Oakland moms in battle against housing speculator
Two working, homeless mothers who moved into a vacant house owned by a real estate investment firm ...
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 ...
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 ...
San Jose gets ready to open tiny home community for homeless residents
The City of San Jose will debut a bridge housing site for homeless people in January.
City councilmembers ...
More than half of HUD’s tenant protection vouchers go to Oakland
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Friday that it’s providing $2.8 million in tenant ...
SF officials, celebrities brighten holidays with Christmas tree giveaway
San Francisco police and Mayor London Breed’s office will be continuing its fourth annual Christmas tree giveaway ...
On heels of Embarcadero SAFE opening, Haney renews call for more navigation centers
Supervisor Matt Haney has reintroduced a proposal that would require navigation centers in every San Francisco district.
Haney advanced ...
SF broadens eviction protection for tenants in newer buildings
As of Tuesday night, all San Francisco renters will be afforded the same just cause eviction protection, regardless of the year their building ...
Oakland police arrest 22 people at Housing Justice Village protest
Police arrested 22 people on suspicion of resisting arrest early Monday morning after they allegedly refused to ...
Homeless camp protest outside City Hall brings attention to ‘cruel and inhumane’ practices
A camp dubbed Housing Justice Village set up Sunday at Frank Ogawa Plaza near Oakland City Hall ...
Outcome of SF ride-hailing tax rests in uncounted mail-in ballots
Just five more votes in favor of Proposition D would have pushed the election night total over ...
Walnut Creek City Council to vote on 30-year North Downtown development plan
The Walnut Creek City Council will on Tuesday discuss approving the North Downtown Specific Plan, a 30-year ...
Developer to break ground on Hayward retail, market-rate housing project
A developer will break ground Monday on a retail and housing project at the former Mervyn’s headquarters site in downtown Hayward. The Lincoln ...
Crews try to salvage resident belongings in San Jose house fire
Residents have been displaced because of a house fire in East San Jose Friday afternoon.
The fire at ...
Three-way settlement allows housing, park at former golf course
In what they hope will end 4-1/2 years of lawsuits, name-calling, petition drives and general contentiousness, the ...
Richmond conducts rent program, eviction regulation survey
The board that oversees the city of Richmond’s rent program is asking for public participation in a ...
Concord fails to prepare for ripple of Bay Area housing crisis
In the chaotic environment of the Bay Area’s ongoing housing crisis, few suburban cities personify the region’s ...
Richmond considers 46-unit housing development near BART
The Richmond City Council will hold a hearing on a 46-unit residential housing development within walking distance of a BART station at its ...
Emergency order would cap Vallejo rent increases at 10 percent
The Vallejo City Council is set to ratify an emergency ordinance this week that prohibits landlords from ...
Concord considers stronger protections for renters
The Concord City Council on Tuesday night will consider recommendations for future rent control and tenant protection ...
Concord mulls more city funding for ‘1313 Galindo’ project
On Tuesday, the Concord City Council will consider approving an additional $2.3 million in city funds for ...
Nearly 30,000 homeless require regional solution, report says
The nation's third-largest population of homeless people, roughly 28,000, reside in the Bay Area, and most of ...
Alameda voters approve housing, homeless services for vacant office space
A majority of voters in Alameda's special election Tuesday decided to convert several vacant office buildings on McKay Avenue.
