housing

Rebecca Kaplan elected Oakland City Council president

Veteran councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan was elected president of the Oakland City Council at the council's first meeting of the year.

5 years ago

Bay Area home sales suffer second-largest decline in two years

Home sales declined 15 percent in November compared to the same month last year.

5 years ago

Breed aims ‘windfall’ toward affordable housing, transit

Mayor London Breed laid out her plans to spend a windfall of revenue.

5 years ago

Excess SF property taxes could help fund affordable housing

San Francisco's controller has announced that The City will recognize a $415 million windfall thanks to excess property tax revenue.…

5 years ago

Homeless evicted from Roseland camp

Homeless residents who had returned Sunday to a former camp on Sonoma County-owned land in Roseland were cleared from the…

5 years ago

Santa Rosa Junior College advances student housing plan

Santa Rosa Junior College announced Thursday it is considering the possibility of building student housing on the Santa Rosa campus…

5 years ago

Eight displaced after three-alarm Oakland fire

A three-alarm fire displaced eight people Monday night from a six-unit residential complex in East Oakland, a fire official said…

5 years ago

First lawsuit against PG&E filed over Camp Fire

A group of Bay Area lawyers filed a lawsuit Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court against PG&E on behalf of…

5 years ago

Matt Haney wins District 6 over Johnson, Trauss

District 6 Supervisor hopeful Matt Haney has pulled into an early lead Tuesday night.

5 years ago

Pelosi pledges bipartisanship after Democrats win House control

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi pledged to work with Republicans on a number of issues -- among them building infrastructure…

5 years ago

Mountain View approves per-employee tax on city businesses

A business license tax on the ballot in Mountain View is headed to a victory with more than 65 percent…

5 years ago

Santa Rosa voters reject affordable housing bond measure

Santa Rosa voters rejected Measure N, a $124 million bond sale for affordable housing for low- and middle-income families..

5 years ago

Brisbane approves up to 2,200 new housing units

A measure that would allow for up to 2,200 new residential units and up to 7 million square feet of…

5 years ago

Healdsburg voters approve more multi-family housing

Healdsburg voters have passed Measure P which amends the city's growth management ordinance.

5 years ago

Measure W heads for passage, raising hotel, short-term rental taxes in West Marin

West Marin County voters appear to have passed Measure W, a 4 percent increase in the transient occupancy tax.

5 years ago

HUD reports nationwide drop in veteran homelessness

Veteran homelessness across California dropped by 5.2 percent since last year, according to a new national estimate announced Thursday by…

6 years ago

Cupertino city attorney alleges retaliation for Vallco Mall opposition

The currently suspended Cupertino city attorney filed a claim with the city Monday, alleging he was illegally placed on leave…

6 years ago

San Jose voters to decide on $450 million affordable housing bond

San Jose voters are considering a bond measure on the Nov. 6 ballot to fund approximately $450 million in affordable…

6 years ago

Law gives BART new influence to build housing near stations

With Gov. Jerry Brown signing Assembly Bill 2923 into law Sunday, Bay Area Rapid Transit officials say they want to…

6 years ago

Santa Cruz Co. waives fees to spur housing construction

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to waive fees on accessory dwelling units to ease a…

6 years ago

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