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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 and housing officials will join community members in opening the city’s...Read More
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 protection vouchers to public housing residents in Oakland. HUD officials said the...Read More
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 for families in need in the Western Addition neighborhood on Monday afternoon....Read More
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 the legislation at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting that would require...Read More
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 was constructed. The San Francisco Board...Read More
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 leave a homeless camp that had been set in front of Oakland...Read More
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 to provide a safe place for the city’s homeless population and protest...Read More
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 the two-thirds threshold.Read More
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 vision and regulatory framework for future development of new homes, offices, community...Read More
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 Landing development will house more than...Read More
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 1618 Marsh St. was reported at 1:36 p.m. Fire officials said...Read More
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 City of Martinez, a Concord-based homebuilder and a citizens’ group have reached...Read More
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 10-question survey it is conducting to gauge public opinion on owner move-in...Read More
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 rent woes more clearly than Concord, where tenant groups say political leaders...Read More
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 regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday evening. The...Read More
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 raising rents more than 10 percent.Read More
Concord considers stronger protections for renters
The Concord City Council on Tuesday night will consider recommendations for future rent control and tenant protection policies.Read More
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 a five-story affordable housing complex on Galindo Street, which is south of...Read More
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 them are unsheltered.Read More
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.Read More