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Following $30 million shortfall, SF Housing Authority lands in default
The city of San Francisco will take over the San Francisco Housing Authority after a federal notice of default.Read More
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.Read More
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.Read More
Breed aims ‘windfall’ toward affordable housing, transit
Mayor London Breed laid out her plans to spend a windfall of revenue.Read More
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. Assessor Carmen Chu, whose office assesses property values in...Read More
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 site.Read More
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 by the fall semester in 2022.Read More
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 Tuesday.Read More
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 several victims of the deadly Camp Fire in Butte...Read More
Matt Haney wins District 6 over Johnson, Trauss
District 6 Supervisor hopeful Matt Haney has pulled into an early lead Tuesday night.Read More
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 and lowering prescription drug costs.Read More
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 of voters approving Measure P. With 100 percent of...Read More
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..Read More
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 new commercial development at the Baylands property in Brisbane...Read More
Healdsburg voters approve more multi-family housing
Healdsburg voters have passed Measure P which amends the city's growth management ordinance.Read More
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.Read More
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 the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.Read More
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 in retaliation for his opposition to a massive development...Read More
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 housing.Read More
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 build 20,000 new housing units – at least 35...Read More