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SRO owners sue city over short-term rentals
A group of residential hotel owners filed suit seeking to block legislation intended to make it harder for them to rent rooms to tourists.Read More
SF aims to slash homelessness by half
San Francisco is getting a $100 million donation to reduce homelessness in the city.Read More
Oakland closes ‘model’ homeless encampment after fire
A regulated homeless camp where a fire burned 12 tents and a sanitation station Monday night in West Oakland will be decommissioned Friday.Read More
Settlement forces Airbnb toward legal compliance
A legal settlement will ease the registration process for short-term rental hosts and help ensure that only those who are legally registered can list properties.Read More
SF eyes housing for Chinatown dim sum site
A well-known dim sum restaurant and banquet hall in San Francisco's Chinatown could soon be bought by The City as a future site for affordable housing.Read More
Potrero Hill park transforms dead end street
San Francisco city officials Wednesday celebrated the opening of a new open space in the Potrero Hill neighborhood.Read More
San Jose City Council passes eviction protections
The San Jose City Council narrowly passed two measures Tuesday night designed to protect hundreds of thousands of renters in the city.Read More
State bill could reduce obstacles for homeless shelters, housing
State legislation announced Wednesday could make it easier for San Francisco to build homeless shelters and supportive housing.Read More
Supes take steps to curb fradulent evictions
Two pieces of legislation were introduced to the Board of Supervisors aiming to make it harder for landlords to fraudulently evict tenants by falsely claiming they plan to live...Read More
Eviction payment law struck down by appeals court
A state appeals court has struck down the city of San Francisco's most recent law on how much relocation assistance landlords must pay to evicted tenants.Read More
Housing ‘accelerator’ fund aims for 1,500 affordable units
A new housing fund announced today will help affordable housing developers buy land and preserve affordable housing in San Francisco’s competitive real estate market, according to city officials. The...Read More
Sheriff reforms transgender inmate procedures
The San Francisco's Sheriff's Department has vowed to make key changes to procedures involving jailed inmates who identify as transgender.Read More
Volunteers count more than 2,900 homeless people in Sonoma County
Volunteers with the Sonoma County Community Development Commission are conducting a point-in-time homeless count tonight and Friday.Read More
Supes OK redo for Potrero, Sunnydale public housing
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved reconstruction plans for San Francisco's Sunnydale and Potrero Hill public housing sites.Read More
SRO housing protections move forward
Legislation approved by a Board of Supervisors committee Monday will make it harder for residential hotel owners to rent out rooms to touristsRead More
Dog rescued from SF fire that leaves three homeless
Firefighters rescued a dog from a one-alarm fire Saturday afternoon in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley neighborhood.Read More
SF given $2.9M to end youth homelessness
San Francisco will receive $2.9 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to take part in a program aimed at ending youth homelessness.Read More
Santa Clara supes OK $309k in homeless job training
At least 200 homeless men and women in Santa Clara County will soon start training for long-term construction jobs.Read More
Latest storm packs more rain for Bay Area
The Bay Area is in store for another soaking overnight and into Thursday as a new storm system moves into the region.Read More
Residents allowed to return after evacuation
A tree that fell at the Sunnyvale public housing complex in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley neighborhood Tuesday morning damaged two cars and triggered a temporary evacuation of residents but...Read More