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Five people displaced, several structures damaged in residential fire
A three-alarm residential fire in San Jose displaced five people and damaged several structures Thursday night. The San Jose Fire Department responded at 10:53 p.m. to the 200 block...Read More
Agency invites owners, renters to share ADU success stories
Marin County is calling on residents to submit their success stories of creating an accessory dwelling unit on their property as well as renters who may live in an...Read More
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 changes in state law designed to...Read More
Cities move to comply with state accessory dwelling unit laws
Bay Area cities continue the process of updating their local ordinances governing “accessory dwelling units” to conform to new state laws that give cities less control over what they...Read More
Two cities consider easing accessory dwelling unit rules
The cities of Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek are both moving this week to update their rules governing “accessory dwelling units,” sometimes referred to as “mother-in-law” units or “granny...Read More