Housing
Housing
Seven people displaced after apartments go up in flames
Seven people were displaced from their homes Saturday night when a two-alarm fire destroyed two apartments in a building north of downtown South ...
Government
Appellate court rules San Jose not exempt from state’s Surplus Land Act
An appellate court ruled Tuesday that the city of San Jose is not exempt from complying with the Surplus Land Act, a state ...
East Bay
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 ...
East Bay
Rossmoor fatal fire victim identified as 101-year-old man
A 101-year-old man died in a fire at an eight-unit residential building in the Rossmoor older-adult community in Walnut Creek on Saturday, the ...
East Bay
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 ...
Housing
Two rescued from Sunset District fire, one suffers burns
Two people were rescued from a fire Tuesday evening in San Francisco’s Sunset District, fire officials said.
As of ...
Housing
Castro Street structure fire injures two, displaces 13
Fire crews were mopping up late Saturday morning after a four-alarm blaze tore through a Castro District building, injuring two people. ...
Education
Santa Clara County takes 100-day challenge to house 100 homeless youth
Santa Clara County and some of its homeless housing partners are hoping to tackle youth homelessness in the upcoming months by taking part ...
Election
Updated SF proposition results show potential for shift on two measures
San Francisco voters were asked to consider six propositions Tuesday. How ballots were cast have a direct impact on The City’s affordable housing, ...
Housing
Five displaced in San Jose two-alarm attic fire
Firefighters have extinguished an attic fire at a home in San Jose on Thursday afternoon, fire officials said.
The two-alarm fire was reported at ...
Housing
Two people rescued from Potrero Hill residence fire, one stable at burn center
Two adults were rescued from a residence following a 1-alarm fire in Potrero Hill early Wednesday morning, according to San Francisco Fire Department ...
Business
Two-alarm structure fire displaces four in Richmond District
Four people were displaced following a two-alarm fire in the Central Richmond District early Monday morning, according to fire officials.
The fire at the ...
Environment
Nearly 4,000 personnel remain at Kincade Fire, now 76 percent contained
Containment of the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County is up to 76 percent, with full containment expected by Thursday, Cal Fire said in ...
Government
Haney wins affordable housing fight, more than doubles developer fees
Increasing The City’s affordable housing was one of Matt Haney’s top priorities when he campaigned to represent District 6. He’s making bold moves ...
Health
Overnight freezing expected in some North, South Bay regions
Freezing temperatures are forecast for Wednesday night into Thursday morning in the North Bay valleys, southern Salinas Valley and southern Monterey County, officials ...
Housing
Evacuation orders, warnings lifted for 100,000 Sonoma County residents
Mandatory evacuation orders and evacuation warnings were lifted Wednesday afternoon for an estimated 100,000 people displaced by the Kincade Fire.
The town of Windsor, ...
Housing
Marshal has ‘a lot of questions’ after house fire kills dog, injures firefighter
A family dog was killed and a firefighter suffered minor injuries in a Capitola house fire Monday afternoon, according to fire officials.
At about ...
Government
SF opens disaster shelter for Kincade Fire evacuees
San Francisco is welcoming residents affected by the Kincade Fire as Sonoma County struggles to accommodate the massive number of people forced to ...
East Bay
Portions of Martinez under immediate evacuation
An immediate evacuation has been called for a residential neighborhood in southern Martinez as a two-alarm fire bears down on Alhambra Avenue near ...
East Bay
Lafayette evacuations expand as fire advances
A fast-moving fire has prompted an immediate evacuation order for the area south of Old Tunnel Road and between El Curtola Blvd and ...
Environment
Fire prompts Vallejo evacuations
The area of Clearpointe Drive and Del Sur Street in Vallejo is being evacuated by safety personnel, according to the California Highway Patrol, ...
East Bay
Hercules opens evacuation center for Crockett residents, pets
An evacuation center has been established for Crockett residents, who have been told to evacuate due to a fast-moving grass fire burning near ...
Environment
Sonoma County mandatory evacuations impact about 180,000 residents
Residents in all 10 Sonoma County designated evacuation zones are now under orders to leave immediately.
Cal Fire officials again expanded evacuation orders Sunday ...
Environment
Kincade Fire mandatory evacuations hit Russian River towns through to Jenner, Bodega Bay
Large portions of Sonoma County are now under mandatory evacuation orders due to the expanding Kincade Fire. The latest evacuation orders were ...
Environment
New evacuation orders effective immediately as Kincade Fire nears 26,000 acres
Effective immediately, additional evacuation orders have been issued for the entire city of of Healdsburg and town of Windsor. The city and town ...
Housing
Sheriff confirms 21 homes, 28 outbuildings destroyed in Kincade Fire
Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick said Friday 21 homes and 28 outbuildings were lost in the Kincade Fire burning near Geyserville since Wednesday ...
Environment
Still raging Kincade Fire takes out 16,000 acres, 49 structures
Flames have burned 16,000 acres in northern Sonoma County since Wednesday night after the Kincade Fire broke out northeast of Geyserville, Cal Fire ...
Environment
Sheriff urges people to ‘take care of each other’ as 2,000 evacuate Kincade Fire
About 2,000 people have been evacuated and multiple structures have been destroyed in the Kincade Fire that started Wednesday night and is burning ...
Environment
10,000-acre uncontained Kincade Fire burns unknown number of structures
More residents are being evacuated as the Kincade Fire burns out of control, damaging at least two structures in rural northeast Sonoma County ...
Government
Santa Clara County approves two low-income housing developments
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve $33 million in funding for two new affordable housing developments in ...
East Bay
Outdoor Oakland fire displaces five, destroys van
Fire destroyed a van and five makeshift dwellings Sunday afternoon at a homeless encampment in Oakland’s East Peralta neighborhood, displacing six people, the ...
Business
Facebook gifts Santa Clara County $25 million for teacher, school staff housing
Facebook is gifting $25 million to Santa Clara County for the county to use on new teacher and school staff homes.
The county announced ...
Housing
District court rules against Stanford in county affordable housing ordinance
Santa Clara County officials have welcomed a judicial order last Thursday that dismissed a Stanford University lawsuit challenging a county ordinance that requires ...
Business
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 ...
Housing
Fire destroys home, displaces three near Sebastopol
A fire displaced three men from a single-story residence west of Sebastopol in rural Sonoma County on Friday morning, Gold Ridge Fire Protection ...
Housing
Crews rescue three victims, one dog in Vienna Street fire, one firefighter sustains injuries
San Francisco firefighters were battling a two-alarm residential structure fire on the 200 block of Vienna Street near Excelsior Avenue.
The San Francisco Fire ...
