1+ week, 5+ day ago   (779+ words) Residents of a South San Jose neighborhood are organizing against plans to redevelop a single-family lot, accusing the developer behind the project of misusing state housing laws. Opponents fear the precedent the project might set if it’s allowed to move…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (642+ words) San Jose’s lack of oversight on its affordable housing portfolio has led to repeated property violations and some families making above the income limit, a city audit has found. The audit recommended the department update its software, implement a policy…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (843+ words) Residents on all sides of San Jose’s housing debate are spoiling for a protracted fight, after the City Council advanced a plan to increase density limits across the city’s sprawling single-family neighborhoods. Over the course of a marathon public comment…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (202+ words) Fact Brief: Is San Jose’s downtown plaza the city’s oldest public space? San José Spotlight Don't miss a story. San Jose’s soon-to-be-renamed César Chávez Plaza is the oldest public space in the city. The plaza was built in 1797 as part…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (503+ words) VTA officials will provide more clarity about the finances and long-term costs of the massive Silicon Valley BART extension in response to a Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury report that criticized the agency’s management and oversight of the project....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (755+ words) Converting retail to housing is one of the pillars of Palo Alto’s plan to create a new residential neighborhood on San Antonio Road, a historically commercial corridor that borders Mountain View. The speedier approval process was due in large part…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (485+ words) A new East San Jose housing development is providing homeownership pathways for working families. Two three-bedroom townhomes are going to be deeply discounted at below-market rates and sold for approximately $300,000, according to Ruby Huo, director of development for Alpha X…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (738+ words) Santa Clara County’s affordable housing projects funded by local dollars are stuck in a “logjam” struggling to secure other money needed to start construction. “The plan was always to leverage the state and federal resources so that we maximize the…...