1+ week, 5+ day ago   (128+ words) Tuesday, Supervisor Jackie Fielder introduced a new proposal offering more protections for renters in San Francisco. Currently the city's rent ordinance allows evictions for any amount of unpaid rent. However, Fielder's ordinance would only allow an eviction if a tenant…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (191+ words) Twenty community groups have signed an open letter to Santa Clara County and the city of San Jose demanding more be done to assist the unhoused population. The groups say the Here4You hotline isn’t connecting unhoused residents with services efficiently. They…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (503+ words) Residents displaced by a devastating six-alarm condominium fire earlier this month are expressing frustration over the city’s response, calling for a local state of emergency as they struggle to find new housing. The fire at the Sea Spray condominiums destroyed…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (330+ words) A San Jose City Council vote Tuesday could dramatically reshape the way the city looks in the future. If approved, the so-called middle housing proposal, recommended by the Planning Commission, would allow four to 10 units of multi-family housing to be…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (333+ words) The victims of the fire at a condominium complex in Foster City are asking elected officials to push for a state of emergency declaration. Jocelyn Moran reports. The fire affected about 50 units, left roughly 150 people displaced and injured four firefighters....

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (149+ words) A Bay Area county says it has scored a legal victory in its lawsuit against the Trump administration, adding that Friday’s court ruling could help keep thousands of formerly homeless people housed, including children and older adults. The Trump administration…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (419+ words) Cosign, a cosigner and third-party lease guarantor platform designed to expand renter access while protecting property owners, has launched in San Jose, the heart of Silicon Valley, where rental competition has reached levels not seen in more than a decade....

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (351+ words) More than 20 seniors traveled by bus to Sacramento Thursday to protest the conditions at their East Oakland affordable housing complex and implore state officials to take enforcement action against their landlords and property managers. As NBC Bay Area recently reported,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (433+ words) With the November midterm election coming up, California voters will have several propositions to consider in addition to candidates. Fourteen new propositions, ranging from the environment to taxes, will be on the ballot. Proposition 1 attempts to address affordable housing. Housing…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (156+ words) Half Moon Bay's Planning Commission will hold a special meeting Wednesday night to consider zoning changes that supporters say could help pave the way for more housing. Commissioners will review a series of zoning amendments that would allow higher-density development…...