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San Francisco rent proposal could limit evictions for unpaid rent – NBC Bay Area
1+ week, 4+ 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…...
SF proposal would expand protections for renters facing eviction
1+ week, 4+ day ago (107+ words) A new ordinance proposed in San Francisco would increase protections for renters facing eviction over unpaid rent. The proposal, introduced by Supervisor Jackie Fielder and co-sponsored by five other supervisors, is also backed by Mayor Daniel Lurie. Under the city's…...
Cosign Launches in San Jose as Silicon Valley Rental Competition Hits a Decade High
1+ mon, 6+ day 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....
Alameda County supervisors to vote on $30 minimum wage
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (152+ words) Alameda County supervisors will consider a proposal Tuesday that would gradually raise the minimum wage to $30 an hour. The proposal would nearly double California's current minimum wage of $16.90 and would phase in the increase over several years, with larger businesses…...
San Francisco sees surge in all-cash home sales driven by AI boom – NBC Bay Area
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (417+ words) Paying cash for a home isn't too unusual in some markets, but in San Francisco — a city known for multimillion-dollar properties — paying cash used to be rare. That is no longer the case. A red-hot housing market is driving a surge…...
New plan to help San Jose employees afford housing
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (139+ words) For people who work for the city of San Jose, it's likely hard to actually afford to live in San Jose. The city wants to change that. A new program that launched this week aims to provide city employees with…...
Silicon Valley Initiative Partnership Receives $74.1M in Financing for Office-to-Residential Conversion Project in San Jose
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (245+ words) SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Silicon Valley Initiative Partnership has received $74.1 million in financing for the conversion of the historic Bank of Italy building, located at 12 S. 1st St. in downtown San Jose, into a mixed-use residential and retail property. Deutsche Bank provided…...
California considering a first of its kind idea to boost factory-built housing
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1080+ words) In an effort to put a dent in the state’s housing shortage, California is considering something unprecedented: getting into the construction insurance business. Last week, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, an Oakland Democrat, and a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers raised the curtain…...
Bank of Italy building in downtown San Jose to be converted into housing
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (168+ words) One of the most familiar and iconic commercial buildings in downtown San Jose will soon be home for some people. The Bank of Italy tower will be converted into the city’s next residential housing project, providing 109 units in a building…...
Oakland nonprofit buys apartment building to rent to teachers
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (122+ words) The nonprofit is taking a step to make housing more affordable for teachers in a high-priced market. A nonprofit in Oakland is taking a big step to help teachers afford to live in a high-priced housing market. The housing-focused group…...