7+ hour, 35+ min ago   (502+ words) Volunteers hit the streets in Redwood City on Saturday to get out the vote in favor of a new rent control measure. If passed in November, Measure E would roll some rents back to 2025 rates and add caps on rent…...

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…...

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…...

2+ week, 1+ 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…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (302+ words) Seniors living in a low-income housing building in downtown Oakland say their safety and maintenance concerns are being ignored. With the help of translators and tenant advocates, the mostly Cantonese-speaking community held a rally Tuesday to complain about recent break-ins,…...

3+ week, 5+ 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+ 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…...

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…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (111+ words) Oakland councilmembers will meet Monday to review the new proposed terms for the sale of the Coliseum complex. Leaders are considering a second amendment to the original deal that adds better financial terms for the city, reduces potential risks and…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (395+ words) Some people in Antioch who are unhoused are camping out at City Hall Thursday, because they say the city wants to clear them out for Fourth of July festivities, without providing them shelter or somewhere else to go. Jodi Hernandez…...