12+ hour, 26+ 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…...

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, 6+ day 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   (401+ words) College students are gearing up to head back to campus, but for many in the Bay Area, finding a place to live has become a significant challenge. Damian Trujillo reports. San Jose State University continues to be a popular college…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (140+ words) Andre Lucas' social media videos have gone viral for his interactions in San Francisco's Chinatown. San Francisco man's mission to live affordably in the city A recent San Francisco transplant is on a mission to live affordably in the city....

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (317+ words) People in Contra Costa County will be voting on a measure that’s pitting conservationists against housing advocates. Jodi Hernandez reports. The county has had a voter-approved boundary protecting open space for decades. Voters will decide whether to extend it for…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (156+ words) A San Francisco supervisor is taking a closer look at outdated or unusual city laws after asking residents to highlight rules that no longer make sense. Kris Sanchez reports. Supervisor Alan Wong invited the public to submit examples of what…...

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…...