From The Mercury News...
Housing Development Proposed for Los Gatos
09/18/2024A development with 138 homes has been proposed for Los Gatos near the intersection of highways 85 and 17.
From https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/election/voter-guide/article2912...
Election Explainer: Proposition 33
09/18/2024The Sacramento Bee takes a look at the Proposition 33 rent-control measure on the November ballot.
From The Mercury News...
Possible Housing Development For Harry Road in San Jose
09/16/2024A project to develop over 100 units of housing, including 20% affordable, on 49 acres on Harry Road in San Jose is under consideration.
From CalMatters...
Which Growing California Communities Will Get the Hottest?
09/13/2024California’s inland regions are experiencing dangerous heat waves, exacerbated by rapid population growth. As more people move away from the expensive coastal areas to more affordable inland communities, these regions are seeing significant demographic changes and spiking electricity bills.
From Mountain View Voice...
Mountain View Teacher Housing Complete
09/12/2024The project to develop housing for Mountain View teachers and other school staff is complete and almost ready to open to new residents.
From CalMatters...
CA Homeless Count Is Up 8% From 2022
09/10/2024An exclusive CalMatters analysis of the latest California homeless count reveals some good news and bad news: Though the growth rate of homelessness appears to be slowing, the overall number of unhoused Californians increased from two years ago.
From The Mercury News...
Housing Towers Proposed For San Jose
09/10/2024A development of three towers with over 1,000 units of housing has been proposed for South First and South Second Street in San Jose.
From CalMatters...
CA Rent Control Battle Goes to the Ballot
09/06/2024Amid a Southern California heat wave, about 300 advocates for rent control — with two 10-foot “greedy landlord” puppets — rallied Thursday in downtown Los Angeles, chanting: “The rent is too damn high!”
From Palo Alto Online...
Mixed-Use Application Submitted for Downtown Palo Alto
09/06/2024A revised application has been filed for a mixed-use development of offices and 88 housing units on University Avenue in Palo Alto.
From Mountain View Voice...
Mixed-Use Community Proposed for Charleston Plaza in Mountain View
09/06/2024A proposal has been floated to develop the Charleston Plaza shopping center in Mountain View into a community of offices, retail and housing.
From The Mercury News...
Documents Filed for 1,000+ Homes in East San Jose
09/05/2024Documents filed with Santa Clara County show planning is underway to develop new housing on the 113-acre site of the former Pleasant Hills Golf Course in east San Jose.
From Palo Alto Online...
Potential Affordable Housing Eyed for El Camino Real Corridor
09/03/2024Some large affordable housing projects are in the pipeline for development along El Camino Real in Palo Alto.
From The Mercury News...
Affordable Housing Development Under Consideration in San Jose
09/03/2024A 2.2-acre lot on West San Carlos Street near downtown San Jose is under consideration for development of over 200 units of affordable housing.
From CalMatters...
California’s Inequality Hotspots
08/30/2024A large apartment complex in San Rafael’s majority-Latino Canal neighborhood. Latino families in Marin County are far more likely than white families to have trouble making ends meet, a new report finds.
From CalMatters...
More Affordable Housing Funds Could Come With New Labor Requirements
08/30/2024The Legislature is willing to guarantee $500 million annually to affordable housing developers, but with a caveat.
From The Mercury News...
Saratoga Offering Free and Discounted Trees for Residences
08/29/2024The City of Saratoga has partnered with nonprofit Our City Forest to offer free or subsidized trees as part of a program to encourage residential tree planting.
From The Mercury News...
All-Affordable Housing Proposed for Downtown San Jose
08/29/2024A proposal for a 205-unit all-affordable housing development on an empty lot on West Julian Street in downtown San Jose has been filed.
From The Mercury News...
Councilmember Opposes County Purchase of San Jose Tiny Home Site
08/27/2024San Jose City Councilmember Arjun Batra joined in opposition of a planned Santa Clara County purchase of the South San Jose interim housing sites for use in a jail diversion program.
From The Mercury News...
Proposed Lick Avenue Housing Project Switches to All-Affordable
08/27/2024A proposed market-rate housing project for Lick Avenue in San Jose has been updated to instead build 215 affordable homes as the first phase of a 565-unit project.
From The Mercury News...
Neighborhood Opposition Delays Plans to In Plans to Buy Homeless Tiny House Site
08/23/2024A plan by Santa Clara County to acquire a City of San Jose-owned homeless tiny house site to be used for a jail diversion plan was put on hold following strong opposition from nearby residents.
From The Mercury News...
Sunnyvale to Fund Affordable Housing
08/20/2024The City of Sunnyvale announced it is allocating almost $30 million towards the building of hundreds of affordable housing units.
From Palo Alto Online...
Palo Alto Housing Element Finally Approved
08/20/2024After numerous submissions were denied, the California Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the City of Palo Alto plan to build more than 6,000 new units of housing.
From The Mercury News...
Housing Development Proposed for Downtown San Jose
08/20/2024A parking lot on South Second Street in downtown San Jose is the site of a proposed housing development of several hundred units.
From CalMatters...
Bond Voyage: Supporters Yank California’s Largest-Ever Affordable Housing Measure
08/14/2024Backers pulled a $20 billion affordable housing bond off Bay Area ballots today, amid fears that it wouldn’t pass.
From CalMatters...
California Is Giving Schools More Homework: Build Housing for Teachers
08/12/2024Some California agencies are offering incentives and hosting workshops for school districts that want to build affordable housing for teachers.
From CalMatters...
Californians: Your Rent May Go Up Because of Rising Insurance Rates
08/12/2024The state’s landlords see rising insurance costs, so they say they’re going to have to raise rents. But they complain about laws that limit how much they can do so.
From CalMatters...
CA Rent Control Back on the Ballot, Twice
08/08/2024Sky-high rent is among Californians’ biggest concerns. Nearly 30% of tenants spend more than half their income on rent; and the median rent is $2,850 a month, 33% higher than the national average.
Two propositions on the Nov. 5 ballot address this issue — though one does so in a rather roundabout way.
From Palo Alto Online...
Palo Alto Approves Ventura Neighborhood Plan
08/06/2024In its August 5 meeting, the Palo Alto City Council adopted the North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan, which calls for denser and taller housing.
From The Mercury News...
Unregulated Group Homes Cause for Concern
08/03/2024Over a hundred unregulated group homes in Santa Clara County are housing formerly incarcerated people on parole or those released from mental health or addiction programs, often in overcrowded or unsanitary conditions.
From CalMatters...
Rent Drives Up CA Cost of Living
08/02/2024Many landlords in California can only raise the rent a certain amount. On August 1, they — and their tenants — found out how high.
From The Mercury News...
Hundreds of Homes Proposed for North San Jose
08/01/2024A 25 acre lot in north San Jose once considered for an office campus is being proposed for development of housing, including more than 100 affordable units.
From Palo Alto Online...
Palo Alto Forward Supports Housing Element
07/31/2024The City of Palo Alto's latest Housing Element plan has support from a longtime critic.