A ‘poison pill’ in California’s budget deal ties state spending to construction
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Details have been kept under wraps, even as California is now set to adopt sweeping changes to how it builds without much public notice.
Housing
Oakland City Council approves $4.3B two-year budget, balancing books without layoffs
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Many observers were shocked the budget was approved so quickly.Environment
One of Oakland’s largest homeless camps is cleaned up, residents get temporary shelter
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On Friday, city officials said the last of the 79 or so residents have moved on — 70 of them to the Mandela House, a converted hotel.homelessness
SF plans to open more addiction treatment beds amid decline in drug overdose deaths
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San Francisco recorded 50 preliminary accidental overdose deaths in April, making it the lowest month for overdose deaths in 2025.budget
Lee sworn in as Oakland’s 52nd mayor, says ‘no time to waste’ getting to the work ahead
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Lee promises to "govern in a new way."Housing
San Mateo County’s largest affordable housing project breaks ground near Cow Palace
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The projects will ultimately transform an existing San Mateo County Housing Authority property from 150 units into 555 new apartments.Bay Area
As Newsom pressures cities to clear homeless camps, they say Caltrans is moving too slow
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And for the most part, city workers are barred from going onto Caltrans property to do the job themselves.Bay Area
Newsom picks more housing over CEQA in backing two bills meant to speed construction
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This isn’t the first time the governor has weighed in on the landmark environmental law.homelessness
Judge preserves millions in federal homeless grants to Bay Area that Trump sought to limit
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The Trump administration is temporarily blocked from attaching strings to the grants (related to DEI, immigration, sanctuary cities, gender ideology and abortion, etc.).Bay Area
San Francisco mayor launches new transitional housing fund with $37.5M in donations
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The fund will be maintained by the San Francisco Foundation and spent at the city’s discretion.Housing
