A community grew under an Oakland freeway — now a construction project may scatter it
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The Oakland Alameda Access Project broke ground in April and construction next year will displace a homeless encampment.
Careers
Life in the slow lane: Economic headwinds delay life milestones for many millennials
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The hurdles are real and unlike what previous generations faced.Housing
Homebuilders petition to drop endangered species protection for Swainson’s hawk
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Fish and Game commissioners have until September 8 to evaluate the petition.Bay Area
Bay Area residents more likely to own homes after leaving region, new study finds
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The study by California Policy Lab found that people who move out of the Bay Area typically relocate to neighborhoods where home values are about 50% lower, and rents are about one-third cheaper.Housing
Two cities burned in LA fires settle YIMBY lawsuit
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Malibu and Pasadena ultimately agreed to allow state-decreed multiplex development in single-family neighborhoods after a pro-development legal nonprofit sued.Housing
Young Californians cite cost of living, distrust as top concerns, new poll finds
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Cost of living and inflation ranked as the single biggest motivator for the 2026 midterms, followed by opposition to the Trump administration, including among voters registered with no party preference.Housing
BART station parking lot to return to Berkeley’s historic Black neighborhood
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Plans would transform the area to a mixed-use space with five buildings that would include more than 600 apartments.Housing
State laws may make Oakland’s Rockridge Trader Joe’s housing project hard to stop
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The proposed senior housing complex would have two towers, the taller tower consisting of 31 stories and well over 300 feet in height.Housing
Newsom signs housing bill to streamline affordable housing development
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The legislation will also create a new disaster fund to facilitate rebuilding homes that may have been destroyed in a disaster.California
What the big new federal housing bill means for California
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For high-cost cities that don’t build much housing (as in lots of urban California), the federal bill includes a novel carrot and stick.Housing