City Op-Ed | Piedmont has embraced the state’s call for growth By Kevin Jackson | City of Piedmont | February 14, 2023 As adoption nears, Piedmont Planning and Building Director Kevin Jackson reflects on the Housing Element update process.
Bay Area Nearly $8 billion needed to finish Bay Area affordable housing projects in limbo By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | February 14, 2023 Close to 400 affordable housing projects in various stages of predevelopment need additional public or private funding.
Bay Area More than 12,000 Californians are getting cash from guaranteed income experiments By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | February 14, 2023 State and local governments, and some private funders, are launching dozens of pilot projects
Bay Area Will controversial California housing law become permanent? By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | February 14, 2023 SB 35 is set to expire in 2025 but State Senator Scott Wiener, the San Francisco Democrat who authored it, wants to make it permanent.
Bay Area The fastest-growing homeless population? Seniors By Ana B. Ibarra | CalMatters | February 13, 2023 Increasing numbers include seniors who have been homeless for years but also those experiencing homelessness for the first time.
California Cal Poly Humboldt is anticipating an influx of new students – and housing woes By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | February 9, 2023 A university announcement that students could be placed in off-campus housing or hotels instead of on-campus dorms triggered protests.
California ‘The country is watching’: California homeless crisis looms as Gov. Newsom eyes political future By Angela Hart | Kaiser Health News | February 9, 2023 Newsom's legacy as governor and path forward in the Democratic Party hinge on his making visible headway on California’s homeless crisis.
COVID-19 Helping homeowners: California expands mortgage relief By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | February 7, 2023 The program now covers second mortgages and loan deferrals, with a maximum total grant of $80,000.
Bay Area Rules for thee: How California Legislature skirts its own laws By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | February 6, 2023 After decades of failed unionization efforts, lawmakers may about-face this session and allow their own staffers to organize.
City Updated Piedmont ‘reach codes’ approved by California Energy Commission By City of Piedmont | February 3, 2023 The city's reach codes require that all new single-family homes and detached accessory dwelling units (ADUs) be all-electric.