City Planning Commission to hold design standards study session on Aug. 11 By City of Piedmont | August 8, 2025 Tune in Monday for a discussion of "objective design standards" -- what new buildings should look like.
Bay Area California affordable housing programs are on the chopping block after Supreme Court ruling By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | August 2, 2025 Many California cities require homebuilders to create affordable housing or pay fees to support construction of those units.
homelessness SF advances ‘One City Shelter Act’ ordinance By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | July 31, 2025 The local law is meant to stop the oversaturation of certain neighborhoods with shelters and related care facilities.
homelessness Alameda County supervisors finalize $810M Measure W plan for homelessness, services By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | July 31, 2025 Tensions ran very high in the Board chamber as housing advocates and other members of the public weighed in on the final vote Wednesday.
Housing They already live on the edge. Trump’s immigration crackdowns now threaten their housing By Yue Stella Yu and Ben Christopher | CalMatters | July 30, 2025 In Oakland, renters have been asked if they were “legal” by a landlord seeking to push them out.
homelessness AlCo supes achieve consensus on Measure W funds, but homeless advocates want more By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | July 29, 2025 Measure W narrowly passed in 2020 by less than 1% and introduced a sales tax of 0.5% for 10 years across Alameda County.
Housing So many reasons to stay put: What’s behind California’s frozen housing market? By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | July 28, 2025 The cost of moving in California is steep.
homelessness Trump’s crackdown on homelessness: What does it mean for California? By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | July 25, 2025 Trump wants cities to enforce laws that make it illegal for homeless people to sleep outside. So does Newsom.
homelessness San Francisco supervisors pass RV parking restrictions, reapportion housing funds By Audrey Tomlin | Bay City News | July 25, 2025 The approved legislation enforces a two-hour parking limit on large vehicles across the city without a permit.
California Forget social justice: Cost of living, housing now top concerns for young California voters By Austin Zeglis | Bay City News | July 24, 2025 By 2028 Gen Zs and aging millennials will be the largest political voting bloc in the state.