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Dream for All: Down payment assistance for first-time California homebuyers relaunches with new lottery
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State officials hope a lottery will make obtaining home purchase financing more equitable.Elections
5 major candidates want to be California’s new U.S. senator. Where they stand on the economy, crime, and the border
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Each contender has a different track record and position on some of the biggest issues facing California.Around Town
Volunteers needed for county’s annual ‘point in time’ count of homeless residents
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The count is scheduled for January 25 and organizers need more than 100 additional volunteers.homelessness
Supreme Court will hear case about homeless encampments, with huge implications for California
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The court will rule on current precedent, which restricts local interventions, later this year.homelessness
Newsom administration makes progress on tiny home promise
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The state has chosen who will build 1,200 tiny homes, but it remains to be seen when they will be built.housing
Supreme Court case about impact fees could have huge consequences for housing in California
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Case to determine how much leeway cities and counties have in offsetting new construction with fees to pay for infrastructure.City
Join the next housing study session on Monday, Jan. 8
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Get up to speed on what comes next now that Piedmont has a state-certified Housing Element.Bay Area
Arrests made at Berkeley’s People’s Park as controversial construction restarts
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The plan calls for building housing for 1,100 students and a separate building with 100 apartments for low-income, formerly unhoused people.Business & Finance
