Millions spent on fixing Bay Area homeless crisis, but where does the money go?
A big chunk of money spent in the Bay Area's three largest cities aimed at trying to tackle the homeless crisis doesn't actually trickle down to the people seen living on the streets. And 2 Investigates found, that's by design.
San Leandro apartment fire destroys one unit, damages 12 others
The fire was first reported at 9:41 p.m. No injuries were reported as of 11 p.m. Saturday, and firefighters remained on the scene.
SF to provide housing subsidies for low-income transgender, gender non-conforming residents
Low-income transgender and gender non-conforming San Franciscans could be eligible for housing subsidies under a new city program, Mayor London Breed announced Thursday.
Gov. Newsom signs law capping rent hikes
California is now the second U.S. state to cap rent increases statewide.
California is now the second state in the country to cap rent increases
California will limit rent increases for some people over the next decade after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Tuesday aimed at combating a housing crisis in the nation's most populous state.
90 new affordable housing units open at MacArthur BART Station
The long-awaited opening of a 90-unit affordable housing complex at Oakland's MacArthur BART station marks the first step in an effort to transform the station from a park-and-ride center to a planned housing and retail hub integrated into the surrounding community.
200-square-foot ‘shed' renting for $1,050 a month in California
A rental listing in San Diego received some backlash from locals who say the rental illustrates how bad the cost of living has become in the city.
Professor living out of car may live in SJSU engineers' converted school bus
Some San Jose State University students are trying to make their own mark on the problem of homelessness, by providing those in need wit ha place to call their own. Jesse Gary reports.
San Jose meeting goes late as City Council set to vote on changes to rent ordinance
This evening's San Jose City Council meeting appeared poised to last well into the night as the council has not had a chance to vote on several proposed changes to the city's Apartment Rent Ordinance as of 9 p.m.
Real Estate: What a half-million dollars will get you in Silicon Valley
If you have the traditional American dream of owning a home, in Silicon Valley your options in the $500,000 range are dwindling.
The American Dream of home ownership appears unattainable in Silicon Valley
If you have the traditional American dream of owning a home, in Silicon Valley your options in the $500,000 range are dwindling.
Affordable housing units open in SF's Mission Bay
San Francisco took a small edge off its affordable housing crisis with the unveiling of a new apartment building in the city's Mission Bay neighborhood near UCSF.
San Francisco unveils 67-new affordable housing units in SoMa
Erika Mena tells her story of losing a job as a chef, becoming homeless and moving into an affordable housing unit in SoMa
Protesters voice concerns over ‘Monster in the Mission’ development
San Francisco's Mission District tenants and their supporters held a protest Tuesday night to try to stop a development project they call ‘Monster in the Mission’.
Call for rent protection in San Jose
Bay Area residents say the cost of living, traffic, and housing are among the three biggest problems in the nine-county region according to the Bay Area Council's 2017 public opinion survey released on Thursday.
Nearly 50 percent of millennials want to leave Bay Area
Bay Area residents say the cost of living, traffic, and housing are among the three biggest problems in the nine-county region according to the Bay Area Council's 2017 public opinion survey released on Thursday.
Bay Area tent cities pop up as soaring housing costs take toll
They are tucked under countless miles of Oakland BART tracks, beneath freeway overpasses, and down alleyways.Bay Area tent cities are popping up as housing prices soar.
North Bay housing agency hit by thefts
The thefts from the construction site, where houses for the homeless are being built, won't impact the expected completion date of the project. Rob Roth reports.
Could in-law unit conversion help solve the East Bay’s housing crisis?
With home prices and rents soaring, the Bay Area is suffering an affordable housing crisis.Many housing advocates and elected leaders are encouraging homeowners who can, to convert their garages or basements, into in-law units as a way of helping with the affordable housing shortage.