139-year-old San Francisco home rolls to new address
A 139-year-old Victorian house in San Francisco was loaded onto giant dollies and moved Sunday to a new location six blocks away.
8 residents displaced from apartments after San Jose market catches fire
Eight people were displaced from apartments above a neighborhood market that burned Saturday morning in San Jose.
Owners of SF building allowed to convert into condos despite claim of displacing 100-year-old tenant
The First Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal unanimously reversed a decision of the San Francisco Planning Commission that held that the unit owners were barred from an expedited conversion of the property because the tenant Iris Canada had been "displaced" prior to the conversion.
With a median price of $6.3M, Atherton is the region's most expensive home market
A new report lists Atherton with the most expensive home prices in the region, with the median price for a home hitting $6,350,000 in 2020.
Berkeley wants to do away with parking minimums for more housing
In an unusual move, Berkeley wants to cap the number of parking spaces at new buildings around the city.
New report warns of looming California eviction crisis
Since last March, when the COVID-19 pandemic began to surge across the country and local and state governments implemented stay-at-home measures in an attempt to slow its spread, about 1.1 million California households have fallen behind on rent, according to the report released Thursday.
Corporate tax hike proposal would aid California homeless
A California coalition is proposing legislation to boost taxes on wealthy multinational corporations to raise more than $2 billion a year to house tens of thousands of homeless people.
Renters and landlords face an uncertain future as eviction moratorium is set to expire
By the end of January, some renters behind on their monthly rent payments could receive notices telling them to vacate.
Millions of renters could lose protections in January
Jesse Gary reports on the uncertainty renters and landlords are now facing.
Housing advocates protest SF temporary homeless housing plan
Housing advocates are calling on the city to expand its shelter in place homeless housing program. Candese Charles reports.
Housing Advocates Protest SF Temporary Homeless Housing Plan
Housing advocates are calling on the city to expand its shelter in place homeless housing program. Candese Charles reports.
San Francisco rent plunges 35% as tech giants flee area
Apartment rents continue to drop in San Francisco as the pandemic and remote work question the desire for high-priced living.
Down payments increase nearly 30% for homebuyers amid COVID-19 pandemic
Home down payments are on the rise.
Tenants say landlord sent note claiming their rent will double if Biden wins: report
Residents of a trailer park in Colorado say they received a notice from their landlord, claiming their rent would dramatically increase if Democratic nominee Joe Biden becomes president.
San Francisco apartment rent cost dives 31%, most in nation: report
Two fellow Bay Area counties are included among those with the sharpest drop in rents.
Oakland land trust buys house that homeless moms had occupied
Members of the activist group, Moms 4 Housing, announced Friday that the three-bedroom home in West Oakland was purchased by the Oakland Community Land Trust from a real estate investment company
Moms 4 Housing holds a Friday press conference
The group Moms 4 Housing held a press conference on Friday, October 9, 2020.
Napa County fire survivors frustrated by permit challenge delays
The Fullers know they're not alone, badgering county officials about the delay.
San Francisco bans 'no-fault' evictions through March 2021
The ban further protects San Francisco tenants facing financial hardships from eviction amid the coronavirus pandemic.
San Francisco rents drop 20% from one year ago
Bay Area rents are plummeting. San Francisco is seeing some of the deepest discounts, but it may be relative as rents were some of the highest in the country last year.