Oakland experiencing big drop in apartment rents

Oakland is experiencing the biggest drop in rent among the country's 100 largest cities.

L.A. 'Tenant from Hell' tried a similar scheme in Oakland in 2019

Elizabeth Hirschhorn, the "Tenant from Hell" currently occupying a guest house at a palatial estate in Los Angeles, faced a similar situation in Oakland just months before she moved into the L.A. home, court records show.

Attorneys for homeless coalition say city workers inadequately trained on clearing encampments

Attorneys for the Coalition on Homelessness say city workers are inadequately trained in dealing with clearing homeless encampments and those who reside in them. City officials say these are unsupported accusations.

Petaluma mobile home park residents facing 300% rent increase

Residents of Little Woods Mobile Villa in Petaluma fear they may be homeless after receiving notices that their monthly rent would increase by 300% or more a month.

San Francisco can enforce laws on homeless who refuse shelter services

San Francisco can again enforce laws around the removal of homeless encampments following a recent clarification from a federal court that stems from a lawsuit over the treatment of unhoused residents on city streets.

Bay Area home prices see biggest annual gain in more than a year, while sales continued to fall: report

Despite a continued downturn in home sales in California, median home prices reached its highest level in more than a year, with the Bay Area recording the biggest annual gain in the state, according to new figures.

Bay Area rents decline but have little impact on housing crisis

According to Apartmentlist.com, rents in the Bay Area having taken their biggest year-to-year dip over the last 27 months.

Why are home prices so expensive? Blame the boomers, Barclays says

Would-be homebuyers nationwide are facing a spike in housing costs amid an ongoing affordability crisis - and baby boomers may be to blame, Barclays says.

Oakland gets $40.7M housing improvement grant

Oakland is one of seven California cities to receive a housing improvement grant from the state, officials announced on Monday. 

Billionaires' plan for Solano County utopian city faces big hurdles

A billionaire-backed plan to transform 55,000 acres of land into a utopian oasis in Solano County faces a significant hurdle, according to county officials in a press release issued on Wednesday.

New California law aims to build affordable housing faster

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill last week that lawmakers say will help speed up the process of building new affordable housing in California. 

San Francisco developers file new proposal for Sunset District high rise

The developers of a rejected building that is proposed for 2700 Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco have filed a new proposal for the site.

A potential new major city between Rio Vista and Fairfield

After many months of reporters trying to find out who was buying up a large chunk of rural Solano County, we now know that an investor group, Flannery, which now calls itself Forever California, is behind the silent and mostly secret project.

1st images released of proposed Solano County city

A group that's acquired more than 50,000 acres of land in Solano County has released the first renderings of the city they allegedly hope to build. 

Mysterious billionaires group buys 50,000 acres in Solano County

For years, a shadowy company has been buying up land near the Travis Air Force Base. Now we know who's behind it and what they want.