San Rafael tenant lawsuit may determine if RV parks are mobile home parks too

Tenants sue RV Park management company and owner for damages alleged to include harassment and violating a city settlement that allow the to remain in park under rent control.

Plastics recycler, Resynergi, leaving Rohnert Park and California

Resynergi, a highly controversial plastic recycling company in Rohnert Park, has announced it's leaving California for better opportunities in another state.

California homeowners can get $3,000 to retrofit their home. What to know:

Experts say one major action California residents can take to reduce the risk of earthquake damage and injuries is to retrofit their home. Now eligible residents can receive up to $3,000 for seismic work. But time is running out to register.

Marin City's major public housing renovations leave some residents with doubts

Residents of Golden Gate Village met Monday evening to discuss a federal lawsuit they filed to address their deplorable housing situation and to react to the Marin Housing Authority's plan to completely renovate their hamlet neighboring Sausalito. 

Mobile home park residents fight for their legal rights

The residents of one of the Bay Area's most affordable mobile home parks want to give the city a half million dollars a year for decades to but buy the park that they are entitled to purchase, But realistically, they will have paid for it twice.

Marin's senior trailer park community feeling housing insecure and anxious

The Marin Valley Mobile Country Club is a town within a town nestled in the hills above Novato, a haven for low-income seniors who are worried their haven is in real jeopardy. 

This $125M Bay Area estate is the most expensive on the market. The rare opportunity to buy a piece of it

A $125 million home for sale in the peninsula town of Woodside may be the Bay Area’s most expensive house currently on the market. The sellers are offering a rare opportunity to purchase a piece of the historic legacy estate.

California developer builds first 'wildfire-resilient' neighborhood

A California residential developer is building what's being called the country’s first "wildfire-resilient" neighborhood.

30 homes flooded after water pipe bursts in San Jose apartment building

Dozens of residents were displaced Saturday after a water pipe burst, flooding at least 30 units at a San Jose apartment complex, officials said.

Gov. Newsom pushes new effort to hold communities accountable on reducing homelessness

California Governor Newsom on Monday announced online that the state has created a new homeless accountability website called accountability.ca.gov with $920 million in funding. 

State Farm wants 22% rate increase for California homeowners following LA fires

State Farm has nudged California to immediately approve a 22% rate increase for homeowners in the wake of the devastating Los Angeles County wildfires.

Berkeley homeowners get amnesty for unpermitted dwelling units through 2028

If you are a Berkeley homeowner with questions about that backyard shed you rent to college kids, now is the time to legalize it without penalty fees. Beginning this year, and running through Dec. 31, 2028, the city of Berkeley has opened an amnesty program to improve housing safety.

Liberty Mutual company Safeco drops condo coverage and renters insurance

Another major insurance company is trimming its risk by refusing to sell more insurance to multifamily developments. The insurance commissioner promised a more stable and affordable market, but what we have right now are cross currents, contradictions, and chaos.

It costs more than $5,000-a-month to rent a home in this Bay Area city

The desire to rent is high in both the suburbs and cities, and national mortgage rates and home buying prices are on the rise. Those factors are what is driving sky-high rents.