S.F. supervisor says mayor’s housing office ‘lost’ $5M for affordable housing
S.F. supe: Mayor’s housing office ‘lost’ $5M for affordable housing Big Picture San Francisco District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood revealed that roughly $5 million in funding earmarked for a long-planned affordable housing project in the Tenderloin was never spent and had been sitting unused in an account for years. The money originated from a 2015 […]
San Jose looks to sweeten the deal to jump-start stalled housing
San Jose could add financial perks to help speed up housing development Big Picture San Jose is considering expanding and extending its existing financial incentive program for housing developers as a way to move approved projects into construction. The proposal would offer deeper and longer-lasting breaks on construction taxes and certain fees for residential projects […]
The top 3 states Californians moved to, according to new Census data
The top 3 states Californians moved to, according to new Census data Big PictureNew Census Bureau data shows Californians are still leaving the state in large numbers, but the pace of domestic out-migration eased slightly in 2024. An estimated 254,000 more residents moved out than moved in, down from about 268,000 in 2023, yet California […]
San Jose and Santa Clara County Left Off California’s “Pro-Housing” List, Putting Homelessness Aid at Risk
San Jose, Santa Clara County Missing from California’s ‘Pro-housing’ List, Putting New Aid in Jeopardy | San Jose Inside Big Picture California is tightening conditions on state homelessness funding, linking eligibility for new money to local policies on homeless encampments and a state-issued pro-housing designation that signals strong support for building housing and reforming local […]
VTA Opens New Transit-Oriented Housing Near Tamien Station
VTA to bring thousands of homes online – San José Spotlight Big PictureThe Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is moving forward with a long-dormant transit-oriented housing effort by opening its first new apartment complex in more than 20 years near the Tamien light rail and Caltrain station in San Jose. The development includes 135 affordable […]
Palo Alto Panel Endorses 7-Story, 183-Unit Housing Project on El Camino Real
Architectural board approves 7-story housing development on El Camino – Palo Alto Daily Post Big PicturePalo Alto’s Architectural Review Board has approved plans for a seven-story, 183-unit apartment building at the corner of El Camino Real and Curtner Avenue, as long as developers address design conditions like adding more parking and a second elevator. The […]
Oakland Property Owner Files Bankruptcy as Lender Seizes Apartment Hub
Oakland historic building owner facing foreclosure scouts for buyer Big PictureA historic Oakland building owner has filed for bankruptcy after failing to resolve a roughly $4.3 million loan, triggering federal court involvement as part of a financial reorganization effort to delay foreclosure. At the same time, a newly developed apartment complex in Oakland has been […]
Construction Underway For Lake Merritt BART Affordable Housing, Oakland
Construction Underway For Lake Merritt BART Affordable Housing, Oakland – San Francisco YIMBY Big pictureConstruction is actively underway on the first building of the Lake Merritt BART Transit-Oriented Development in downtown Oakland. Crews are nearly topping out an eight-story affordable senior housing complex with 97 units built directly above and beside the Lake Merritt BART […]
Huge San Jose site once planned as tech campus lands Bay Area buyer
Huge San Jose site once planned as tech campus lands Bay Area buyer Big Picture The San Jose tech economy and real estate market are showing signs of increasing disconnect. After years of rapid growth that drove record office leasing and property values, tech companies are pulling back on campus expansion and office space in […]
A Century of Roots: The Duino Family and the Next Chapter of Pleasant Hills
For more than 100 years, the Duino name has been woven into the history of East San Jose. Before Google campuses, before the freeways, and long before the valley became Silicon Valley, the Duino family was already shaping the landscape—literally—one fairway at a time. Their story began with a generation of immigrants armed with little […]