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Hayward council strengthens rent control
The Hayward City Council has voted unanimously to impose an 18-month emergency moratorium on a process in which landlords can apply to have residential rental units permanently exempted from...Read More
Sonoma Co. approves tiny homes for veterans
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved a $1.8 million amended award Tuesday for 14 "tiny homes" for veterans on Russell Avenue in Santa Rosa.Read More
Bay Area house prices rocket to new records
Housing prices in the Bay Area jumped 14.7 percent from 2017 and hit a new peak of $820,000 in March 2018.Read More
District attorney files suit against HomeAdvisor
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon announced Tuesday the filing of a civil lawsuit against a home services company for allegedly falsely advertising about background checks in its radio...Read More
San Jose falls short of affordable housing goals
The San Jose City Council will decide exactly what next steps to take on Tuesday evening after a recent housing progress report showed that just 20 percent of the...Read More
Man arrested after Morgan Hill exposion
A man was arrested in Morgan Hill after he mixed chemicals and set off a loud explosion in his home on Monday, police reported.Read More
Petaluma home invasion suspects arrested at SFO
Seven men have been arrested in connection with a series of home invasions early Monday morning in Petaluma, including three who were at San Francisco International Airport attempting to...Read More
They crammed veterans into unsafe housing. It cost them $2 million.
A $2 million settlement has been reached between the San Francisco City Attorney's Office and two landlords accused of cramming veterans into illegal and unsafe housing.Read More
Four-alarm blaze engulfs Oakland Hills homes
Firefighters are on the scene of a four-alarm blaze in the Oakland hills where multiple homes are on fire.Read More
North Bay fire losses reach $9 billion
Insured losses from the North Bay wildfires in October reached $9 billion as of the start of this month.Read More
Seven more fire lawsuits filed against PG&E
Seven new lawsuits were filed against PG&E Tuesday in three different courts by people whose property was burned in the devastating North Bay wildfires.Read More
Fountaingrove water polluted by North Bay fires
The City of Santa Rosa Water Department on Friday issued notices advising some customers in the Fountaingrove neighborhood to stop drinking tap water due to damage caused to the...Read More
Fire lawsuits stack up against PG&E
Two new lawsuits have been filed against PG&E, claiming the utility's negligence is responsible for the devastating Northern California wildfires.Read More
North Bay fire insurance claims top $3.3 billion
Insured losses from the October wildfires in Northern California have now topped $3.3 billion, and the number is still growing.Read More
Supply of Bay Area homes under $500K shrinks
Two studies released Friday show the number of homes for sale in the San Francisco Bay Area for half a million dollars or less is falling, according to the...Read More
North Bay fires nearly 100 percent contained
With the Atlas fire completely contained, the three other blazes that ravaged the North Bay - the Tubbs, Pocket and Nuns fires - are nearing complete containment.Read More
Supes all agree: Justin Herman’s name has to go
All 11 San Francisco supervisors approved a resolution to urge the removal Justin Herman’s name from the plaza at the intersection of the Embarcadero and Market Street.Read More
Bay Area home prices soar to new record
Absentee buyers, most of them investors, bought 16 percent of all Bay Area homes sold in June.Read More
New park unveiled in former Mission parking lot
A new park has opened at 17th and Folsom streets in San Francisco's Mission District on the site of a former parking lot.Read More
LeBron after racist vandalism: ‘being black in America is tough’
LeBron James, the face of the Cleveland Cavaliers and perhaps the NBA, became the victim of a racially charged hate crime one day prior to taking the sport's grandest...Read More