13+ hour, 58+ min ago   (502+ words) Volunteers hit the streets in Redwood City on Saturday to get out the vote in favor of a new rent control measure. If passed in November, Measure E would roll some rents back to 2025 rates and add caps on rent…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (128+ words) Tuesday, Supervisor Jackie Fielder introduced a new proposal offering more protections for renters in San Francisco. Currently the city's rent ordinance allows evictions for any amount of unpaid rent. However, Fielder's ordinance would only allow an eviction if a tenant…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (120+ words) news.bloombergtax.com San Francisco doesn’t appear to have salvaged its tax on vacant residential units at oral arguments Tuesday before a California appeals court that recently indicated it plans to invalidate the law. The city’s Proposition M, adopted by…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (107+ words) A new ordinance proposed in San Francisco would increase protections for renters facing eviction over unpaid rent. The proposal, introduced by Supervisor Jackie Fielder and co-sponsored by five other supervisors, is also backed by Mayor Daniel Lurie. Under the city's…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (167+ words) San Jose leaders asked residents for their input on what should replace the name of the former Cesar Chavez Plaza. Ali Reid reports. Results from a public poll to rename San Jose's downtown plaza were revealed Tuesday. San Jose is…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (156+ words) Half Moon Bay's Planning Commission will hold a special meeting Wednesday night to consider zoning changes that supporters say could help pave the way for more housing. Commissioners will review a series of zoning amendments that would allow higher-density development…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (323+ words) San Jose residents only have a day left to cast their votes on what Plaza de Cesar Chavez downtown should be renamed. Marianne Favro reports. On Sunday, families flocked downtown so their kids could cool off in the fountains. And…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (700+ words) Cars travel through the intersection of San Vicente Boulevard, which intersects with Olympic Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, as seen on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Los Angeles, Calif. It’s been called the worst intersection in California — or at least in Los Angeles....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (284+ words) The council voted on June 16 to approve the increases, which staff recommended during the annual review of utility rates. According to a report from the City of Sunnyvale, the new rates are built into the FY 2026/27 budget and aligned with…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (186+ words) For 33 years, San Jose’s downtown plaza carried the name of the late labor leader Cesar Chavez. Kris Sanchez reports. The formal process to rename one of the Bay Area's most prominent landmarks bearing the name of Cesar Chavez is now…...