Referendum challenging Concord rent stabilization, just cause ordinance fails without enough signatures – The Mercury News
A person holds a sign during a May Day march for housing justice issues in Concord, Calif., on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Hundreds marched from Meadow Homes Park to Todos Santos Plaza for a rally calling for rent control and just-cause eviction policies from the city council. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) The city of Concord will officially implement new…
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Bay Area city ranked 1st for most expensive homes in America: report – KRON4
(KRON)—With decreasing home buyer rates, the Bay Area has proven to be one of the hardest areas to be a homeowner in compared to the rest of the country. One study further confirmed that sentiment, as according to the latest report by RE/MAX, one Bay Area city ranked first for having the highest median home sale prices in the nation. …
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Construction of fraud-tied San Jose condominiums is nearly complete: court records – Silicon Valley
SAN JOSE — A San Jose condominium complex engulfed in a massive real estate fraud case is nearly complete, an achievement that clears the way for sales of the project’s condo units, court records show. The condo complex, located at 1821 Almaden Road in San Jose, is one of the Bay Area properties tied to a South Bay real estate…
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Redwood City moves to close Broadway to vehicles permanently – East Bay Times
Redwood City is one step closer to closing Broadway to vehicles permanently. Although the City Council unanimously voted to push the final vote until May 6, the delay was only to hear additional public comments on establishing the permanent pedestrian mall downtown between Jefferson Avenue and Main Street. “The city has found during the temporary street closure that the creation…
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Amid the fentanyl epidemic, California bill aims to create more drug-free homeless housing – The Mercury News
Sheenia Branner, program manager for the Recovery Survival Network, runs the sober-living Norma Hotel helping people coming out of the criminal justice system, Thursday, April 11, 2024, in San Francisco, Calif. She lost her mother, Gwendolyn Bryant, when she overdosed and died in a supportive housing site where residents used drugs. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Gwendolyn Bryant died of…
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S.F. housing market: Still very few homes, selling even faster – San Francisco Chronicle
It’s still a tough time for buyers and sellers in the S.F. real estate market. Liz Hafalia/The Chronicle The Bay Area housing market is heating back up — but not by much, with the mortgage rate drops that many home buyers were awaiting showing little sign of materializing anytime soon. More homes in the San Francisco metropolitan area are selling this…
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Post wins at Hang Seng University’s 8th Business Journalism Awards – South China Morning Post
Reporters of the South China Morning Post won gold in two award categories at the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK)’s 8th Business Journalism Awards. The Post’s veteran journalist Enoch Yiu won gold in Best Greater Bay Area Business News Reporting with her August 12 feature about how China’s fledgling Wealth Connect plan has been stymied by the three…
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Post wins at Hang Seng University’s 8th Business Journalism Awards – South China Morning Post
Reporters of the South China Morning Post won gold in two award categories at the Hang Seng University’s 8th Business Journalism Awards. The Post’s veteran journalist Enoch Yiu won gold in Best Greater Bay Area Business News Reporting with her August 12 feature about how China’s fledgling Wealth Connect plan has been stymied by the three disparate regulatory and economic…
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