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SF case study: More affordable housing requires buy-in from private sector

Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Houses in a Park, c. 1911. Image in Public Domain For local jurisdictions...
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Opinion: Why is CA Legislature so spooked about pro-Prop 13 measure?

Théodore Chassériau: Spectre de Banquo, 1855. Image in Public Domain The Legislature and Gov. Newsom's...
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☆ SJ BART extension makes less sense than ever

Image in Public Domain With news that VTA's misbegotten plans to extend BART to downtown...
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Opinion: Waite: In wake of SJ budget cuts, Housing Dept deserves “intense scrutiny”

Rembrandt, The Return of the Prodigal Son, 1661–1669. Public domain. SJ's City Council bestowed generous...
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Waite: In wake of SJ budget cuts, Housing Dept deserves “intense scrutiny”

Rembrandt, The Return of the Prodigal Son, 1661–1669. Image in public domain. SJ's City Council...

Email Blast from Mayor Matt Mahan: Sept 9th, 2023: Good News on Homelessness!

Dear Neighbor, After 3.5 hours of debate at the VTA board meeting last night, we...

Opinion: Single-stair construction could unlock local affordable housing

Overly broad, antiquated fire egress regulations drive up home costs in San Jose. Meanwhile, many...

Mountain View turns hotel into permanent housing

Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian and Jamboree Housing CEO Laura Archuleta tour the Crestview...

Opinion: Data says: Housing First flounders on actually abating homelessness in CA/Utah

The Cato Institute team parses outcomes from California's and Utah's Housing First policies, and wonders...

San Jose’s Viva Calle faces chopping block

The Viva Calle event on Sept. 10 could be the last as the city looks...