San Mateo Kiku Crossing project starting soon
Construction will soon begin on an affordable housing apartment complex and public parking garage project in downtown San Mateo called Kiku Crossing to address the dearth of affordable housing, with developers and the city excited about the project’s potential.
How do you spend trillions of dollars? What President Biden’s infrastructure bills will mean to Bay Area communities
The bipartisan infrastructure bill Biden recently signed and another piece of House-passed legislation could send huge amounts of money to address critical Bay Area needs. Here are some ways those large sums might translate for local communities.
Here’s a look at what Salinas officials are doing about affordable housing
Salinas city officials follow a set of rules when creating or designating something as “affordable housing” – like Moon Gate Plaza – and above all, the plan must conform to the Salinas General Plan.
Fraud-tied Fremont sites may be bought by affordable homes developer
Silicon Sage development property slated to be sold to MidPen Housing
Agreement approved for 100% affordable housing project in Watsonville
Pippin Orchards II to start construction in 2022
Work begins on Fair Haven Commons affordable housing project
The vacant lot at 1695 Sunset Ave. in Fairfield is being graded and full construction will soon begin on the affordable housing project known as Fair Haven Commons
Tracking the trendlines in affordable housing with top nonprofit developers
San Francisco Business Times checks in with two of the of the Bay Area’s largest nonprofit developers who have been tackling the crisis for years. Here’s what they think are the tailwinds, headwinds and biggest stories of building affordable housing right now along with their organizations’ notable projects.
Letter to the Editor: Make housing a priority
Regarding “Politics could gut housing funds” (Editorial, Oct. 27): The Build Back Better legislation making its way through Congress is an opportunity for the federal government to get it right on affordable housing and homelessness. At stake is the creation of 2 million affordable homes over 10 years, including 330,000 in California.
Editorial: How Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema might gut California’s affordable housing efforts
As Democratic lawmakers scramble to accommodate the demands of Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, hugely important sections of President Biden’s signature Build Back Better initiative are being sliced away behind closed doors, including $327 billion for housing.
It’s time to rethink government housing
The idea of government housing, or at least government-assisted housing at scale, needs to be explored again. It’s been done piecemeal when possible but, with more resources, it can be done well and at low overall cost.