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Bay Area Housing Crisis

This Bay Area ZIP code has the highest average income in California — but not because of wages

The average income in one Silicon Valley ZIP code doubled from 2019 to 2022, surpassing...

By Christian Leonard

Households in Palo Alto’s 94301 ZIP code had an average income of $1.65 million in 2022 — the fourth-highest average in the U.S. that year, according to the IRS.

This controversial S.F. housing project is likely to win approval — and it marks a historic turning point

San Francisco activists are trying to stop a housing development at the site of a deadly...

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This S.F. affordable housing project is building faster and cheaper apartments. Here’s how

The new six-story affordable building has quickly shot up and is largely complete after...

An artist’s rendering of 1633 Valencia St., seen at a groundbreaking event on July 23, 2024.

This California law was supposed to end single-family zoning. Three years later, it’s ‘just symbolic’

When it went into effect, Senate Bill 9 was hailed as one of the biggest — and most...

By Christian Leonard

California Senate Bill 9 aimed to allow homeowners to more easily create duplexes, like this one in Oakland. But three years later, few have been built.

Oakland officials propose funding shift to keep fire stations open amid budget crisis

Their proposal would take about $8 million from self-insurance liability and other funds....

By Sarah Ravani

Oakland Fire Lt. Matt Amormino jumps into a fire engine to respond to a call Jan. 29. Oakland officials announced a plan Thursday that they said would prevent the closure of additional fire stations as the city struggles to address its massive budget deficit.

Mayor Lurie launches initiative to speed up S.F.’s slow permitting process

Daniel Lurie also wants to implement a “shot clock” that would limit the amount of...

It took a year for Jeff Cobb to get a permit to remove and replace a tree in front of his San Francisco home so he could add a garage. Mayor Daniel Lurie wants to speed up the permitting process.

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