A peek inside recreational vehicle communities in the Bay Area
Ad hoc communities comprised of transient recreational vehicles continue to grow in the Bay Area.
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200-ton historic house finds new home across San Jose State campus
SAN JOSE – The relocation effort drew spectators. Everyone from former students to retired staff waited from behind caution tape as the house was towed — squeezing between trees and rolling over lawns.
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Palo Alto to narrow field of Planning Commission contenders
PALO ALTO — Much of the public’s focus is on the Nov. 6 midterm elections. But there’s one vote that Palo Altans can’t participate in, but it may be just as important – which two candidates will the City Council choose for the city’s influential Planning and Transportation Commission.
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Proposed affordable housing project in Palo Alto hits resistance
PALO ALTO — Residents of Palo Alto’s Ventura neighborhood say a new affordable housing project under consideration by the city will cause parking problems and traffic congestion and are negotiating with the developer to scale it back.
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Eshoo says Trump rhetoric contributing to violence, blasts Republicans for inaction
PALO ALTO — Representative Anna Eshoo (D-Palo Alto) blasted President Donald Trump for using rhetoric that gives neo-Nazis and white supremacists the idea they have “permission” to operate with “impunity.”
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Palo Alto profiting from unauthorized short-term rentals
PALO ALTO — Palo Alto is collecting taxes on Airbnb rentals in the city even as a zoning ordinance technically prohibits their operation in single-family residential districts.
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Mountain View residents push back against proposed housing developments on Rock Street
Residents of two Mountain View apartment complexes that developers are looking to replace with luxury housing say they won’t be able to stay in the city if they’re forced out of their homes. Tenants of 2005 and 2310 Rock St. say the relocation assistance that the developer offered them — an equivalent of three months rent, according to a city official — won’t be enough to cover what residents expect could be at least a $1,000 per month increase in rent long-term. The city’s rent levels have risen significantly in recent years. In 2017, the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment was $3,110, the San Mercury News reported, up from…
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Cupertino residents divided over shopping mall redevelopment
CUPERTINO — A Bay Area property company has begun demolishing a parking structure at the Vallco shopping mall, the first step towards construction of a new 58-acre mixed-use development that has divided the community.
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Despite efforts, challenges still remain for those wanting ADUs
Legislation passed by San Jose and the state of California has made it easier for people to construct accessory-dwelling units, but an analysis shows more can be done.
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No end in sight to Bay Area housing woes
SAN FRANCISCO — In the San Francisco Bay Area, home of Silicon Valley, the lack of affordable housing remains a consistent problem for local communities.
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Downtown Streets Team introduces new initiative to end homelessness
PALO ALTO — An organization helping homeless people in the Bay Area find jobs will expand its reach in Palo Alto.
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The Castilleja School plans to submit updated expansion plans
PALO ALTO — Contrary to neighbors’ wishes, the Castilleja School plans on submitting revised expansion plans to the City of Palo Alto this upcoming February.
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