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Builders say city impact fees hinder new housing. A recent Supreme Court ruling may give developers more power to fight them.
Jonathon Yu is not a professional developer, but he is interested in building new housing. In 2023, the 29-year-old product manager submitted plans to Sunnyvale to raze the modest 1,000-square-foot bungalow he bought a year earlier and replace it with a three-story, five-unit multifamily building. He paid a few thousand...
Housing shortage has led South Bay farmworkers to live in desperate conditions; a new bill aims to help change that
GILROY — In the modest Gilroy two-bedroom home that farmworker Jesusita Ortiz shares with her family, the living room doubles as a storage space and a shared bedroom for her children, complete with a bunk bed and colorful anime posters lining the walls. The compact set up is a necessary arrangement for the growing family — nine in all, with a grandchild on the way.
After nearly 6 months, Calistoga to close $2 million purchase of dilapidated fairgrounds
Calistoga is nearing the acquisition of the Napa County Fairgrounds, six months after the city and county approved a $2 million sale agreement for the 70.6-acre property. Mayor Donald Williams said Friday the city expects to finalize the sale Monday. The city has scheduled a ceremony to commemorate the sale at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Calistoga Fairgrounds Tubbs Building at 1435 N. Oak St. It ...
SF Zoo welcomes young female red panda named Little Mebo
An endangered young female red panda named Little Mebo has been welcomed to the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, officials said Friday. Little Mebo's name was chosen by San Francisco Zoological Society board member Kevin Xu in honor of his mother and to complement the animal's playful and curious nature.The youngster was flown to San Francisco from Memphis as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Plan for Red Pandas, said Tanya Peterson, chief executive officer and executive director of the zoo.Zoological experts "study various factors before moving an animal to ensure the genetic diversity of a species,"...
Sale of downtown Napa land for hotel, condo project gets City Council OK
A development to include a 165-room hotel, 77 market-rate condos and roughly 15,000 square feet of retail space is moving forward in downtown Napa. The Napa City Council this week unanimously authorized the sale of a parking lot and public plaza to be used as space for the development, which will stretch from First to Pearl streets and replace current businesses, including Kohl’s. The sale ...
July 14-20: Martinez Police Calls
The following is a sampling of the Martinez Police Calls reported between July 14-20 which focuses on the higher priority call responses in the City of Martinez. 7/19 – Main St (Starbucks): CUSTOMER JUST HIT MNGR IN THE FACE, RESP LEFT ON FOOT. WFA 40s-50s BRO HAIR WHI TANK TOP PINK SHORTS HAS A TEENAGE DAUGH W HER SHES WALKING AROUND DOWNTOWN.
Five teams secure ECNL Boys Regional League championships at 2024 Finals
The ECNL Boys Finals concluded with five ECNL Boys National Champions and five ECNL Boys Regional League National Champions being crowned over the final days of action in Richmond. Below is a recap of the U13-U17 ECNL Boys Regional League title matches:. U17 ECNL Regional League National Champions – SLSG...
PIT Counts can lead to permanent supportive housing, but is this system flawed?
This story aired in the July 22, 2024 episode of Crosscurrents. Every two years cities and counties across the country send out volunteers for the Point-In-Time — or PIT — Count. It’s a surprisingly simple process. Volunteers go out and try to count, how many unhoused people there are. Data from Alameda County’s PIT Count came out earlier this Summer, and according to the data, homelessness is actually decreasing in Alameda County.
Solano County Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Two FBI Special Agents with a Firearm and Vehicle
July 21, 2024 – SACRAMENTO, CA – Sean Thomas Delapp, 37, of Vallejo, pleaded guilty on Thursday to assaulting federal officers with a deadly weapon, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Delapp assaulted two FBI special agents by pursuing them with his car, pulling...
How to watch Masego at the Stern Grove Festival
The Stern Grove Festival continues its 87th season of free concerts at San Francisco's Sigmund Stern Grove Sunday, but you didn't have to have a ticket to enjoy the music live.Back in May, Stern Grove Festival organizers announced the full schedule of summer concerts for 2024, including funk icon Chaka Khan, jazz keyboard legend Herbie Hancock and this weekend's headliner, singer and saxophonist Masego. He will be joined by local opening act Satya and DJ King Most.Last year marked the first time CBS News Bay Area partnered with Stern Grove to broadcast and stream online most of the season's concerts. Information on how to watch is below. • What: Stern Grove Festival with Masego• Date: Sunday, July 21, 2024• Time: 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.• Location: Stern Grove in San Francisco• On TV: KPIX+ 44 Cable 12• Online stream: Live at www.cbssf.com/live on CBSSF.com and on your mobile or streaming device.
Tara VanDerveer, basketball trailblazer in Bay Area and beyond, looks back
If you want to find the winningest coach in the history of NCAA college basketball look no further than Maples Pavilion on the Stanford campus. Tara VanDerveer, the recently retired head coach of Stanford women’s basketball, earned 1,216 victories and three NCAA titles over the course of her nearly five-decade career — a remarkable run. VanDerveer’s obsession with basketball started young. In the 1960s in upstate New York, where she grew up, there were no girls’ leagues, so VanDerveer played with the boys, which frustrated...
Proposed NBA Trade Has Warriors Land $60 Million 2-Time All-Star for Wiggins
The Golden State Warriors will look a bit different next season, and the team is hoping some of the youth on the roster can help return the franchise into being a contender. With NBA free agency winding down, the Warriors could turn to the trade market in order to improve the team.
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