Mervyn’s conversion in San Lorenzo postponed because of increasing project costs
SAN LORENZO, Calif. — Plans to turn a vacant Mervyn’s department store in San Lorenzo into a mixed-use apartment complex…
Category: Housing
Fremont City Council OKs displacing unhoused community to build dog park, pickleball courts at Vallejo Mills Park
FREMONT, Calif. — The Fremont City Council has signaled its lack of regard for people struggling with homelessness in favor…
Covenant House gets $485,000 to continue construction of Hayward youth shelter
HAYWARD, Calif. — The Alameda County Office of Education has granted nonprofit Covenant House of California $485,000 to help it…
Local elected officials urge Alameda County Superior Court to limit daily eviction hearings
HAYWARD, Calif. — In an effort to safeguard the rights of the most vulnerable tenants, elected officials from across Alameda…
Hayward and Union City awarded up to $9.6M for housing
HAYWARD, Calif. — The cities of Hayward and Union City are getting up to $9.6 million to buy housing for…
Tri-City briefs | Union City gas stations can now sell alcohol, Union City gets $626,000 to provide services to homeless, union pushes for fair contract at Washington Hospital
Union City gas stations can now sell beer, wine UNION CITY, Calif. — The state no longer allows cities to…
‘The rent is too damn high,’ says Fremont City Councilmember Jenny Kassan
FREMONT, Calif. — At least one member of the Fremont City Council believes something needs to be done about the…
State briefs | Gov. Newsom’s decisions on key bills deliver mixed results for southern Alameda County legislators
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom made significant decisions on several key bills, including those authored by legislators representing southern Alameda…
Fremont Planning Commission OKs mixed-use project with 60 housing units
FREMONT, Calif. — Centerville is set to lose some of its historic architecture to make room for a mixed-use development…
Should the city of Newark build housing at the end of Mowry?
NEWARK, Calif. — The location of a proposed housing development is raising questions about the project’s environmental impacts and its…