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As San Jose hammers out local review standards for data center projects, some residents are calling for the city to follow the lead of other jurisdictions and enact an immediate moratorium on new developments. The proposed standards are expected to address widespread concerns that a glut of new projects working…

Santa Clara County’s affordable housing projects funded by local dollars are stuck in a “logjam” struggling to secure other money needed to start construction. While the county has built more than 3,000 affordable homes over the past decade with Measure A, a $950 million bond approved by voters in 2016, 600…

A new East San Jose housing development is providing homeownership pathways for working families. For a place with a reputation as the least affordable city in the world to buy a home, AlphaX RE Capital is making housing affordable by providing below-market-rate townhomes for income-qualified households. The Kirk,…

When it comes to fulfilling state and regional housing mandates in Palo Alto, no recent changes to state law can compare to the project that will take over the former site of The Fish Market on El Camino Real. The Acclaim Companies development to come at 3150 El Camino Real boasts 368 apartments, 74 of which... The…

On a recent summer afternoon, an ice cream vendor pushed a brightly colored cart along a residential street in Mountain View. But the chiming music did not draw any customers outside, not even a child — likely because most of the homes on the street sat vacant. For the past several years, tenants have been... The…

An East Side school district is moving forward on its efforts to provide affordable housing for teachers and other employees. Alum Rock Union School District’s $71.5 million bond known as Measure S is materializing five years after voters approved it to fund workforce housing and other capital improvements. Since…

As San Jose begins to create standards for building data centers, residents, advocates and researchers warn the city needs to develop robust safeguards for community health before approving any new projects. San Jose is kickstarting its community engagement process this month through September, gathering input on…

Come this spring, plumbing problems, sinking floors and decaying walls will no longer be issues for the low-income families living at an East San Jose apartment complex — thanks to a nonprofit’s effort to preserve the city’s shrinking unsubsidized affordable housing stock. Construction has begun at The Virginian…

Google has doubled down on its office footprint in Sunnyvale by leasing two properties, signaling a commitment to reverse a trend of shedding office space in the post-pandemic era. The tech giant confirmed it has signed lease renewals for Moffett Place on Borregas Avenue and Moffett Gateway on Crossman Avenue in…

The owners of a dilapidated building that used to house the Stanford Terrace Inn are suing Palo Alto in federal court in an effort to overturn the city’s demolition order for the property. The lawsuit, filed July 16 in the U.S. District Court of Northern California, alleges city code inspectors “disproportionately…

Mobile home residents say San Jose is shutting them out of discussions regarding a proposed increase on space rent that could affect one of the city’s last affordable housing options. In January, the San Jose City Council voted to delay a 10% space rent increase whenever a mobile home is sold after it was…

The largest federal housing bill in decades has the potential to increase the home supply in Silicon Valley, one of the most expensive regions in the U.S. The bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, passed earlier this month, contains more than 40 provisions that include fast-tracking housing development by…

South Bay housing advocates have long touted the benefits of mass timber, a wood-based class of construction materials said to save builders time and money. After years of false starts, it appears their long wait to see mass timber housing projects get off the ground may finally be coming to an end. An affordable…

As the deadline approached, two additional housing proposals in Palo Alto applied under a new state housing law that affords greater height and density to projects near public transit. As of July 16, Palo Alto’s local restrictions took effect, blunting the most significant impacts of Senate Bill 79 by exempting…

A local school district is finding itself in choppy waters as it weighs the best way to provide teachers and other employees with affordable housing. In 2024, the San Jose Unified School District issued a general obligation bond, Measure R, to fund the renovation of classrooms and facilities, as well as provide…

The latest housing proposal in Palo Alto to take advantage of a new state law that encourages denser projects near public transit envisions six for-sale family condominiums in the Downtown North neighborhood. The project at 340 Palo Alto Ave. abuts the city’s border with Menlo Park, but is still within the…

Construction is underway on the next phase of a major housing development in Santa Clara’s growing mixed-use neighborhood near Levi’s Stadium known as the Clara District, as officials continue transforming the former industrial area. City officials, developers and residents on Thursday celebrated construction…
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