WCCUSD Hopes if It Can Build Housing, Teachers Will Come
Unable to offer much in the way of financial support to teachers and potential hires, the WCCUSD hopes to entice educators with workforce housing....
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Sep
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Aug
Antioch Expands Renter Protections, Chooses New City Manager
The Antioch City Council unanimously passed a just cause eviction ordinance Tuesday that will expand upon renter protections in the city. ...
12
Aug
Pittsburg Makes Changes to Its Housing Plan
The Pittsburg City Council revised its housing element to further include fair housing opportunities across the city and stay compliant with state law. ...
17
Jul
County Opens Supportive Housing Complex for Disabled, Unhoused Adults
El Portal Place is permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless people — disabled and unhoused for more than a year — and their pets....
28
Jun
Climate Change Driving California Home Insurance Crisis
As California climate disasters increase, so too does the difficulty of buying or keeping a home with insurers raising premiums and denying coverage....
28
Jun
Voters to Decide on $20B Affordable Housing Bond
Voters in the nine Bay Area counties will see a $20 billion affordable housing bond from the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority on the ballot in November....
13
Jun
Antioch City Council, Residents Oppose Car Wash-Convenience Store Proposal
Antioch community members gathered Tuesday to put a stop to a proposed car wash and convenience store that was doomed from the start....
13
Jun
Portion of Los Medanos Ridgeline Annexed for Development
More than 600 acres along the Los Medanos Ridgeline between Concord and Pittsburg are set to hold houses, following an annexation decision Wednesday....
05
Jun
Concord’s Rent Stabilization Survives Another Challenge
After eight years of tenant advocacy, rent stabilization and just cause eviction protections were enacted, but months of challenges ensued....
16
May
Antioch Tenant Advocates Want Eviction Ordinance ‘Sent Back to the Drawing Board’
At Tuesday's Antioch City Council meeting, a first draft of a just cause eviction ordinance was said to be "vague" and lacking protections and community input....
08
May
Pittsburg Rent Control Initiative Could Appear on November Ballot
Advocates of rent control in the city of Pittsburg submitted signatures that could potentially put a tenant protection initiative on the November ballot....
24
Apr
San Pablo Rent Control Activists Submit Signatures for November Ballot Initiative
Over 1,600 signatures were submitted to the San Pablo city clerk by activists Tuesday for a renter protection legislation package to go on the November ballot....
23
Apr
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments About Constitutionality of Anti-Camping Laws
A lower court had determined it was unconstitutional to criminalize sleeping on city streets if there was no alternative place for the person to sleep....
16
Apr
Pittsburg Development Decision Pushed Back Due to Pushback
The agency charged with deciding whether to annex part of the Los Medanos Ridgeline into Pittsburg for a controversial development postponed its decision....
12
Apr
Developers Propose Hundreds of Housing Units in Antioch With Little Focus on Affordability
Nearly 600 new homes could be coming to Antioch, but only six and their accessory dwelling units are proposed to be affordable for low-income renters....
