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555 Kelly in Half Moon Bay gets $2 Million for farmworker housing

Half Moon Bay gets $2M for farmworker housing By Mark Sayre Source: Half Moon Bay, KTVU FOX 2 It has been a tough year in the coastal community Half Moon Bay – still reeling from a shooting in January that left seven farmworkers dead. That shooting prompted calls for […]

Santa Clara County approves six affordable housing projects with some of the last of Measure A funds including VMWP’s Terra Bella and Kooser

Measure A money has now funded 4,749 affordable homes By GRACE HASE | ghase@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: December 5, 2023 at 5:40 p.m. | UPDATED: December 6, 2023 at 1:58 p.m. Santa Clara County is adding 716 new affordable homes to its housing stock, largely using Measure A money, leaving the […]

Unanimous endorsement for affordable housing at 1 Hamilton in Mill Valley

Mill Valley commission advances Hamilton Drive housing City-owned property at 1 Hamilton Drive in Mill Valley, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal) By KRISSY WAITE | kwaite@marinij.com The Mill Valley Planning Commission has endorsed a controversial affordable housing development at 1 Hamilton Drive. The commission’s unanimous vote on […]

Burbank Housing and VMWP present 46-unit workforce housing for Methodist Church in Napa

The new housing would be located at Napa’s First United Methodist Church property.| EDWARD BOOTH THE PRESS DEMOCRAT November 15, 2023, 2:17PM A proposal to create 46 apartments for the workforce in downtown Napa is coming together. About 100 people attended an open house Nov. 13 to learn about the […]

SAP Feature: 2022 AIA Summary Data Report 

SAP Feature: 2030 By the Numbers: 2022 AIA Summary Data Report The AIA 2030 Commitment just released the 2030 By the Numbers: AIA Summary Data Report for the 2022 year. The overall numbers of the impact of the 2030 Commitment are inspiring. We encourage you to […]

New senior housing project on former Journey’s End site opens 6 years after Tubbs Fire

The opening of the project marks a milestone in Santa Rosa’s recovery six years after the Tubbs Fire and was celebrated by regional officials and housing advocates Friday as a testament to the community’s resiliency. Author: PAULINA PINEDA Source: THE PRESS DEMOCRAT [caption id="attachment_11508" align="alignnone" width="720"] Shelley Silva […]

Celebrating Groundbreaking of Motel Conversion and Affordable Housing with RCD

We celebrate Bell Street Gardens groundbreaking with Resources for Community Development and our partners.     The Bell Street Gardens project in Fremont, California is a two-building affordable housing redevelopment. The first building is the renovation of the existing two-story motel that will include the addition of a […]

New residents move into Crossing Pointe South

Happy tears for Michelle Garcia, Adams County Resident, who is moving into Crossing Pointe South in Thornton, Colorado.   https://youtu.be/OEPbnm7ODMU?feature=shared Posing for pics in a new apartment. And this family has so many reasons to smile. “It's a really, it's a blessing.” A blessing, thanks to some help […]

The Tubbs Fire leveled parts of this Bay Area city; it’s been rebuilt with more housing density

Source: San Francisco Chronicle Author: J.K. Dineen [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1200"] LEFT: The dining area at Laurel at Perennial Park in Santa Rosa. RIGHT: Lights inside a dining area at Laurel at Perennial Park. Photos by Yalonda James/The Chronicle[/caption] Laurel at Perennial Park is a new housing development […]

Community Feature: Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo

COMMUNITY FEATURE: Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County (HLC) works to preserve and expand the range and supply of adequate, accessible, and affordable housing for residents and workers of San Mateo County. They organize to ensure everyone who works, lives, or grows in San […]

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