Source: Marin Independent Journal Vivalon represents how one observation can flourish with committed staff and volunteers for a remarkable long-term impact. In the mid-1950s, Manny Charnow, a retired Realtor, pondered the problems of growing old in Marin. Charnow witnessed many older people visiting stores on Fourth […]
Source: Bisnow; Author: John Krukowski A rendering shows the proposed transformation of Ring Road to accommodate pedestrians, bikes and cars for the Global Villages development. While the automobile was a driving force in the rise of suburbs like Atlanta’s Gwinnett County, today it is not the only transportation option […]
Source: Palo Alto Online;
Author: Embarcadero Media Staff Homes inside the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park in Palo Alto on Feb. 14, 2023. Photo by Magali Gauthier. BUENA NEWS … Palo Alto’s ambitious plan to redevelop the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park continued to hum along this week when the city’s […]
Source: Palo Alto Online; Author: Gennady Sheyner
After a hard-won fought against displacement, mobile home residents will be guaranteed a place to live The proposed redevelopment of the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park includes a 61-unit apartment building and 44 mobile homes. Courtesy Santa Clara County Housing […]
Source: The Daily Journal; Author: Holly Rusch
Planning commissioners trying to balance new state housing laws with local and coastal needs A proposed 40-unit affordable housing development for senior farmworkers in Half Moon Bay is facing concerns over height and density from the Planning Commission, which continued […]
Source: County of Sonoma Sonoma County will celebrate a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, May 3 beginning at 9:30 a.m., remarks at 10 a.m., for the Tierra de Rosas project, a mixed-use development planned for 75 affordable housing units, a one-acre public plaza, Mercado Food Hall, a […]
COMMUNITY FEATURE: Today we recognize the Children’s Council of San Francisco is celebrating 50 years of advocating for quality early care and education, empowering families with information and financial support, and building the capabilities of educators, to ensure that every child in San Francisco has […]
Source: SF YIMBY; Author: Andrew Nelson The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors recently reviewed the latest plans for the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station. The public presentation includes a tentative phasing schedule, which says construction on the several-hundred-unit masterplan could start as early as next […]
Source: Napa Valley Register; Author: Jennifer Huffman The Napa Methodist Church and its partners have submitted a planning application to the city for a affordable housing project at 629 Randolph St. Forty-six new units of workforce housing and a day center facility proposed for a downtown Napa […]
Source: SF YIMBY; Author: Andrew Nelson; 2610 El Camino Real, image by Google Satellite New preliminary permits have been filed for the redevelopment of Moonlite Shopping Center in Santa Clara, Santa Clara County. The application states the project could replace the 14.3-acre strip mall at 2610 El Camino Real […]
Marin history: Vivalon celebrates 70 years
‘Looking Out For All Of Them’: Gwinnett County Plans For A Multimodal Transportation Future
Around Town: Another hurdle down
Buena Vista redevelopment advances with council support
Half Moon Bay waits on senior farmworker housing vote
Sonoma County Community Development Commission to break ground on Tierra de Rosas infrastructure in Roseland
Community Feature: Children’s Council of San Francisco is celebrating 50 years
BART Reviews Plans For El Cerrito Plaza BART Station
Downtown Napa workforce housing plan takes next steps
Preliminary SB330 Permits For Moonlite Shopping Center, Santa Clara