A controversial plan backed by Silicon Valley billionaires to build a utopian city from scratch in Solano County took a leap forward this week, with the proposal qualifying to go …
When voters approved a ballot initiative to expand Pittsburg’s growth boundaries by 2,400 acres in 2005, that opened the door for a developer who had been eyeing the southwestern hills …
When it comes to building more of the housing that California needs, the legislative reforms making it easier to build accessory dwelling units have been a major success story: In …
When Pinole made news last month for being the first East Bay city to ban new gas stations, the small community of 18,000 was tapping into a trend that has …
This summer, developer Andy Ball expects to finish construction on a 19-story tower in downtown Oakland. If he had it his way, he’d also be breaking ground on two other …
Following two years of steady growth, housing construction across the Bay Area dipped in 2023, as developers reckoned with the increased costs of borrowing, labor and building materials. Permits in …
CONCORD — Transforming an abandoned military base into a massive $6 billion, mixed-use community is no simple task — and Concord has the $40 million bill to prove it. For …
HERCULES — On the surface, Victoria by the Bay is a charming neighborhood of 926 homes only a short walk from the shores of San Pablo Bay. But the ground …
RICHMOND — Albert Engel Sr. can only stare at the Richmond Rail Connector in his backyard with dread, fearing that the overgrown vegetation, homeless encampments and pools of water that …
Temecula made Money magazine’s venerable “50 best places to live in the US” list – only one of two California cities making the cut. The rankings — which “celebrate cities …