President Donald Trump downplayed the importance of a bipartisan housing bill in the Oval Office on Monday.
Supervisor Matt Dorsey is proposing legislation that would require San Francisco to only fund new supportive housing sites that prohibit the use of illicit drugs, making drug use grounds for eviction. However, critics are concerned that it will perpetuate homelessness.
A real estate company has submitted a proposal to replace a Trader Joe's in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood with 25 and 31-story towers for senior housing. Many residents say the store is vital to the community despite the company saying the project would help seniors in the area.
Residents of Marin County's only federal public housing complex for families are concerned they will be pushed out after officials announced they are moving forward with a $266 million renovation project, sparking fears of permanent displacement.
It has been more than a decade since San Jose's largest encampment, known as the Jungle, was swept. Shortly after it was cleared, the city says about a third of the people moved back, and they are cleaning the area again.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced the appointment of Mike Levine as the new executive director of the city's Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, a move city leaders say comes at a critical moment in addressing homelessness. Levine will take over the department as the current director, Shireen McSpadden, prepares to retire at the end of June.