Let’s keep San Jose tax collectors out of our bedrooms
A city only exists with tax revenues — and the collection of those taxes should be simple, streamlined and fair. Candidates for San Jose City Council are calling for a …
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California should not let business owners hide their identities
In 2018, when I was a lawyer in the Oakland City Attorney’s Office, a code enforcement inspector walked into my office and said, “I have to tell you about something …
California Supreme Court to hear case involving UC Berkeley development
The California Supreme Court will hear an appeal next month of a case that blocked a UC Berkeley housing project proposed at People’s Park — weighing the legal merit of …
A Northern California city gave a homeless camp a lease as an experiment. Here’s what happened
BY MARISA KENDALL | CalMatters When Sacramento changed its plan to demolish a homeless encampment on a vacant lot on Colfax Street, instead offering the homeless occupants a lease, activists …
Californians face higher costs for goods and services than before the pandemic despite inflation slowing
Pandemic-era inflation has fallen from its peak two years ago, but the costs of many goods and services continue to rise and are still higher than before the onset of …
South Bay medical clinic for homeless to offer thousands of care visits
A medical clinic in one of the South Bay’s largest homeless shelters has expanded to provide thousands of health care visits for local unhoused residents. Santa Clara Valley Healthcare recently …
Which counties support Newsom’s mental health measure?
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $6.4 billion plan to bring thousands of homeless people off the streets and into treatment appeared to be on life support Wednesday as conservative voters in rural …
Proposition 1: Early returns
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $6.4 billion ballot measure to add thousands of mental health beds for homeless people and other vulnerable residents was leading by a few percentage points in early …
San Jose to clear 1,000 homeless people from creeks and waterways
For decades, homeless people have camped along San Jose’s 140 miles of creeks and rivers. Now, at the direction of state regulators, city officials are devising an ambitious plan to …
Concord City Council approves new tenant, landlord protections for rent hikes and evictions
CONCORD — The financial toll of annual rent hikes and evictions will soon be slightly less burdensome for renters living in roughly 18,100 dwellings in the East Bay. Concord lawmakers …