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As of January 31st, the deadline for many Bay Area cities and counties to adopt legally compliant Housing Elements now has passed, and many jurisdictions remain without certifications from the...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Affordable, low-income, workforce housing has been at the forefront of conversations, planning, and complaints not only across the country but also in South Lake Tahoe. South Tahoe Now will be looking behind the scenes to get an idea of what is underway, being planned, or still on a "to-do" list.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Affordable, low-income, workforce housing has been at the forefront of conversations, planning, and complaints not only across the country but also in South Lake Tahoe. South Tahoe Now will be looking behind the scenes to get an idea of what is underway, being planned, or still on a "to-do" list.

As of January 31st, the deadline for many Bay Area cities and counties to adopt legally compliant Housing Elements now has passed, and many jurisdictions remain without certifications...

Today, February 1, is the state's deadline for cities to have their Housing Elements — the planning documents that dictate overall housing construction goals which serve as contracts with the state — certified. And guess what! Hundreds of towns and cities have blown the deadline.

PLEASANTON — The rush to nail down a vision for housing at the mall met with pushback at the planning commission’s Jan. 11 meeting. Stoneridge Mall property owners voiced concerns

PLEASANTON — A streamlined review process for some of the city’s housing projects may risk turning public hearings into exercises in frustration, according to the city council at its Dec.

The Mountain View Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) was slated to discuss and recommend adoption of the city’s Housing Element last week, but the public hearing was postponed after city staff said the draft Element isn’t ready.

In Mountain View, 2022 was about getting back to business on some of the pre-pandemic issues -- the housing crisis, homelessness and income disparities -- that were only exacerbated and magnified during the previous two years.

Cities in the Tri-Valley are gearing up to submit their housing plans, but how much control do cities have over building these new units, where will funding for affordable housing come from and just how feasible is to build them?...