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San Francisco building officials have formally signed off on a scaled-down plan to fix the sinking and tilting Millennium Tower, a key hurdle that fix officials say will allow engineers to do the work needed to support one corner of the building to bedrock by the end of this year.

San Francisco building officials have formally signed off on a scaled-down plan to fix the sinking and tilting Millennium Tower, a key hurdle that fix officials say will allow engineers to do the work needed to support one corner of the building to bedrock by the end of this year. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.

Evan Fu is living in his van full-time. Although not for everyone, he says this is his way of preventing being priced out of California’s overwhelmed housing market. Candice Nguyen reports.

Evan Fu is living in his van full-time. He has parked and lived in the Bay Area, Santa Cruz and all across California. Although not for everyone, he says this is his way of preventing being priced out of the state’s overwhelmed housing market.

The frustrating reason California can’t build enough affordable housing. The Investigative Unit identifies hundreds of empty lots and construction spaces that could provide affordable units. Instead, they sit unused. We speak to the developers behind these projects and California’s state treasurer to uncover what’s behind the construction hold up....

Renters are shocked they are paying market rate for apartments built with taxpayer-backed loans meant for affordable rentals. The Investigative Unit goes back in time to explain how this all went down and the solutions the federal government is working on to prevent it from happening again. In this fourth episode of our streaming series looking int...

NBC Bay Area investigative reporter Candice Nguyen discusses a new series that digs into the nuances of the high-priced Bay Area housing market.

Watch the first episode of our new streaming series investigating California’s crazy housing.

The frustrating reason California can’t build enough affordable housing.The Investigative Unit identifies hundreds of empty lots and construction spaces that could provide affordable units. Instead, they sit unused. We speak to the developers behind these projects and California’s state treasurer to uncover what’s behind the construction hold up....

Some small landlords say they are never renting out again. Will your rent go up?Small landlords make up a surprisingly large percentage of California’s “naturally affordable housing,” and yet some tell The Investigative Unit COVID and heavy-handed government policies are squeezing them – and their housing – out.

Are real estate investors to blame for the housing crisis? While many investors say they add value to neighborhoods, neighbors, and tenants impacted by the developments say they expedite gentrification.

A BROTHER’S GIFT When Anders Pederson learned his sister, Kelly, was in kidney failure and would need a transplant, he volunteered to donate to her immediately. Anders was 28 years old and healthy. Kelly had always been his best friend and mentor. “You know people have their partners that are their twin flames. Anders was my twin flame,...