Affordable Housing

San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston introduced a resolution Tuesday calling on the state to turn the parking lot at a California Department of Motor Vehicles field office in the city into a 100% affordable housing site.

San Francisco has two competing measures on the November 8 ballot, each promising to build affordable housing the city desperately needs, and do it more quickly by cutting through red tape. Here’s what to know about these two similar-sounding propositions.

San Francisco has two competing measures on the November 8 ballot, each promising to build affordable housing the city desperately needs, and do it more quickly by cutting through red tape. Here’s what to know about these two similar-sounding propositions.

Affordable housing measures are on ballots in cities around the Bay Area this November, asking voters to decide a dizzying array of questions about how and where to build housing, who should be able to live there, and how much it should cost. Here’s a breakdown of what’s on the ballot, how it got there, and what it...

Affordable housing measures are on ballots in cities around the Bay Area this November, asking voters to decide a dizzying array of questions about how and where to build housing, who should be able to live there, and how much it should cost. Here’s a breakdown of what’s on the ballot, how it got there, and what it...

The city of Los Gatos built affordable housing for teachers and the city of Palo Alto will soon follow suit.

The city of Los Gatos built affordable housing for teachers and the city of Palo Alto will soon follow suit. Marianne Favor reports.

People gathered at Portsmouth Square Park in San Francisco Wednesday in support of Proposition D, a measure centered around building new, affordable housing in the city.

San Francisco has been awarded more than $117 million to invest in affordable housing projects, according to a statement from Mayor London Breed’s office.

Gov. Gavin Newsom was set to sign a package of bills aiming to speed up new construction and provide more funding for affordable housing.

Gov. Gavin Newsom was set to sign a package of bills aiming to speed up new construction and provide more funding for affordable housing. Kris Sanchez reports.

The city of Hayward is accepting applications in a housing lottery for about 60 new below-market-rate homes. Bob Redell reports.

The city of Hayward is accepting applications in a housing lottery for about 60 new below-market-rate homes.

After Oakland residents staged a prolonged strike, an apartment building is being handed over to them.

After tenants staged a prolonged strike, an Oakland apartment building is being handed over to them. Velena Jones reports.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved two affordable housing measures Tuesday, one a $112 million investment to create new affordable housing in the city and the other that aims to help veterans avoid homelessness and expand their access to affordable housing.

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved several measures that they say will create more affordable housing for residents. Bob Redell reports.

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved several measures that they say will create more affordable housing for residents.

People who live in the Bay Area who were scrambling to find affordable homes in April were suddenly locked out of the market when interest rates started to climb.

People who live in the Bay Area who were scrambling to find affordable homes in April were suddenly locked out of the market when interest rates started to climb.