Napa Dangles $105K Sweetener To Get Homeowners Building Backyard Units
Napa County will host a free ADU info session next Thursday covering forgivable construction loans up to $105,000 and tenant eligibility requirements.
California Scrambles To Plug $240 Million Hole And Rescue Stalled Affordable Homes
HCD opened a $240M gap fund to push shovel‑ready affordable rental projects forward, a move that could unlock nearly 2,300 homes statewide.
Kaiser Plots 14-Story Hospital Shakeup On San Francisco’s Geary Corridor
Kaiser Permanente has proposed a 14‑story, all‑electric hospital at Geary and Divisadero with about 300 private beds. The 1954 Geary hospital would be repurposed as medical offices.
Battery Upstart Eyes Sacramento In High-Voltage Factory Gambit
Peak Energy is reportedly weighing Sacramento for a battery manufacturing line and could seek up to $10.5M in state tax credits tied to a $71M investment. The move would deepen Sacramento’s budding battery cluster.
Developers Roll Dice On 41-Story Tower At Jackson Square's Edge
Related California and McCourt Partners formed a JV to develop The Jackson, a 41‑story office and hotel at 530 Sansome that will replace Fire Station 13. The deal aims to move the entitled project toward financing and leasing.
Napa Council Signs Off On Risky $250K Lifeline For Le Petit Elephant
Napa approved a $250,000 loan to build sidewalks so Le Petit Elephant can finish converting a former Alta Heights church into a 250-slot child development center.
Napa’s One-Cent Makeover: Measure G Cash Pours Into Streets, Parks and Public Safety
One year after Measure G passed, Napa is steering roughly $22 million a year into paving, parks, a partial Harvest Middle School purchase and public‑safety staffing.
Mortgage Rates Sink To Four-Week Low, But Buyers Still Feel The Squeeze
Freddie Mac’s weekly survey shows the 30‑year fixed rate fell to 6.30% as of April 16, 2026 — a four‑week low that eases some pressure but leaves affordability strained.












