A developer hopes to finally restore the old Key System building in downtown Oakland, which was badly damaged in the Loma Prieta earthquake.

Activist Elaine Brown plans to build affordable housing and an incubator for the formerly incarcerated.

Mayor Libby Schaaf added $1.14 million to manage encampments to her proposed budget.

"If this site were in Emeryville, if this site were in San Francisco, would GE take the same approach?" asked a local preservationist.

“We want to see how things go for Berkeley and Oakland…” says the communications manager for San Francisco’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing.

Organizers of an ad hoc homeless community that was evicted from a dog park are asking for city support to start over.

The 402-unit building will be three times taller than anything else in the area; affordable units will located on lower floors.

A 24-story tower overlooking MacArthur BART is up for approval, but affordability issues continue to stir controversy.

“This is just the first piece of land we’re taking,” said one of the lead organizers.

In a sizzling hot real estate market, "cash is king," said one Oakland real estate professional.

With units as small as 200 square feet, the project developer said The Nook is a "co-living" environment.