Supervisor Jim Desmond will ask the Board to study a pilot pairing down‑payment aid with interest‑rate buy‑downs; staff would report back with options and costs within 120 days.

Crews have moved above ground at El Paseo de Saratoga in West San Jose, kicking off vertical construction for towers, senior housing and a Whole Foods‑anchored retail plan.

Deputy City Manager David Junger says Decatur Square's redesign will welcome visitors this summer as crews finish an $8.5M overhaul. City pages and a Facebook clip show progress.

State officials sketched a compact first phase for Pacific Park that would add about 2,000 units — but it still leaves a large affordable‑housing gap. Key funding and a memorandum of understanding due this summer will determine whether the project finally delivers on long‑standing promises.

Gresham’s 95,000‑sq‑ft East County Library will open May 16, 2026, with a rooftop terrace, a 200‑seat auditorium and nearly 200,000 items. The two‑day grand opening will feature performances and tours.

Zillow’s metro analysis shows listing in the first two weeks of May can add roughly $5,900 to a Las Vegas sale. Local inventory, though, could limit the payoff.

The Commonwealth signed a 20‑year lease for a new crime lab in Marlborough as the site owner pitches housing — a mixed‑use plan that has drawn zoning and TIF scrutiny.

Neighbors packed a Sunbury planning meeting to oppose rezoning tied to a proposed $2B Amazon data center, citing water, noise and decades‑long tax breaks. The vote could reshape the city’s new tech park.

Amazon has filed plans for a $65M, 119,407-square-foot data center on San Antonio’s South Side, with construction slated for late 2026. The project would sit along Donop Road.

Phase I of Miami's SAVE Pilot opens for single‑family homes and duplexes, offering faster permits and fee reductions for resiliency and energy upgrades.

Longtime Knox‑Henderson tapas bar Café Madrid will stay as a million‑square‑foot redevelopment rises next door.

Boca Raton’s redevelopment board narrowly advanced a 12‑story Mizner Plaza hotel in a 4‑1 vote, setting off fierce opposition from nearby condo residents and small businesses.

Permanent rooftop cooling units arrive this week as Raleigh Convention Center restores kitchen services and prepares crane work on McDowell Street. The center says events are returning while repairs proceed.