An appeals court sided with Tiburon and reversed a lower court order over a contested nine‑acre parcel, leaving the town’s program EIR intact while sending narrow CEQA questions back for review.

Manteca is poised to hire a consultant to remake its downtown, pairing a $993,000 plan with the city's purchase of the IOOF Hall to anchor new public spaces. The effort leans on a PBID and an umbrella environmental review to speed projects.

A national Cost of Living Index ranks San Jose above San Francisco for 2025, with housing costs driving the gap and local leaders scrambling for fixes.

Randall Kline and Mercy Housing have started demolition at 1687 Market for a 17‑story, privately funded artists' hub that promises 94 affordable units plus rehearsal and performance space.

Owners have asked Palo Alto to fast‑track a 22‑home modular plan at the former Stanford Terrace Inn, invoking AB 130 to speed approval while grappling with a wireless tower and past code violations.

San Jose and San Francisco are among the world’s least affordable cities for housing, with costs vastly exceeding the national average. Solutions like San Francisco's Family Zoning Plan are being explored to alleviate the crisis.

Rialto filed to foreclose on Tribune Tower, 405 14th and 1500 Broadway after a $111M loan default; a receiver reports severe disrepair and unpaid taxes.

Two AI firms are nearing block‑size leases in Showplace Square, signaling renewed corporate demand for San Francisco offices.

AB 376 lets Nevada insurers separate wildfire coverage from homeowners policies, pushing fire protection into a separate, potentially pricey product for Tahoe homeowners.

Westlands approved a plan to repurpose roughly 136,000 acres for solar and storage, promising jobs and revenue for drought-hit farmers while raising community and environmental concerns.

Sunset Development wants to convert Bishop Ranch into a walkable neighborhood with roughly 8,400 homes; several projects — including AvalonBay and Eden Housing — are already moving forward.

UCSF is modernizing its Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland campus: a three‑story support building is wrapping up and a seven‑story hospital tower is moving into full construction phases. The program includes more beds, a NICU, a larger emergency department and a new parking garage.

A new state portal lists 19 surplus properties and simplifies proposals to speed conversion of state buildings into housing and businesses.