3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (305+ words) As an AI boom pushes median rents higher, Mayor Daniel Lurie is proposing $30 million in investments and reforms to curb rising evictions and “sudden rent spikes.” As rents have increased in San Francisco, so have eviction proceedings. The city is…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (250+ words) The city plans to reissue more than $500 million in annual grants and contracts, with an emphasis on outcomes. From 2019 to 2024, the San Francisco homeless population grew 3.5% even as the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing’s budget more than…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (465+ words) The city launched a fund to build up to 3,000 affordable housing units using leftover American Rescue Plan Act money. As part of its strategy to address rising rents and a shortfall of more than 50,000 affordable housing units, Cleveland is kickstarting…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (364+ words) The proposed reforms target “hidden junk fees” and establish an administrative body to handle rental complaints. Industry groups are pushing back. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to retool the city’s tenant protections for the first time in 40 years as rental…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (420+ words) “Housing is essential, but housing alone is not enough,” U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner said. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development joined other federal agencies this month in unveiling a “Treatment…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (315+ words) Housing advocacy groups say these cities are attempting to limit the impact of a new state law designed to increase housing density near transit. The state law provides localities with some flexibility, according to the Association of Bay Area Governments....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (19+ words) Smart Cities Dive...