SB 79
As California Embraces Transit Upzoning, Austin’s 22-Year Density Test Offers a Blueprint and a Warning
A student-housing overlay that reshaped the blocks west of the University of Texas gives California developers and planners a rare, finished case study...
The Underpriced Catalyst in Campus Real Estate Is a Train, From Austin’s Light Rail to Bay Area Transit
The catalyst reshaping land values around universities is not zoning but transit: Austin's 9.8-mile light-rail line will run past West Campus, and California's...
C.A.R.-Backed Nonprofit Sues San Francisco Over Limits on SB 79 Transit Housing
A California Association of Realtors-backed nonprofit has sued San Francisco, alleging the city illegally carved out swaths of land from a new state...
Housing Groups Sue San Francisco and State to Void 1,900-Parcel Industrial Carve-Out From SB 79
Three pro-housing legal organizations have asked a San Francisco judge to void the city's Senate Bill 79 implementation ordinance, arguing that the roughly...
Pulte Homes Targets 140-Condo Project on Former Industrial Site at Fremont’s Warm Springs BART Station
One of the nation's largest homebuilders is moving to replace a contractor's yard near Fremont's Warm Springs BART station with 140 for-sale condominiums,...
San Francisco’s “Family Zoning” Plan Passes Board of Supervisors in Contentious 7-4 Vote
Mayor Lurie's signature housing initiative clears final hurdle despite deep divisions over displacement and rent control protections San Francisco's most ambitious residential rezoning...
Bay Area Council Pushes Historic Housing Reform as Region Eyes Real Estate Recovery
Landmark legislation and transit-oriented development signal new momentum for Bay Area's embattled property market The Bay Area Council is betting big on housing...
