Extension of federal and state bans on evictions may not be enough says a state lawmaker who proposes the state keep the ban through 2021. “California is staring down an eviction cliff if we don’t extend it. People still can’t pay their rent,” California Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, told the Business Journal. The current… Keep Reading
SONOMA COUNTY, CA — The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved the purchase Tuesday of a hotel in downtown Santa Rosa for $7.95-million. The hotel will house homeless people who are most vulnerable to developing COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Funds for the purchase of Hotel Azura, 635 Healdsburg Ave., were supplied by… Keep Reading
Today the Board of Supervisors approved the purchase of Hotel Azura in Santa Rosa using $7.95 million in funds supplied by the state through the Project Homekey program. Sonoma County’s procurement of Hotel Azura will provide additional temporary housing for vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness. Sonoma County expects to close escrow next week and proceed with converting Hotel Azura… Keep Reading
Despite the continuing public health emergency, California courts have resumed most eviction cases. From April 6 through Sept. 1, a state Judicial Council emergency rule suspended evictions across the state, except those necessary to protect public health and safety. This emergency protection was critical in preventing unnecessary evictions and protecting public health. Since the order… Keep Reading
For the second time in as many years, California voters will decide whether to give cities more leeway to regulate rentals over what’s allowed under a 26-year-old law limiting rent-control measures. Also called the Rental Affordability Act, Proposition 21 seeks to go beyond the statewide measures that took effect at the beginning of this year… Keep Reading
Two and a half years after the Tubbs fire took out most of Coffey Park in October 2017, the rebuilding of that northwest Santa Rosa neighborhood was proceeding at a remarkably brisk clip. For the most part. During his months working on a house on the cul-de-sac Randon Way, contractor Michael Wolff could not help… Keep Reading
Santa Rosa, CA – October 14, 2020 – The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today voted to select Village Partners, LLC as the high bidder to purchase the 71-acre Chanate Campus property, the former home of Sutter Hospital, for nearly $7.8 million. “I’m thrilled that the board is moving forward with this bid by Village Partners,”… Keep Reading
The 532-unit apartment project at the site of the former Journey’s End mobile home park is edging closer to planning approval, a key step that the largest housing project in Santa Rosa’s development pipeline could secure by the end of the year. But half of the development team has pulled up stakes, leaving the project… Keep Reading
A North Bay developer is advancing two major downtown Santa Rosa projects to transform an old train yard and a parking lot into hundreds of new homes while seeking to convert a one-way street into a pedestrian mall. Cornerstone Properties of Petaluma, which has generally focused on commercial real estate, is set to present proposals… Keep Reading
