More than 900 firefighters continued to battle the Tick Fire in Canyon Country and Santa Clarita Sunday as assessment teams increased to 22 the number of structures destroyed in the blaze. The fire, which started at 1:24 p.m. Thursday, was 65% contained as of midday...
SAN FRANCISCO – Creating affordable housing in San Francisco may get easier after the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved eliminating several fees for affordable housing developments. The legislation to eliminate the fees would also apply to...
San Diego County is now offering free, pre-approved floor plans for granny flats, officials said Wednesday. The county has posted two permit-ready, no-cost floor plans that are sized at 600 and 1,200 square feet. Other floor plans will be added in coming weeks. County...
The Federal Reserve is cutting interest rates for the first time in over a decade — a preemptive move aimed at extending the already record-long economic expansion. The Fed on Wednesday lowered its target for the key federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point....
In the wake of wildfires, modular home builders have stepped up to provide speedy rebuilds at reduced costs to help fire victims get back on their feet. In recent years, California has been devastated by wildfires—with the largest and deadliest fires in the state’s...
From transportation networks to electrical grids, the backbone industries that shape our cities – and help us move people, materials and ideas ever more quickly and widely – are being disrupted in fundamental ways, often by orders of magnitude. Yet, for all the...
