Articles by

Ethan Varian

In Silicon Valley, nearly a dozen renters compete for every available apartment

The Bay Area rental market may be steadying after three years of pandemic fluctuations, but competition is...

Black homeownership has declined across the Bay Area, furthering inequality

Since pulling herself out of homelessness a decade ago, Nadia Johnson has worked tirelessly to achieve what...

Could the Silicon Valley Bank collapse be a good thing for Bay Area homebuyers?

The Silicon Valley Bank meltdown has roiled the banking system, financial markets, the tech sector and even...

12 years later, apartment project at center of Bay Area housing battles cleared to move forward

After more than a decade, one of the Bay Area’s most contentious housing battles has finally come...

11 Bay Area affordable housing projects squeezed by Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Rendering of The Kelsey Civic Center planned for San Francisco. (WRNS and Santos...

Advocates push for state amendment to make housing a ‘human right’

Should the state guarantee a right to housing for all Californians?A coalition of anti-poverty advocates led by...

Bay Area weather: After thunderstorms and hail, snow could be on the way this weekend

Snow covers the higher elevation of Mount Diablo at sunset seen from San...

Alameda County Supervisors allow eviction moratorium to remain until end of April

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday evening declined to hold a much-anticipated review of the...