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Ethan Varian

Struggling to find a Bay Area roofer after recent winter storms? You’re not alone

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 18: Roofers with R E Roofing work at...

Is the Bay Area on the verge of a housing construction slowdown?

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Sept. 9: A construction worker on a project in...

Bay Area storms: High winds, floods, mudslides a threat this weekend and into next week

A motorist drives through a flooded Marina Vista Avenue in Martinez, Calif., on...

Does your homeowners insurance cover damage by California’s recent storms?

Evan Sousa, left, gets help from Calvin Drake pushing water out of his...

Slow start to crab season means local Dungeness will be hard to find this New Year’s weekend

Jerry Thompson, of San Francisco, walks near a container of Dungeness crabs on...

Map: Here’s where San Jose plans to add 77,500 new homes over the next decade

To put a dent in its chronic housing shortage, San Jose is planning for as many as...

Map: Here’s where Oakland plans to build 36,000 new homes over the next decade

To ease its deepening housing crisis, Oakland is planning for as many as 36,000 new homes over...

This East Bay city is the first in the Bay Area to win the state’s ‘pro-housing’ designation

Oakland is the first Bay Area city to win the state’s “pro-housing” designation, giving it a leg...