Housing and Infrastructure

  • Fire Victims Voice Anger and Frustration

    Fire Victims Voice Anger and Frustration

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    Share with FriendsPlagued by construction delays and missed deadlines, a group of Sonoma County fire victims are voicing frustration over their dealings with an out-of-town contractor, who they claim has […]

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  • Healdsburg Gets Aggressive on Affordable Housing

    Healdsburg Gets Aggressive on Affordable Housing

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    Share with FriendsAs cities throughout the North Bay struggle to find and build affordable housing, Healdsburg has embarked on a bold plan…designed to get results fast. Just this week, the […]

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  • Public Weighs In on Downtown Future

    Public Weighs In on Downtown Future

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    Share with FriendsWhat should downtown Santa Rosa look like five or ten years from now? That was the question the city of Santa Rosa took directly to the people on […]

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  • Wildfire Cottages Rise with Volunteer Help

    Wildfire Cottages Rise with Volunteer Help

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    Share with Friends A small home community now taking shape in Santa Rosa’s Fountaingrove neighborhood is testing how new, innovative construction techniques can get affordable houses built cheaply, and efficiently. […]

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  • Stakeholders Join Forces on Highway 37 Future

    Stakeholders Join Forces on Highway 37 Future

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    Share with FriendsIts repair and redesign will take years, and likely cost more than a billion dollars. But the future of flood-prone Highway 37 and the sensitive wetlands it crosses […]

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  • Motel Purchase Could Shelter Homeless

    Motel Purchase Could Shelter Homeless

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    Share with FriendsA real estate purchase quietly moving forward could have a dramatic impact on the availability of housing for Santa Rosa’s homeless population. The project would turn an aging […]

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  • Public to Weigh In on Santa Rosa Downtown

    Public to Weigh In on Santa Rosa Downtown

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    Share with FriendsThe city of Santa Rosa is kicking off an aggressive push to gather public input on sweeping changes planned for the city’s downtown core. Starting May 1st, city […]

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  • Caritas Project Attacks Homelessness

    Caritas Project Attacks Homelessness

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    Share with FriendsHomelessness is a tough, multilayered problem, and one that needs an aggressive response. That’s the message Catholic Charities has brought to Santa Rosa with it’s new Caritas Village […]

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  • Judge’s Decision Huge for North Bay Commuters

    Judge’s Decision Huge for North Bay Commuters

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    Share with FriendsWhen a San Francisco judge this past week threw out a challenge to Regional Measure 3, the North Bay’s transportation leaders let out a collective sigh of relief. […]

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  • Infrastructure Bill May be Key to Highway 37 Future

    Infrastructure Bill May be Key to Highway 37 Future

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    Share with FriendsAs the rainy season winds down across the North Bay, the hard work of recovery from the storms of the past winter continues.  And nowhere is the vulnerability […]

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  • Assistance for Flooding Homeless

    Assistance for Flooding Homeless

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    Share with FriendsHow has recent flooding on the Russian River affected homelessness in lower river communities?  That’s the question that county officials are trying to determine.  County supervisors have allocated […]

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  • Roseland Rebirth Moving Ahead

    Roseland Rebirth Moving Ahead

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    Share with FriendsThe look of Santa Rosa’s long-neglected Roseland neighborhood will soon be changing, thanks to a project designed to bring new services, and renewed pride to the community. Karl […]

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