#Housing Development

#Housing Development

This story was originally printed on Nov. 21 in the Post.If you want to get the scoop on local news, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations.BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
Palo Alto City Council may be forced to approve undesirable developments if the city doesn't get its eight-year housing plan approved by the state before Feb. 1, City Manager Ed Shikada said.

SAN JOSE A San Jose site where a 132-room hotel was proposed has tumbled into a loan default and faces foreclosure, a fresh indicator of post-coronavirus economic maladies for the Bay Area lodging sector.The hotel was proposed at 1510 South De Anza Blvd. in west San Jose, very close to the Cupertino city line, according to San Jose planning documents.

As the COVID-19 pandemic raged around the country in the summer of 2021, another virus-an endemic one spread by mosquitoes-thrashed residents of one Arizona county, causing a record-shattering outbreak that left 101 people dead, according to a study published today by Arizona health officials.The virus is West Nile, which constantly lurks in hundreds of bird species in the US and spreads to humans via mosquito bites.

A new study examining the effect of development on biodiversity and species-at-risk in a massive national park could shut down part of Ontario's plan to build housing in the area, says Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault.Guilbeault says the study will be done as soon as possible on Rouge National Urban Park in the Greater Toronto Area.

Conservative political organizers in Toronto have shifted into high gear in the wake of John Tory's announcement that he will resign as mayor and names of potential candidates are starting to emerge.The two names being floated the most frequently by Ontario PC and Conservative Party of Canada sources who've spoken with CBC News since Tory's shock announcement on Friday night: Beaches-East York councillor Brad Bradford, who's chair of the city's planning and housing committee Willowdale MPP Stan Cho, who's currently associate minister of transportation in Premier Doug Ford's government.

Ontario Provincial Police say they're working to determine whether they should investigate the government's plans to open up the protected Greenbelt to development.The Progressive Conservative government has proposed removing land from 15 different areas of the Greenbelt so that 50,000 homes can be built, while adding acres elsewhere.

As Canada's largest city battles a housing crisis, Toronto's Port Lands could handle more density if city planners call for it, according to one of the project's managers.Although housing development in the waterfront megaproject is still years away, the foundational infrastructure that will service the new neighbourhoods in the area is nearing completion.

Some future changes are in store for Edaville Family Theme Park, southeastern Massachusetts' popular train-themed attraction.The owner of the Carver park, which opened 76 years ago, plans to do away with the Thomas Land section of the park and wants to only open during the months of November and December, with some offseason events.

WS Communities' Scott Walter and NMS Properties' Neil Shekhter with rendering of 3030 Nebraska Avenue (WS Communities, Kevin Scanlon, Getty) WS Communities, an affiliate of Neil Shekhter's NMS Properties, is planning to list its largest and most controversial builder's remedy project in Santa Monica, The Real Deal has learned.

SAN JOSE A San Jose office building that had been seized through a foreclosure in recent years has managed for the moment to avoid a second auction and foreclosure after landing some financing.The building, located at 826 North Winchester Boulevard in San Jose, had been scheduled to be auctioned off on Jan. 6, but the sale was canceled on Dec. 29, soon after it landed two new loans.

A slim majority of ultraconservatives are holding Washington, D.C., hostage.So what's the outlook for the 118th Congress and its ability to govern?Representative Ro Khanna joins us to share the latest on the almost unprecedented gridlock on Capitol Hill.Plus a look at the January 6th Select Committee findings and the future of California's U.S. Senate seat.

Santa Claus meets one of the families who visited Fielders Quarter at Barking Riverside for the Christmas event (Image: Bellway London) Santa Claus and his reindeer dropped in at a new housing development to "spread some Christmas cheer".Father Christmas gave out presents to children as he visited the Fielders Quarter development in Barking Riverside on December 11.A young visitor meets one of Santa's reindeer (Image: Bellway London) The event was hosted by Bellway London Partnerships, whose acting head of sales Dominic Griffiths said: "It was fantastic to have Santa and his reindeer join us at our sales office to meet residents at Fielders Quarter.

Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles president Dan Yukelson (LinkedIn, Getty) Landlord advocacy group Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles has joined with a nonprofit tax policy lobbying group to file the first legal challenge to Measure ULA, the controversial new City of L.A. transfer tax measure.

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on December 8, 2022.Bandar Al-Jaloud, AFP Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a raft of deals with Saudi officials during a three-day visit to Riyadh as Beijing seeks to shore up its Covid-hit economy and as the Saudis, long-term US allies, push to diversify their economic and political alliances.

A 1,300-year-old gold-and-gemstone necklace that was recently discovered in an ancient grave site in England may have belonged to a woman who was an early Christian leader, according to experts involved in the discovery.The ancient jewelry was unearthed in Northamptonshire in April during excavations that took place ahead of a planned housing development, according to RPS, a professional services firm that managed the archaeological investigation on behalf of the housing developer, Vistry Group.