In a rare bipartisan effort for a deeply divided Congress, the Senate has passed a broad bill to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable. The bill passed on Thursday would reduce regulations, regulate corporate investors and expand how housing dollars can be used to build affordable homes and rentals. It now heads back to the House, which passed a separate version earlier this year. It is unclear whether President Donald Trump would sign it after declaring last weekend that he won't sign any new measures unless Congress passes legislation that would require voters to show proof of citizenship.

I have to hand it to Menlo Park, they seem to do things in a big way. First was the massive Facebook (now Meta) campus, and then there was all…

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This week I took a long walk up into Belmont, to check on a pair of affordable housing projects well underway along El Camino Real.

It’s fun to make predictions, but hard to be accurate — so take mine with a grain of salt. Having recently summarized much of the activity thr…

Once again, it’s time to summarize Redwood City’s 2025 based on the columns and blog posts I wrote throughout the year. Because my columns oft…