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Pedro Jimenez from Concord, left, is a member of the Alliance for Californians for Community Empowerment and a tenant and joins fellow protesters in the Housing NOW! movement to repeal the Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act and fight for rent control in Pleasant Hill, Calif., on Thursday, July 27, 2017. The protest was organized by Housing NOW! an umbrella movement Recent efforts in Lake County made strides to stabilize rents as well. - PHOTO BY Laura A. Oda — Bay area news group

Bay Area tenants confront landlords, call for rent control

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

As Bay Area residents continue to face high housing costs, tenants and community activists are calling on corporate landlords to stop rent increases and for support in broadening rent control...

Jose Carlos Fajardo — Bay Area News Group The John Muir House photographed at the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez. The John Muir House was built in 1882 by Dr. John Strentzel who is John Muir’s father-in-law. The 17-room wood frame mansion is of the late Victorian period. The house was built for about $20,000 and was declared a National Historic Site in 1964.

U.S. House approves bill to expand John Muir National Historic Site

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

MARTINEZ >> For the second time, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill allowing the National Park Service to accept 44 acres donated to the John Muir National...

This photograph shows a sign advertising an apartment for rent in Mill Valley. - Jeff Vendsel — Marin Independent Journal

Bay Area cities choosing mediation over rent control

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

CONCORD >> As the divisive debate over rent control spread across the Bay Area last year, city leaders settled on mediation as a compromise between tenants seeking relief from soaring...

Alex Wallash, all from Berkeley, from left, his mother JoAnn Wallash, his sister Elyse Wallash, and his fiancee Brittany Walker smile as they take a selfie while attending the 8th annual Spring Brews Festival at Todos Santos Plaza in Concord. Thousands of attendees packed the park to enjoy beer from over 60 beer vendors. - Jose Carlos — Bay Area News Group

Can craft beer get millennials to move to ‘burbs?

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

CONCORD >> Concord VIBE, a program promoting the city to young professionals looking for a hip place to live, work or open a business, is the brainchild of a 30-year-old...

Congresswoman Barbara Lee express her feelings before a crowd during a candlelight vigil for the fire victims of the ‘Ghost Ship’ converted warehouse at Lake Merritt in Oakland. She has indicated that she will not attend the inauguration. - Ray Chavez — Bay Area News Group

Lee, DeSaulnier skipping Trump inauguration

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

WASHINGTON, DC >> Northern California lawmakers are among a growing number of Congressional Democrats who plan to boycott President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.U.S. Reps. Barbara Lee, D- Oakland, and Mark DeSaulnier,...

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