Households are expected to spend about 30 percent of their income on housing, Abrahms said, but 33 percent of Vacaville households pay more than that to secure their housing in the city, meaning the industry would identify them as "cost-burdened," he said.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a new law on Tuesday that aims to simplify the process of building housing on lots currently dedicated to car-centric uses, such as parking lots and gas stations.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors is planning to discuss later this month possibly crucial financing for a proposal by the Oakland A s for a new baseball stadium at Howard Terminal in Oakland.