A look at Silicon Valley's largest landowners helps trace how we got to where we are today — astronomical housing prices, the disappearance of manufacturing and a squeezed middle class. Those findings are from a year-long collaborative reporting project that analyzed more than 50 … | Continue reading
One landowner dominates all others. Stanford University's $19.7 billion in taxable property gives the school impressive sway over housing supply and local government decisions. But as the university seeks an unprecedented expansion, is it doing enough for communities feeling the … | Continue reading
A first of its kind ZIP code-level analysis shows how little most families can afford. For many Bay Area households, the prospect of buying a home — and even renting — is moving further out of reach. But it didn’t just happen overnight, and the situation is vastly different for r … | Continue reading