Chris Ramos spent years cycling through room rentals and living in his van, all so he could one day afford a home of his own.

On March 7, Snail Bar is opening a new cafe and listening bar called Upstairs in their neighbor’s former two-bedroom apartment ... anything like this in the Bay,” Florez said.

At the time, McDaniel already owned over 20 properties in the Minden area in the form of short ... The ceilings on the old apartments were caving in and some even had bullet holes in the windows.

A man who San Jose police said fled to Mexico after stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death outside her apartment in 2013 was returned to the Bay Area last week to face a murder charge, police said ...

The cozy space still retains an apartment-like feel ... “I don’t think there’s anything like this in the Bay,” Florez said. “I think we’re the first to do it. I think that hopefully ...