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Housing Reporter
Kate Talerico
Kate Talerico is a Bay Area News Group reporter covering housing for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. Before that, she covered growth and development at the Idaho Statesman, and lived in France for two years, teaching English to high school students. Kate graduated from Brown University with a BA degree in urban studies. She can talk for hours about urban planning, architecture, and design — and don't get her started on parking.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Language: French
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![Impact fees can add thousands of dollars onto a new home. Developers say they're keeping projects from penciling out. Impact fees can add thousands of dollars onto a new home. Developers say they're keeping projects from penciling out.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SJM-L-HOUSEPROD-4.jpg?w=132)
Bay Area builders say city impact fees hinder new housing. A recent Supreme Court ruling may give developers more power to fight them.
Impact fees can add thousands of dollars onto a new home. Developers say they're keeping projects from penciling out.
![A husband and wife in San Jose were robbed of their 4-month-old shih tzu puppy Wednesday night A husband and wife in San Jose were robbed of their 4-month-old shih tzu puppy Wednesday night](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-PUPPY-0721-01.jpg?w=140)
4-month-old puppy stolen at gunpoint reunited with San Jose owners
A husband and wife in San Jose were robbed of their 4-month-old shih tzu puppy Wednesday night
![Ryan Jergesen and Linda Hurley's wanted the small Alameda County school to display only the California and U.S. flags Ryan Jergesen and Linda Hurley's wanted the small Alameda County school to display only the California and U.S. flags](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-SUNOLSUP-0921-10.jpg?w=132)
Recall vote ousts 2 East Bay school board members who pushed to ban gay Pride flags
Ryan Jergesen and Linda Hurley's wanted the small Alameda County school to display only the California and U.S. flags
![The youngster was last seen Thursday night at the Casa Arroyo Apartments The youngster was last seen Thursday night at the Casa Arroyo Apartments](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/EBT-L-FREMISS-0714-02.jpg?w=121)
Missing 3-year-old Fremont girl found dead at San Jose recycling facility
The youngster was last seen Thursday night at the Casa Arroyo Apartments
![Project developer Greystar hopes to use the ‘builder’s remedy’ to forgo zoning codes and land-use designations. Project developer Greystar hopes to use the ‘builder’s remedy’ to forgo zoning codes and land-use designations.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-MENLODEV-01.jpg?w=140)
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Plans for 140-unit Menlo Park residential complex submitted under developer loophole
Project developer Greystar hopes to use the ‘builder’s remedy’ to forgo zoning codes and land-use designations.
![Many former humble towns have become wealthy enclaves as residents fight back new development. Many former humble towns have become wealthy enclaves as residents fight back new development.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SJM-L-TWOMILLION-06XX-7.jpg?w=140)
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The Bay Area has 33 ‘two-million-dollar’ cities. Here’s where they are
Many former humble towns have become wealthy enclaves as residents fight back new development.
![Bay Area man's quest ends with three apartments to pick from. Here's which one he chose, and why. Bay Area man's quest ends with three apartments to pick from. Here's which one he chose, and why.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SJM-L-HOUSEHUNT-0615-10.jpg?w=132)
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With rents on the decline, he looked for a new place. What could he find for $2,000?
Bay Area man's quest ends with three apartments to pick from. Here's which one he chose, and why.
![San Mateo County Sheriff's officers urge public to call 911 if they spot the animal. San Mateo County Sheriff's officers urge public to call 911 if they spot the animal.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SJM-L-LIONS-0706-1.jpg?w=113)
Mountain lion spotted in Millbrae Saturday afternoon
San Mateo County Sheriff's officers urge public to call 911 if they spot the animal.
![Two RVs caught fire Saturday morning near Raimondi Park. Two RVs caught fire Saturday morning near Raimondi Park.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SJM-L-OAKFIRE-02.jpg?w=117)
RV fire causes power outages in West Oakland after catching electrical wires
Two RVs caught fire Saturday morning near Raimondi Park.
![Police are still looking for the driver of the BMW 535i that hit a pedestrian on International Boulevard. Police are still looking for the driver of the BMW 535i that hit a pedestrian on International Boulevard.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/generic-body-found-police-crime-scene-036.jpg?w=140)
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Pedestrian dies in hit-and-run in East Oakland. Police are searching for the driver
Police are still looking for the driver of the BMW 535i that hit a pedestrian on International Boulevard.