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#bay-area-housing

At its height, Church for Today founded in 1957 by theologian, educator, and music promoter the Rev. William Hazaiah Williams, Jr. was a sonically vibrant, multiracial hub in Northwest Berkeley. The church's long-running concert series showcased Black opera stars and classical musicians. In the 1970s, a young Barbara Lee, now mayor of Oakland, had a spiritual and ethical awakening in its pews. Later, in the 1990s, church leaders were charged with fraudulently using money taken in for the concert series toward personal expenses.

For Aislyn and Ali Benjamin, an ADU, a small secondary home on an existing lot, was the most practical way into homeownership. They live near Danville, California - a small city just over an hour east of San Francisco - where the median home sale price was $1.8 million in August, according to Realtor.com. Wanting to stay near their jobs and avoid long-term renting, they built a 1,200-square-foot unit in the backyard of Ali's parents' home in San Ramon, a city next to Danville.

A 2,122-square-foot house built in 1977 on Paso Robles Drive sold for $1,610,000 on April 17, 2025, equating to $759 per square foot.