San Francisco

Calif. Neighborhood Gets Second Chance 

Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco is acquiring bank-owned homes in the Bella Haven neighborhood of Menlo Park as part of its new Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP). At the sight of a modest, foreclosed home in Menlo Park, Habitat representatives announced the initiative’s pilot phase. Beginning tomorrow, the group will start rehabilitating five vacant bank-owned properties in the area, for occupancy by low-income families. Habitat said it hopes to expand the initiative to other areas hard-hit by the foreclosure crisis.