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Cal Matters

Will controversial California housing law become permanent?

SF Gate

Rich Bay Area towns mull 'disturbing' scheme to dodge low-income housing

San Francisco Chronicle

A housing shortage is forcing this California university to consider putting dorm rooms on a floating barge

S.F. could kill plan for tiny homes for homeless due to ‘overwhelming’ backlash, ‘absurd’ costs

Press Democrat

How will Santa Rosa add 4,700 homes? New blueprint outlines 8-year housing strategy

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. tech company Twilio latest to cut staff

Berkeleyside

Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín files for state Senate run

Mercury News

Bicyclist’s ‘Tour de Disaster’ video shows extent of storm devastation in Santa Cruz Mountains

Marin Independent Journal

Highway 37 pact unites agencies on widening, elevation projects

Fairfield Daily Republic

Agencies reach agreement for Highway 37 interim fixes

KPIX

Bay Area transit operators facing huge budget shortfall as potential fiscal cliff looms

Local News Matters

BART could implement 11 percent fare hike over next 2 years

Mercury News

Does a gas pump hose really cost $3,700 to replace? Roadshow

The Oaklandside

Slow Streets are returning to Oakland through neighborhood bike routes and paving projects

New York Times

As Subway Ridership Rebounds, Some Women Are Reluctant to Return

KQED

Bay Area housing bond being eyed, newly formed BAHFA to take role

Cal Matters

California’s housing duel between state and local governments intensifies

San Francisco Chronicle

These S.F. neighborhoods would be most transformed by the city’s housing plan

San Francisco Chronicle

This law has fast-tracked 3,000 housing units in San Francisco. Now, one lawmaker wants to expand it

East Bay Times

Running the trains while helping those in need: BART takes on the Bay Area homelessness crisis

East Bay Times

Homeowner invokes ‘builders remedy’ in brazen plan to build 20-unit housing complex in Los Altos Hills

Fairfield Daily Republic

Pilot homeless program, workforce housing part of Fairfield’s future

Mercury News

Evictions eclipsed pre-pandemic levels in these Bay Area counties as tenant protections expired

San Francisco Chronicle

Can downtown S.F. be revived? Mayor Breed and business leaders commit to new vision after ‘a lot of denial

San Francisco Chronicle

Cruise ships are back in SF along with much needed tourism money

East Bay Times

Tech and biotech layoffs erase more than 19,000 Bay Area jobs

San Francisco Chronicle

'I’d have to gut my house': Plan to phase out natural gas devices sparks fierce debate in Bay Area

San Francisco Examiner

How Bay Area concrete could offer climate change solutions

KQED

Can a 7.8 Earthquake Hit the Bay Area? Here's the Science Behind It

San Francisco Standard

Wiener’s Big Ask in Sacramento: a Lifeline for BART, Muni

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. will extend parking meter hours soon. Here's what to expect

SF Gate

SMART train receives millions for expansion to connect SF with Wine Country

KPIX

Highway 37 revisited by new partnership

San Francisco Chronicle

California could start charging drivers more for owning heavy trucks and SUVs

San Francisco Examiner

Caltrain to suspend service between two cities this weekend

Bloomberg

The Economic Resilience of the Most Walkable US Neighborhoods

San Francisco Chronicle

A year ago S.F. leaders celebrated this affordable housing groundbreaking. Then the work stopped

Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito readies housing element for state submission

East Bay Times

Nine years of controversy, hundreds of planned East Bay housing units—and now, nothing

Berkeleyside

Up in the air: Negotiations between Berkeley and BART tie up plan for housing at Ashby station

Cal Matters

Gimme Shelter: Can an obscure law unleash a lot more housing in California?

NBC Bay Area

Bay Area Homes Selling Below Asking Price for the First Time in Over 10 Years

San Francisco Chronicle

These are the incentives Mayor Breed wants to give companies to move to S.F.

San Francisco Standard

Downtown San Francisco Is Dead. Here’s the Plan To Save It

Mercury News

Local buyer grabs big hunk of Richmond land for more than $100 million

Press Democrat

Gas stoves are latest flashpoint in culture war. Here’s what Sonoma County chefs have to say about it

KTVU

Bay Area transit: Off a financial cliff?

KGO-TV

25% fewer Muni buses possible as SFMTA faces potential $214 million deficit

Daily Cal

UC Berkeley, BART talk Clipper BayPass plans, fare integration

San Francisco Examiner

BART closing several East Bay stations during Presidents Day weekend

Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Making tricky Miracle Mile intersection safer brings countywide benefits

Bloomberg

Proposal Would Reward Cities That Take Cops Out of Traffic Stops

San Francisco Chronicle

The Bay Area housing market is flashing a key warning sign

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. may have found a way to help fund the city’s stalled housing projects

East Bay Times

Nine years of controversy, hundreds of planned East Bay housing units—and now, nothing

East Bay Times

Oakland’s plan to add over 26,000 new homes fails to meet state requirements, city at risk of penalties

East Bay Times

Busy developer grabs Berkeley parcels needed for new housing project

San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County sued for missing housing plan deadline

Marin Independent Journal

Fairfax sued over tardy plan for housing

Marin Independent Journal

Marin to offer housing vouchers to Richardson Bay mariners

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