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San Francisco Standard

The rent is too damn AI: Peskin seeks ban on price-hike software

Richmondside

Richmond Rent Board increases landlord fees, limits rent hikes to 1.4%

San Francisco Chronicle

What if AI puts everyone out of work?

San Francisco Standard

Salesforce mandates October return to office for most employees as layoffs continue

San Francisco Chronicle

Struggling downtown S.F. tower signs a flurry of leases for office space

Mercury News

Desalination plant proposed for San Francisco Bay

KPIX

San Antonio Creek to reopen after fish die-off

Mass Transit

MTC receives $350,000 state grant to study seamless paratransit trips

Mercury News

Transit news you can use: New fare gates at BART Civic Center station, Caltrain electrifies, BARTmobile comes to Orinda

SF Gate

Bay Area city fights to save its train station from destruction

San Francisco Chronicle

Drinkable exhaust makes a splash as hydrogen-powered ferry premieres on S.F. Bay

San Francisco Chronicle

The next wave of robotaxis is driving outside of S.F. They’re unlike anything you’ve experienced

Cal Matters

Crime is rising at L.A. Metro. Is a new police force the answer?

San Francisco Chronicle

Square footage in this Silicon Valley city is the most expensive in the U.S.

Mercury News

Bay Area builders say city impact fees hinder new housing. A recent Supreme Court ruling may give developers more power to fight them.

Local News Matters

Brentwood commission denied controversial Bridle Gate housing development — again

KQED

Farmers Are Divided Over California Forever's Plan in Solano County

Vallejo Times-Herald

Solano releases California Forever report

Mercury News

Bay Area adds jobs in June, but tech-dependent regions lose workers

San Francisco Examiner

Saks Fifth Ave. won’t say if Union Square transition result of merger

Local News Matters

Pacific Flyway Center takes wing: Nature site aims to bring public closer to migratory birds

San Francisco Chronicle

California reservoir levels dropped by billions of gallons in July. Here’s why

San Francisco Examiner

BART's new fare gates are finally being built in San Francisco

Local News Matters

BART to begin installing anti-fare evasion gates at San Francisco Civic Center station

The Oaklandside

BART skips over this Oakland neighborhood, so residents launched a campaign for a station

San Francisco Chronicle

New Oakland-Alameda water taxi to restart service after suspension

Mercury News

New water shuttle between Oakland and Alameda to resume service Friday

San Francisco Standard

The new road rage: ‘Disrespect’ to drivers fuels an angry political movement

Associated Press

Yoga, meditation and prayer: Urban transit workers cope with violence and fear on the job

Fairfield Daily Republic

Solano County seeking comments on Road Safety Plan

Press Democrat

Sonoma County supervisors place Bay Area affordable housing bond on the November ballot

San Francisco Chronicle

This data shows exactly when S.F. housing costs diverged from nearly everywhere else

San Francisco Chronicle

Mayor Breed says ‘very aggressive’ sweep of S.F. homeless encampments will launch in August

Local News Matters

Planners introduce Redwood City’s ‘transit-oriented,’ 100% affordable housing project

Gilroy Dispatch

Developer claims ‘builder’s remedy’ victory for 501-unit project

KQED

Berkeley, First City to Sanctify Single-Family Zoning, Considers Historic Reversal: Allowing Small Apartments

Napa Valley Register

Napa airport land use zoning raises housing concerns

Mercury News

Empty offices haunt downtown San Jose, Oakland and San Francisco

Mercury News

Bay Area adds jobs in June, but tech-dependent regions lose workers

San Francisco Chronicle

Saks Fifth Avenue in S.F.’s Union Square switches to ‘appointment only’ shopping, announces layoffs

Bay Nature

California May List Ancient, Iconic White Sturge

Mercury News

Report: A Bay Area without BART would impact housing, traffic and the economy

San Francisco Chronicle

Street safety changes are coming to S.F.’s West Portal. Here’s when they take effect

San Francisco Standard

‘Least bad option’: SFMTA greenlights West Portal compromise street safety plan

Marin Independent Journal

Consultant: Novato roads need greater investment to be maintained

Vallejo Times-Herald

Vallejo to install new electric vehicle chargers as SolTrans pulls its plugs

Berkeleyside

City installs 2 new bus stop benches outside North Berkeley Senior Center

SF Gate

Community Meeting Set To Discuss $20B Housing Bond

San Francisco Chronicle

Apple, Silicon Valley billionaire back $50 million fund for affordable Bay Area housing

Mercury News

Apple affordable housing push helps Santa Cruz, San Francisco projects

San Francisco Chronicle

It’s official: S.F.’s Stonestown to become west side’s largest residential development in 50 years

San Mateo Daily Journal

100% affordable housing proposal expedited in Redwood City

Mercury News

What would Biden’s proposed 5% nationwide rent cap mean for the Bay Area?

San Francisco Chronicle

Tesla goes on hiring spree, looking to fill hundreds of new Bay Area jobs after major layoffs

San Francisco Examiner

SF still losing tech jobs, but is a rebound on the horizon?

Local News Matters

Public comment sought on draft environmental impact for proposed Sonoma casino

Bay Nature

A Richmond Creek Gets Spruced Up, for Fish and People Alike

San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA says cable-car shutdown could end this week

San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateans raise concern over 101/92 project

Local News Matters

Angel Island ferry line will go electric under new deal with New Zealand technology firm

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