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With rents on the decline, he decided to look for a new place. What could he find in the East Bay for $2,000?

Mercury News

California lost 222 big employers in 4 years, 3rd-most in the US

Local News Matters

San Mateo supervisors approve $30 per hour ‘livable wage’ for regular county employees

Local News Matters

New subscription service lets you know when air quality incidents happen in the Bay Area

Cal Matters

This giant freshwater fish — North America’s largest — gains California protection

San Francisco Chronicle

For five days in 1980, a great white shark named Sandy lived in Golden Gate Park

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. voters will decide if cars should be permanently banned on the Great Highway

Local News Matters

San Francisco resumes its annual battle with nature to keep sand off the Great Highway

San Francisco Chronicle

Road improvement project in Contra Costa County to add bike lane

San Francisco Chronicle

Muni reveals its first ugly holiday sweater. Welcome to the transit merch wars

San Francisco Examiner

SF won’t have power to regulate robotaxis anytime soon

Mercury News

Robotaxis escape legislative move to let cities control them

Bloomberg

Amazon Promised to Deliver Affordable Housing. How’s It Doing?

Mercury News

San Jose waives key building fees to spur downtown housing highrises

Mercury News

Big San Jose affordable housing project lands key construction loan

Mercury News

San Jose OKs new protections for tens of thousands of mobile home park residents

Fairfield Daily Republic

Energy is central to California Forever's ambitious plan

Vacaville Reporter

California Forever releases water study

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Mayor Breed wants $15 million to revive downtown. But a key city office opposes the plan

San Francisco Chronicle

Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants legend and MLB all-time great, is dead

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Air District to offer $1,500 for 1998 or older vehicles in buyback program

KPIX

Transit task force seeks simplifying fares, transfers across Bay Area agencies

Press Democrat

SMART Pathway groundbreaking in Moorland neighborhood hailed as victory for schoolkids, community

Vacaville Reporter

Dixon to hold hearing on Caltrans, MTC funding

San Francisco Chronicle

SFO’s Harvey Milk Terminal is finally complete: Self-service baggage stations, less congestion

KQED

Uber and Lyft Are Fighting Minimum Wage Laws. But in This State, the Drivers Won

Cal Matters

These cities have a new tactic to evade California housing laws. Legal experts are dubious

San Francisco Examiner

Rezoning shows chasm between young, older San Franciscans

Mercury News

Saratoga residents concerned about hillside builder’s remedy application

San Francisco Chronicle

A stalled 40-story condo tower in S.F. could be revived with a plan for more density

San Francisco Chronicle

This coastal community is one of the Bay Area’s most exclusive markets, even as it faces huge threat

Petaluma Argus-Courier

Petaluma Planning Commission reviews proposal for large new senior living facility

San Francisco Standard

‘Forget the Doom Loop’: 11 new downtown SF pop-ups are opening up to defy the odds

Knee Deep Times

Residents Redesign Their Shore in North Richmond

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area’s second reported dead whale this year washes up on Half Moon Bay beach

Marin Independent Journal

Rehabilitated brown pelicans released in Sausalito

Fairfield Daily Republic

Summit planned for sea rise adaptation interests in San Francisco

Mercury News

Construction begins on BART’s extension to the South Bay

KQED

VTA Breaks Ground on $12.7 Billion BART Extension Through South Bay

KGO-TV

BART passes new budget ahead of projected fiscal cliff, but with some pushback

Daily Cal

BART’s budget to now enhance public safety, train services

San Francisco Examiner

Curbside EV chargers a step closer to landing on San Francisco streets

San Francisco Examiner

How Vision Zero progress in SF stacks up to other cities

Local News Matters

Mechanical issues continue to stall Mare Island Causeway Bridge from fully functioning

Vallejo Times-Herald

Repairs to Mare Island Causeway bridge are delayed

Marin Independent Journal

George Russell: With future of some Marin bus stops in doubt, it’s time to get creative

San Francisco Chronicle

What happens if California Forever can’t build its new Bay Area city? The group has a ‘plan B’

San Francisco Chronicle

Most home listings in San Francisco have been on the market for over a month

Mercury News

Milpitas: Locals petition against high-density friendly zoning in neighborhood

Marin Independent Journal

Marin nonprofit opens apartments for homeless veterans

Berkeleyside

Mildred Howard sculpture honors her mother, who stopped BART from dividing South Berkeley

San Francisco Standard

Shorn of big brands, a downtown San Francisco mall embraces a new class of tenant

Local News Matters

‘Come Hell or High Water’: SF grand jury tells city to harmonize its climate resilience plans

KPIX

Chinook salmon released into San Pablo Bay

Marin Independent Journal

Tiburon open space deal stalls amid state budget talks

San Francisco Examiner

Muni operators union agrees to new contract with SFMTA

Mercury News

State audit: VTA needs governance reform, more project oversight

San Francisco Chronicle

Valencia Street bike lane controversy: S.F.’s new plan leaves a key decision up to merchants

Local News Matters

SamTrans updates bus service schedules for summer, offers youth pass for unlimited rides

San Francisco Examiner

Where San Francisco gas prices stand two years after historic high

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