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Bloomberg

A New Atlas Maps Car-Free Progress Around the World

The Real Deal

Bay Area voters to decide on $20B bond to pay for affordable housing

KQED

Why a $10 Billion California Housing Bond Won’t be on November’s Ballot

Contra Costa Herald

Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+ Blueprint includes 840,000 more affordable homes, guaranteed monthly income

San Francisco Chronicle

Plan scrapped to build Bay Area farmworker housing on coast

San Francisco Standard

Life on the Bay Bridge’s ‘Trash Beach,’ where rent is free and the view is worth millions

Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Marin senior homelessness is a growing threat

Local News Matters

Defying the ‘doom loop’: Vacant to Vibrant pop-ups find downtown SF to their liking

San Francisco Examiner

Pier 39 points to trio of summer openings as a sign of continued rebound

San Francisco Standard

Why San Francisco’s recovery is tied to its struggling hotel industry

Cal Matters

California’s ‘weak’ job market propped up by public money as private sector sheds jobs

San Francisco Chronicle

This downtown S.F. park is an unexpected ‘oasis’ for bird watchers

Fairfield Daily Republic

Measure AA grants available

Marin Independent Journal

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge bike path change could start in fall

Mercury News

Roadway improvements near the Port of Redwood City to ease traffic congestion

San Francisco Chronicle

Muni is heading for a financial cliff. S.F. activists are trying to save it with a new tax

San Francisco Chronicle

Can you name the longest bus route in S.F.? We uncovered that plus more fun Muni facts

Mercury News

Free water shuttle between Alameda and Oakland starts service July 17

Berkeleyside

Berkeley approves fleet of Lime rental e-scooters

Fairfield Daily Republic

STA board meets Wednesday

Mercury News

Glydways founder says access to mobility changes lives for the better

New York Times

The American Elevator Explains Why Housing Costs Have Skyrocketed

San Francisco Examiner

Record empty offices hurt SF firms, workers who tailor, repair spaces

San Francisco Chronicle

More people are into birding, including this 17-year-old S.F. birder. Just don’t ask him about quail

Mercury News

Are solar panels a good investment? New Berkeley study offers an answer

Marin Independent Journal

Tiburon open space acquisition in final stages

San Francisco Chronicle

Big changes could be coming to Bay Area’s largest bus agency. Here’s how it would impact riders

Mercury News

As VTA waits for federal funding decision on the San Jose BART extension, a report from the feds details additional project risks

Palo Alto Daily Post

Transit ridership still hasn’t recovered; Caltrain the worst off

Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael Transit Center plan hits snag

Fairfield Daily Republic

Millions allocated for Solano highways, roads

San Jose Spotlight

Mallon: The deceptive influence of anti-transit groups

Local News Matters

More than 180 affordable housing units completed in Oakland’s Fruitvale Transit Village

Mercury News

Mountain House gives California something it hasn’t seen in a decade

Mercury News

12 people compete for every rental unit in Silicon Valley, new study says

Mercury News

Bay Area tech layoff totals jump to worst pace in more than a year

San Francisco Examiner

Is The City in danger of losing its chilly climate identity?

New York Times

And the Winner Is … the Slowest!

San Francisco Examiner

Measure taxing Uber, Waymo to fund Muni could head to ballot

San Francisco Chronicle

Waymo vs. Uber: Is a robotaxi better in S.F.’s most challenging neighborhoods?

Local News Matters

Caltrans installs almost 200 highway cameras across Bay Area in safety pilot program

San Francisco Standard

Pigeon cruelty? Hawk harassment? Inside BART’s bird battle

Mercury News

‘Please practice patience’: Bay Area highways and airports expected to be crowded amid record Fourth of July travel

San Francisco Standard

‘Everything rests on this’: Will taxpayers loan Bay Area counties $20B to fix housing?

San Francisco Chronicle

Two of S.F.’s biggest hotels reportedly lose $1 billion in value after owner exits

San Francisco Examiner

St. Mary’s, St. Francis hospitals officially joining UCSF

The Oaklandside

Oakland passes budget, but big cuts are still on the table

Bay Nature

Sailing the Salt Line

Fairfield Daily Republic

Spering to head transit funding committee

Mercury News

FasTrak text messages seeking payments are a scam, California AG Bonta says

Petaluma Argus-Courier

In Bay Area first, Petaluma’s public bus services are now free

Mercury News

High-speed rail reaches major milestone for route between Bay Area and Los Angeles

San Francisco Chronicle

‘It feels like a roller coaster’: Take a ride on S.F.’s steepest Muni route

East Bay Times

Bikes & bites: Three iconic Bay Area bike trails and where to eat along the way

Bloomberg

Mass Transit That Can Move a Megalopolis

San Francisco Examiner

SF ‘truly in a new era’ as it must fast-track housing projects

San Francisco Standard

YIMBY dreams come true as state bill eliminates housing red tape

Mercury News

Where’s the toughest place to find an apartment in California?

Local News Matters

Priced out of town: Newark councilman quits, blames sky-high Bay Area housing market

San Francisco Chronicle

Two Bay Area tech companies to lay off hundreds of workers

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