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SF Examiner

Mission district tiny-homes project to move forward amid debate

Marin IJ

California house payments jump 127% in pandemic era with rates at 23-year high

Mercury News

Downtown San Jose economy shows signs of rebound

SF Chronicle

Tech layoffs: Google lays off workers in second cut in two months

East Bay Times

Public nuisance vs public access: Fence blocking popular Mount Diablo path renews years-long clash

Marin IJ

New rules target California air pollution from ships

Marin Independent Journal

SMART awards $32.5M contract for second Petaluma train station

The Real Deal

San Jose pays $24M for site approved for homes to enable high-speed rail

Mercury News

Corpses, ashes and unborn children — none count as passengers in California carpool lanes

Press Democrat

Caltrans to close Highway 12 sections again for paving project. Here’s when and where

Bloomberg

Buttigieg Highlights Need for Safer Roads: CityLab Event

Fast Company

Estonia’s capital made mass transit free a decade ago. Car traffic went up

San Francisco Chronicle

Mayor Breed: Meeting housing target unlikely

San Francisco Examiner

SF mayor doubts city can reach state-mandated housing goals

Local News Matters

Milpitas explores commercial sites for development of affordable housing units

NBC Bay Area

How 8% mortgage rates are impacting the Bay Area housing market

Cal Matters

Why aren’t high interest rates pushing down home prices?

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. exodus: What we can learn from the U.S.’s fastest growing big city

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area’s Jelly Belly sold to candy company; local jobs safe

San Francisco Chronicle

Sonoma winery known for affordable Chardonnay has sold

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose wants to be the center of the AI boom

Mercury News

Bay Area loses jobs in September, California employment gains nearly vanish

San Francisco Chronicle

Dormant supervolcano near Yosemite is cooling, causing thousands of quakes, scientists say

Axios

Bay Area residents taking more bike trips than before pandemic

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s Central Subway to be closed during APEC. Chinatown leaders fear it could impact neighborhood

Mercury News

Wildcat Canyon Road repair in Contra Costa County will take several years: Roadshow

San Francisco Chronicle

Tech layoffs: Waymo lays off more workers amid significant driverless taxi expansion

Local News Matters

Marin County to hold online public meeting on Mt. Tam’s Four Corners intersection plan

Mercury News

California has 11 of largest housing shortages in US, study says

San Francisco Chronicle

Stark reality for Bay Area homebuyers: a $10,000-a-month mortgage

San Francisco Examiner

SF approved handful of new housing permits in August

Mercury News

Big affordable housing project may sprout along San Jose train line

Local News Matters

Stanford plan calls for more housing on campus as part of county’s housing strategy

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose greenlights hotel conversion for student housing

Bloomberg

Mayors Address Affordable Housing Challenge: CityLab Event

San Francisco Chronicle

Downtown S.F.’s recovery nearly twice as strong as previously thought, revised report says

San Francisco Chronicle

Pop ups have arrived in S.F.’s Financial District. Do things feel any different?

East Bay Times

Electronics manufacturer cuts East Bay jobs in fresh tech layoffs

KQED

California Mandates Coastal Cities Plan for Future Sea-Level Rise

Cal Matters

California weighs ending climate credits for cow poop

Mercury News

Southbound 87 to be repaved during closure this weekend: Roadshow

San Francisco Examiner

Federal regulators launch probe into Cruise self-driving cars

Associated Press

Report: Young driver fatality rates have fallen sharply in the US, helped by education, technology

Mercury News

Alameda responds to Oakland Airport expansion plan with blistering 110-page critique

New York Times

Longer Commutes, Shorter Lives: The Costs of Not Investing in America

San Francisco Chronicle

Mayor Breed proposes a vote on removing taxes for office conversions in S.F.

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.'s tax on vacant homes is launching soon. Here's when first payments are due

Press Democrat

PD Editorial: Affordable housing isn’t only a state problem

Mercury News

Solano County residents voice concerns over ‘California Forever’ development

New York Times

I Live in My Car

Mercury News

US work-from-home rates drop to lowest since pandemic

Local News Matters

LinkedIn to lay off over 600 employees, says step is ‘necessary, regular part’ of business

San Francisco Chronicle

Video shows ‘striking white’ orca calf swimming in Monterey Bay

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco is getting 33 speed cameras. Here's where they could go

Los Angeles Daily News

Drivers in three Southern California cities can get speeding tickets from a roadside camera

San Francisco Standard

Why Is Illegal Parking in Bike Lanes Rarely Enforced in San Francisco?

Mercury News

Bicyclists and drivers plead for caution on roadways: Roadshow

Petaluma Argus-Courier

City program lets residents report unsafe streets

Reuters

GM's self-driving unit Cruise probed for pedestrian risks

San Francisco Chronicle

Robotaxis debuted in two U.S. cities. Only S.F. has a problem with it

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