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San Francisco Examiner

Downtown slump prompts property owners to appeal for lower taxes

KQED

Crab season delayed

Cal Matters

Year in review: Danger signs for California’s economy

Mercury News

His job: Build the largest new reservoir in California in 50 years

San Francisco Chronicle

California storm: Here’s when rain will be heaviest this week

San Francisco Standard

Deep Ocean-Mapping Ship Has Been Exploring Waters Off California Coast

Marin Independent Journal

Report: Marin spotted owl population remains stable

Local News Matters

Birds of a feather get counted together as volunteers fan out for early-winter census

Press Democrat

State provides $50 million for Highway 37, restoration of San Pablo Bay marshes

KPIX

Road safety improvements coming to Bay Area, California with $139 million in federal funding

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. gets $8 million federal grant to improve Tenderloin pedestrian safety

San Francisco Chronicle

What could happen to Valencia Street's controversial bike lane? S.F. officials respond to complaints

San Francisco Standard

A Mysterious ‘Rotting Corpse’ Smell Is Perplexing BART Riders

Berkeleyside

East shore Highway is closed in Berkeley to allow work on the Gilman Street interchange

The Oaklandside

Oakland has paid $35M in 10 years to people injured on its dangerous roads

Nation Review

Mass Transit: Preferred over Cars, Except When It Isn’t

Planetizen

All We Want for the Holidays is…

Mass Transit

Proposed Sacramento sales tax ballot measure to fund affordable housing, transit is shelved

Niskanen Center

Build more housing near transit 2.0

San Francisco Chronicle

Why is S.F. spending $113,000 per cabin for homeless? Nonprofit says it could build for much less

San Francisco Standard

San Francisco’s Stonestown Mall Could Get 3,500 New Homes Under Revised Redevelopment Plan

San Francisco Chronicle

Cruise lays off 24% of workforce amid investigation into S.F. robotaxi crash

San Francisco Chronicle

What does Dow’s record high mean for your 401(k)?

Local News Matters

First winter Spare the Air alert of season issued for Friday; no wood burning allowed

Mercury News

Oakland entrepreneur’s app empowers people to save the environment

San Francisco Chronicle

Storm is headed to California. Here’s when to expect rain

Fairfield Daily Republic

Benicia council to discuss resiliency plan, more money for consultant

Marin Independent Journal

Highway 37 marsh restoration gets $50 million state boost

Cal Matters

California gas tax revenue will drop by $6 billion, threatening roads

Axios

Where public transit is recovering — and where it's not

Mercury News

During holidays, plan on much longer times to get to airport terminals: Roadshow

San Francisco Chronicle

SFO’s runways are sinking, new research finds. Here are the potential impacts

Local News Matters

Donors turn up for bike turnouts; campaign to build them on Mount Diablo exceeds goal

New York Times

Tesla Recalls Autopilot Software in 2 Million Vehicles

Associated Press

What Tesla Autopilot does, why it’s being recalled and how the company plans to fix it

San Francisco Chronicle

State approves S.F. housing ordinance, avoiding potential penalties for the city

San Francisco Examiner

Latest SF housing reforms get state seal of approval

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Transamerica Pyramid’s $400 million renovation faces new question: Too much shadow?

San Francisco Examiner

Why Lake Merced RV dwellers aren't going anywhere anytime soon

Mercury News

1,000-plus more homes could sprout in Berkeley with flurry of proposals

Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: If planners listen, proposed Mill Valley affordable housing could fit

Berkeleyside

City wraps up planning for North Berkeley BART housing with vote on design rules

Local News Matters

Serramonte Del Rey housing, retail project awaits final approval from Daly City council

San Francisco Chronicle

The plan for a massive floating pool on S.F. piers is moving forward, despite big funding gap

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area tech layoffs: Three companies plan hundreds of job cuts in 2024

Mercury News

Restoring San Francisco Bay wetlands, one industrial salt pond at a time

San Mateo Daily Journal

Coho salmon habitat restoration underway in Pescadero

Mass Transit

University of California, San Francisco becomes first Bay Area employer to offer Clipper BayPass program

Mercury News

Stormwater filtering devices being installed in San Jose but one site left construction litter in its wake

NBC Bay Area

Hit, shot at, kidnapped: Bus driver violence rises

San Francisco Standard

San Francisco Continues Curbs on Robotaxi Deliveries

San Francisco Examiner

California hasn't tracked AV crash liability data for years

Sonoma Index-Tribune

County pavement projects focused on the Springs in 2024-25

Local News Matters

Caltrans, Lodi celebrate completion of $11.2M road project near State Route 99, Turner Rd

SF Gate

Calif. city Lancaster chose people over cars in its downtown. Did it work?

Bloomberg

DC Transit Sees Service Cuts, Thousands of Layoffs During Deficit

San Francisco Chronicle

NIMBYs beware: California’s builder’s remedy just got a powerful legal ally

Mercury News

Huge San Jose residential development will be 100% affordable housing

East Bay Times

San Jose considering sanctioned encampments as interim options face long wait lines, timelines

KQED

California’s Rent Hikes Hit Low-Income Housing

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