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Local News Matters

Bay Area leaders call on Newsom to allocate $500M to promote Black homeownership

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco vacant homes tax headed to ballot, campaign says

Mercury News

Big Basin Redwoods State Park to reopen July 22 for first time since massive fire

Marin Independent Journal

Park atop Presidio Parkway nears opening

Cal Matters

California climate rules won’t be undercut by Supreme Court’s ruling, experts say

NPR

California sets the nation's toughest rules for the reduction of plastics

Mercury News

California budget ends high-speed rail standoff, sends billions to other projects

SF Gate

A one-of-a-kind look inside graduation for San Francisco bus drivers at the SFMTA

San Francisco Chronicle

A father and son drove off Highway 1 near Devil’s Slide — 30 years apart. Why the road’s deadly past is far from over

Mercury News

Slowing down can help get more out of your vehicle no matter if it’s gas or electric: Roadshow

Marin Independent Journal

Larkspur celebrates completion of $26.7 million Bon Air Bridge

Berkeleyside

Budget: Berkeley set to ramp up funding for street paving

Local News Matters

Caltrans is ramping up your daily commute along I-880 with switch to adaptive metering

The Oaklandside

Lake Merritt land with controversial past could become 100% affordable housing

Mercury News

High-profile project may be future of Great America Santa Clara land

KPIX

Report: affordable housing oversight severely lacking in Sonoma County

SF Gate

Anchovies are reportedly raining from the sky across San Francisco

Local News Matters

Wildlife experts trying to determine why California brown pelicans are turning up ill

Cal Matters

Labeling it ‘rushed’ and ‘lousy,’ California lawmakers OK Newsom’s power plan

Mercury News

Roadshow quiz: Who remembers the double nickel speed limit?

San Francisco Examiner

Golden Gate Bridge tolls to increase Friday

MIT Technology Review

Public transport is ditching cash—but here’s why that’s ok

Route Fifty

Taking the Friction Out of Regional Transit Payments

Planetizen

Big City Transit Agencies Face Budget Shortfalls

NBC Bay Area

Bay Area Coalition Asks Governor for Housing Fund for Black Residents

San Jose Spotlight

A $9,000 mortgage in San Jose? That’s ‘reasonable,’ realtors say

NBC Bay Area

Santa Clara County Leaders Approve Affordable Housing Projects

SF Gate

Chevron selling Bay Area headquarters, paying for employees relocate to Houston

San Francisco Chronicle

Former Fry’s Electronics site in Palo Alto could include affordable housing, new park

SF Gate

How the Bay Area housing market is reacting to recent interest rate hikes

San Mateo Daily Journal

Strains hinder housing goals: Redwood City Council hears from residents

Cal Matters

Deal is close on recycling California’s plastic trash

San Francisco Chronicle

California’s drought means less water to go around. Who is winning the pursuit for water — and who is losing?

SF Gate

These San Francisco Muni bus lines are returning for the first time since the pandemic started

Mercury News

Is it legal for lane-splitters to use unconventional lights? Roadshow

Marin Independent Journal

Golden Gate Bridge tolls to rise to $9.40 on July 1

San Francisco Examiner

BART fares to increase Friday

San Jose Spotlight

No more parking incentives for electric cars in San Jose

Car and Driver

The First Electric Vehicle Car and Driver Ever Reviewed, from 1960

SF Gate

Great America, a beloved Bay Area theme park, to shut down within next 11 years

SF Gate

How the Bay Area housing market is reacting to recent interest rate hikes

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco could end single-family zoning. Here’s why housing advocates aren’t happy with the proposed law

San Francisco Chronicle

These charts show Bay Area real estate normalizing after red-hot year: ‘Those people were lottery winners’

NBC Bay Area

Silicon Valley Housing Market Cooling Off, But There's a Catch

Press Democrat

Sonoma County Civil Grand Jury calls for stronger oversight of affordable housing compliance

Marin Independent Journal

Bolinas affordable housing project gets $500,000 from Marin County

Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: State pulls plug on Marin’s ability to fight new housing

Cal Matters

Climate-friendly cement? California takes on a high-carbon industry

Cal Matters

California power plant deal: Fast-tracking and fossil fuel backups

NBC Bay Area

Bay Area Gas Prices Dip But Will Rise Again With Annual Tax Hike on July 1

PC Magazine

EV 101: How do electric cars work?

Mercury News

Good news for Bay Area roundabout fans: Roadshow

Mercury News

Best way to ease pain at the pump is to slow down: Roadshow

San Francisco Chronicle

‘Vanlife’ takes off in Bay Area as startups embrace booming camper van rental trend

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco housing development has slowed to a crawl, with no uptick in sight: ‘The costs are simply too high’

Berkeleyside

New state housing laws curb power of Berkeley homeowners

San Jose Spotlight

Google invests in historic San Jose house

San Francisco Chronicle

California could get a new national park honoring César Chávez

Mercury News

Huge reservoir near Bay Area could be expanded to store more water

San Francisco Estuary Magazine

Bagman for Bay Mussels

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