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Sonoma Index-Tribune

Lengthy Highway 12 resurfacing project begins in Sonoma May 19

San Francisco Examiner

Q&A: For transit advocate Chris Arvin, trains and buses offer a ‘whole other kind of freedom’

New York Times

Electric Pickups Could Make or Break Biden’s Infrastructure Plans

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area home prices just hit a record high. Will the buying spree last?

East Bay Times

Can this innovative housing idea survive the Bay Area’s real estate market?

Mercury News

Development plans for nearly 1,000 condos, apartments headed to Union City council

The Oaklandside

Behind on its affordable housing goals, Oakland looks to buy, not just build

New Geography

Demographic implosion in the San Francisco Bay Area?

Mercury News

Video: See how drought is spreading across California and the West

San Francisco Chronicle

Mountain lion spotted in S.F.'s Bernal Heights

KPIX

Mountain Lion Seen Wandering San Francisco Bernal Heights, Portola Neighborhoods

San Francisco Chronicle

Editorial: How California can redeem bottle recycling

Fairfield Daily Republic

Caltrans invites public to Highway 37 virtual planning meeting

San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo County transit agencies anticipate more funds from state

Mercury News

Is San Jose on a mission to ruin roads for the sake of bicyclists? Roadshow

Marin Independent Journal

San Anselmo traffic survey shows interest in Hub roundabout

Mass Transit

L.A. Metro proposes fareless pilot program for K-12 and community college students and low-income residents

Reuters

Biden to pitch his $174 bln electric vehicle plan in Michigan

San Francisco Chronicle

Fourplexes could be coming to a S.F. corner lot near you, if new legislation passes

Cal Matters

What California lawmakers could do to boost homeownership for Black families

Marin Independent Journal

Marin scrambles to distribute $16M in rental aid

Pleasanton Weekly

Pleasanton: City starting RHNA outreach process with residents

Press Democrat

Family preserves 758-acre ranch just east of Healdsburg, blocks future development

Capitol Weekly

Climate change impact increasingly felt in California

San Jose Inside

Spate of Dead Birds Found in Rural South County Raise Concerns

San Francisco Examiner

Mayor, transit officials celebrate return of Muni service

Mass Transit

BART’s 15-step plan to welcome back riders

Bloomberg

Fixing Transit Is More Than Just Infrastructure

Mercury News

High-speed rail misses out on California’s massive budget surplus

Mercury News

‘Moth effect’ endangers drivers stranded on shoulder: Roadshow

Mercury News

Jane Dornacker remembered for hilarious traffic reports: Roadshow

San Francisco Chronicle

The Golden Gate Bridge 'humming' is driving people crazy. A team of engineers is working to shut it up

Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Goals for San Rafael streets may be too ambitious

Berkeleyside

Berkeley’s plans to make Dwight and California safer get mixed reviews

San Francisco Examiner

Push to make street closures permanent meets with resistance

San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley advocates of Reid-Hillview Airport closure face opposition

San Francisco Chronicle

Berkeley slams UC Berkeley's long-term plans in fight over housing

East Bay Times

Lumber prices soar, threatening Bay Area home projects

Marin Independent Journal

Bolinas affordable housing project challenged by neighbor

Marin Independent Journal

Marin supervisors earmark federal funds for housing, services

San Mateo Daily Journal

Belmont facing affordable housing challenge

Mercury News

New San Andreas Fault research might change how damage shakes out

San Francisco Chronicle

Muni Metro subway service returns on Saturday, but still faces a long road to full recovery

San Francisco Examiner

BART bumps up service restoration to August 30, offers fare discounts

Mercury News

Why many Los Angeles drivers covet Bay Area’s traffic signals: Roadshow

Local News Matters

Lafayette considers Safe Routes

Local News Matters

Caltrain considers extending fare discount through June 2023 as it tries to coax back riders

Half Moon Bay Review

Cities get on board efforts to reform public transit

Reuters

U.S. will not immediately lift mask rules in air, public transit

NPR

Here's What Is (And Isn't) Changed By The New CDC Mask Guidance

Mercury News

Newark: More than 200 homes planned for auto wrecking yard site

Press Democrat

Sonoma County housing advocates worry Newsom’s new pandemic aid program won’t be enough

The Oaklandside

Oakland wants to end single-family zoning. Can the city get it right?

SF Gate

Bear stuck in tree in San Anselmo comes down on its own

San Francisco Chronicle

Scuba divers embark on unprecedented underwater cleanup of Lake Tahoe

San Mateo Daily Journal

Watershed access expands in San Mateo County

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. is one step closer to fare-free Muni this summer

San Francisco Examiner

Transit officials fear Free Muni pilot could hurt already-strained service levels

San Francisco Examiner

What to expect for Muni Metro’s relaunch on May 15

SF Gate

Meet Mr. Barricade, the man building Bay Area bike lanes for cities too small to do it themselves

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