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Mercury News

Here’s Roadshow’s winning nickname for dangerous drivers

Press Democrat

SMART to begin upgrades for freight operations with state grant

San Francisco Examiner

Partial downtown-bound Muni Metro service to return in May

San Jose Spotlight

South Bay bus drivers, VTA at odds over mask enforcement

Mass Transit

Moovit releases real-time crowding, wheelchair accessible feature for its app

The Verge

Google Maps will now let you pay for public transportation and parking through its app

NBC Bay Area

Public Transit Agencies to Waive Fare for Riders Getting Vaccinations

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. to invest $27 million in program to boost homeownership

Sonoma Index-Tribune

County supervisors bolster tenant eviction protections

Marin Independent Journal

Housing activists, homeless resist Sausalito camp eviction

San Jose Spotlight

Pandemic stalls affordable housing plans but creates opportunities for South Bay land trust

Washington Post

D.C. restaurant, retail employees face bleak future if remote office work stays prevalent

Wall Street Journal

Another Remote-Work Year Looms as Office-Reopening Plans Are Delayed

San Francisco Chronicle

Is anyone listening to Mother Earth's cry for help?

Petaluma Argus Courier

Climate change, loss of habitat decimating monarch population

KQED

California Lawmakers Propose Ban on Fracking, Other Oil Drilling Methods

Cal Matters

California to review carbon trading program as part of climate roadmap

Mass Transit

Transit agencies celebrate Black History Month

Bloomberg

Post-Covid, Transit Agencies Must Look Beyond Ridership

San Mateo Daily Journal

Bay Area transit agencies at odds over regionalization

SF Gate

New push underway to build a bike lane across the entire Bay Bridge

Mercury News

AC Transit offers free rides to Oakland Coliseum coronavirus vaccination site

Mercury News

These nicknames for bad drivers aren’t insulting enough: Roadshow

Mercury News

Why must they block the Skyline Boulevard vista point? Roadshow

Mercury News

Catalytic converter thefts aren’t just a Bay Area problem: Roadshow

New York Times

The Auto Industry Bets Its Future on Batteries

Napa Valley Register

Possible wine country roundabouts put on fast track for Napa County

Mercury News

Berkeley considers ending single-family zoning

New York Times

Brooklyn’s Big Street Address Mess

San Francisco Examiner

Bryant Street project offers model for faster, cheaper affordable housing construction

KQED

Why Just Allowing Fourplexes Won’t Solve California’s Housing Affordability Crisis

Sf Gate

The Californians are coming. So is their housing crisis.

San Francisco Chronicle

As San Francisco's office market tanked, one developer kept building its new tower

San Francisco Chronicle

Downtown San Francisco is reeling. More remote work could add to the pain

Press Democrat

North Bay Q&A: Thousands of Sonoma County renters falling behind due to pandemic

Sonoma Index-Tribune

Affordable housing, jobs, top of mind for SDC’s future

Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael apartment building proposed in business zone

Marin Independent Journal

Marin real estate market observers forecast robust year

Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito general plan clears, but housing rifts remain

Napa Valley Register

American Canyon explores proposed homes on landmark hill

San Francisco Chronicle

How Bay Area farms could give Biden a blueprint for fighting climate change

Marin Independent Journal

California to appeal court ruling on bumblebee protections

Fairfield Daily Republic

Scientists still waiting to prove a Putah Creek-born ‘race’ of salmon

San Francisco Chronicle

Some Muni subway service to reopen in May after year-plus pandemic closure

Mercury News

Cheaters explain why they park in spaces for the disabled: Roadshow

San Francisco Examiner

BART community ambassadors celebrate one year on the job

New York Times

The Californians Are Coming. So Is Their Housing Crisis.

Mercury News

Bay Area home prices soar through pandemic, holiday season

Marin Independent Journal

Marin poised to dispense millions in pandemic aid

Local News Matters

Marin County gets $7.5M in federal money help renters and landlords recover

Mercury News

Are offshore wind farms coming to California’s coastline?

Marin Independent Journal

Fairfax might ban natural gas in new buildings

Fairfield Daily Republic

Waterfowl, and yes, elk, return to newly flooded Montezuma wetlands

Vallejo Times Herald

Solar farm sprouts on Lake Herman Road

San Francisco Examiner

Supervisor Chan calls for comprehensive strategy to restore transit and mobility options

San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA announces new pedestrian safety measures on Geary Boulevard

San Francisco Examiner

Supervisors approve $500k for short-term safety, long-term evaluation for Great Highway

Transportation Today

APTA applauds House budget reconciliation providing $30B in public transit emergency funding

YR Media

Ridership Is Critically Low: A Check-in on Public Transit

Fast Company

Can Biden save public transit from the pandemic?

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