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Berkeleyside

City Council won’t preserve 132-year-old North Berkeley cottage, paving the way for townhouses

San Francisco Chronicle

How a grassroots Bay Area vaccine clinic managed to get people vaccinated despite the faltering rollout

New York Times

Biden Sets in Motion Plan to Ban New Oil and Gas Leases on Federal Land

Politico

The pandemic could devastate mass transit in the U.S. — and not for the reason you think

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area transit operators raise alarm about virus cases, some threatening to stop work

East Bay Times

Behind schedule and breaking down: Is BART’s ‘Fleet of the Future’ in trouble?

Mercury News

A power line falls on my car. Is it safer to stay inside it? Roadshow

Mercury News

More 100-mph speeders, more highway deaths: Roadshow

Local News Matters

VTA manager tapped for deputy admin post with U.S. Department of Transportation

San Jose Spotlight

VTA faces a sea of change, tough recruitment process following Fernandez’s departure

Transportation Today

Report: New services plus transit equals more accessibility, equity, and sustainability

Mercury News

Palo Alto-based NIMBY think tank says Bay Area housing goals are wrong, others call it propaganda

San Francisco Public Press

One-Quarter of Bay Area Tenants Say They Can’t Pay the Rent

SF Gate

How the Bay Area's biggest housing development fell apart in 2020

San Francisco Chronicle

California eviction moratorium set to expire with rent coming due at end of month

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco is one of California’s most conservative cities — when it comes to housing

Mercury News

California’s new bubble: Must overpriced homes crash?

East Bay Times

Least affordable place for tech workers? Silicon Valley

Marin Independent Journal

Novato schools seek developers for staff housing

San Francisco Examiner

Sunset District affordable housing discussion flooded with ‘scare tactics and hysteria’

Mercury News

Storm tracker map: Watch the rain move in

Local News Matters

Contra Costa supervisors laud retiring East Bay park district general manager

Cal Matters

What Biden’s presidency means for California’s environment

Marin Independent Journal

SMART plans for future after coronavirus pandemic

San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA board signs off on changes to scooter permit program

Local News Matters

BART begins accepting proposals for reuse of decommissioned train cars

Bloomberg

When Commuting Comes Back, the E-Scooters Will Be Ready

Pleasanton Weekly

Livermore Amador Valley Transit Agency riders can play a part in shaping Bay Area public transportation by taking a survey

Mercury News

Santa Clara County’s top transit leader joins the Biden administration

San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County transit leader Nuria Fernandez joins Biden administration

Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal

Nuria Fernandez leaves VTA for Biden administration post

Bay City News/SF Gate

VTA CEO/GM Resigns To Join U.S. Department Of Transportation

Railway Age

Nuria Fernandez Joining USDOT

Mass Transit

Nuria Fernandez steps down from Santa Clara VTA role to join Biden-Harris Administration

Mercury News

Crossing double white lines on toll lanes is costly: Roadshow

Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael bans rent hikes in pandemic-stressed Canal

San Francisco Chronicle

Mayor Breed was set to open 1,000 shelter beds for S.F.’s homeless. Then the pandemic hit

Cal Matters

Time running out to extend California’s eviction moratorium

NBC Bay Area

New Report Warns of Looming California Eviction Crisis

San Francisco Chronicle

Editorial: Biden wisely rejoins global climate fight

Local News Matters

San Mateo council introduces ordinance to ban disposable plastic food containers

Forbes

Biden Infrastructure Plan Pushes Better Roads, EV Chargers, Mass Transit

New York Times

Opinion: Keep the Trains and Buses Running

Press Democrat

SMART selects David Rabbitt as chair, plans steps for ‘brighter’ future

Local News Matters

San Mateo County receives $23.8 million grant to complete grade separation project

Mercury News

‘Road boulder’ will remain in Mr. Roadshow’s vocabulary

Los Angeles Times

Eviction cases in California projected to double

Cal Matters

Time running out to extend California’s eviction moratorium

Marin Independent Journal

Novato clears camp from city property in Hamilton

Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael homeless campers evicted from site below freeway

KPIX Project Home

Project Home: Biden’s ‘Ambitious’ Housing Plan Lauded By Bay Area Advocates

KQED

Biden to Quickly Reverse Trump Rollbacks on Climate Change

New York Times

Northwest’s Salmon Population May Be Running Out of Time

KQED

'It Just Filled My Heart With So Much Joy': As Kamala Harris Makes History, Her Friends Cry, Celebrate and Reflect

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Market Street: Transit agency approves changes in part of potential controversial redesign

San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA board approves new Better Market Street legislation

San Francisco Examiner

Bayview-Hunters Point residents get first direct express bus to downtown

Local News Matters

Muni rolling out new bus lines, bringing back T-Third Street metro line

San Francisco Chronicle

New era for S.F. scooters: Companies to get longer permits, stricter rules

Associated Press

GM teams up with Microsoft on driverless cars

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