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Cal Matters

Inside Newsom’s $4.5 billion economic recovery plan: Clean vehicles a top priority

San Francisco Chronicle

BART’s new cars spending more time in shop than old ones — problems with software and flat wheels

Mercury News

The last word on ‘young lady’: Roadshow

Fairfield Daily Republic

Pilot bus service from Vallejo to SF Ferry Terminal free this month

Bloomberg

‘Slow Streets’ Disrupted City Planning. What Comes Next?

Bloomberg

The U.S. Could Make New Cars a Lot Less Deadly

Pleasanton Weekly

Saluting Supervisor Scott Haggerty as he retires after 24 years

CNET

New York car ownership jumps nearly 40% as pandemic creates mass transit worries

San Francisco Chronicle

These charts show just how extreme the rent declines in San Francisco were in 2020

San Francisco Chronicle

Coronavirus pandemic keeping San Francisco apartments empty, rents low

San Francisco Chronicle

Richmond sued over plan to develop site laden with pollutants

KQED

Trump EPA Erects New Barriers To Crucial Science

San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain electrification halfway done

Mercury News

Moral of the story — drive with a dashcam: Roadshow

Mass Transit Magazine

Five transit topics to watch in 2021

Marketplace

Budget shortfalls mean rethinking mass transit funding and strategies

San Francisco Chronicle

Giants’ Mission Rock megaproject is taking shape across from Oracle Park

East Bay Times

East Bay developer proposes tearing down grocery, Starbucks for high-density housing project

East Bay Times

Affordable housing set aside in Alameda for school employees

Mercury News

Downtown San Jose housing site pushes ahead with real estate deal

Press Democrat

Up to 250 homes proposed for old Santa Rosa winery site in revived development project

Press Democrat

Two Windsor housing projects stalled as builder defaults on one, fails to advance other

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. wants to cancel homeless count amid COVID-19 concerns

The Oaklandside

Alameda County decides not to count homeless population this year

San Francisco Examiner

UCSF to build more than 1,200 units of workforce housing as part of deal reached with city

NBC Bay Area

SF, UCSF Announce Community Benefits Package as Parnassus Heights Project Moves Forward

Sacramento Bee

Sacramento region is California’s housing and growth hot spot, led by hill counties

East Bay Times

Opinion: Biden must confront plastic pollution in a serious way

Capital Radio

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Up Statewide Except For Transportation, Study Suggests

KQED

Enjoying New Clout, Environmental Justice Groups May Press Biden

New York Times

Inside the C.I.A., She Became a Spy for Planet Earth

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area transit can be a complex, costly ‘nightmare.’ The pandemic might help fix that

East Bay Times

Borenstein: The radical shift in Bay Area housing, jobs and transit

Mercury News

San Jose will pay to help fix some bumpy sidewalks: Roadshow

Marin Independent Journal

Ferry operator wants to cut Tiburon, Angel Island service

Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito intersection to get dedicated bike crossing

KQED

Computer Glitches and Flattened Wheels Prompt BART to Pause New Fleet Delivery

Local News Matters

VTA general manager calls for prioritizing transit workers for COVID-19 vaccination

San Francisco Chronicle

UCSF agrees to build more than 1,200 new homes as part of giant Parnassus project

East Bay Times

Bright outlook for Bay Area home sales, prices in 2021?

Marin Independent Journal

Marin activists seek rent freeze during coronavirus crisis

Napa Valley Regsiter

Chris Craiker, The Architex Angle: Napa resists providing its housing share

Local News Matters

How the Asian Pacific Environmental Network built trust

New York Times

How Trump Tried, but Largely Failed, to Derail America’s Top Climate Report

Mercury News

Stimulus throws $975 million lifeline to Bay Area public transit. Will it be enough to prevent cuts?

KPIX

COVID Vaccine: VTA Chief Urges Gov. Newsom To Prioritize Vaccinations For Public Transit Workers

Mercury News

New year rings in new traffic and public safety laws in California

Mercury News

New Year’s resolution helped driver slow down: Roadshow

Manteca Bulletin

Time for City of Manteca to clean out garages and make housing affordable

SF Gate

Bay Area hit with 2 earthquakes Thursday morning

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/3-6-magnitude-quake-strikes-in-waters-south-of-15838051.php

3.6-magnitude quake strikes in waters south of Muir Beach

Vacaville Reporter

New year brings new toll-collection system to Bay Area bridges

Bay City News

New system for collecting tolls at state-owned bridges goes into effect Friday

Mercury News

And don’t call older people ‘spry,’ either: Roadshow

Press Democrat

California transit agencies lobby Gov. Newsom to prioritize front-line worker vaccinations

Marin Independent Journal

SMART seeks vaccine priority for transit workers

Patch

See How Pinole, Hercules Roads Stack Up To Rest Of Bay Area

ABC News

Public transit faces 'unbelievable' crisis as commuters stay home

NPR

What Is The Future Of Public Transit In The U.S.?

Mercury News

New California housing proposals face uncertain fate from lawmakers amid Covid concerns

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