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San Francisco Chronicle

Woe to the home chef — gas could be banned from new San Francisco buildings

Mercury News

Lake Tahoe: $14 million deal to preserve wild lands, forests, remote lake near Truckee

Politico

How Planes, Trains and Automobiles Worsened America’s Racial Divide

San Francisco Chronicle

Muni’s solution for a possible Carmageddon: Emergency transit-only lanes

Marin Independent Journal

Golden Gate Bridge district approves budget with $98M shortfall

Local News Matters

BART approves ‘precariously balanced’ budget with hiring freeze, no layoffs

San Francisco Chronicle

A deadly stretch of the Carquinez Bridge has claimed 6 lives in 9 months. One widow is demanding changes

Mercury News

DMV rescheduled the test date and won’t let me change it: Roadshow

Mercury News

Is it a homeless encampment, or is something else going on?

Napa Valley Register

Napa doubles down on street and sidewalk program, opting for neighborhood-by-neighborhood strategy over piecemeal approach

New York Times

How Cities Are Trying to Avert Gridlock After Coronavirus Lockdowns

San Francisco Chronicle

Tenants fear eviction as UC Berkeley plans student housing project

Mercury News

Galvanized by coronavirus fears, California lawmakers push bills on homelessness

NBC Bay Area

Housing Inventory in San Francisco Growing: Report

Local News Matters

Labor report says local governments should heed lessons of 2008 recession

New York Times

The Long, Unhappy History of Working From Home

East Bay Times

BART ridership begins to rebound, but most passengers remain wary, survey says

Mercury News

When will BART reach San Jose? A guess of February 2019 wins $100 prize

Mercury News

BART aims to weather coronavirus budget crisis without fare hikes or layoffs

San Francisco Examiner

BART board approves $2.4B budget with $200M in cuts

San Francisco Chronicle

Inspired by Black Lives Matter, BART will de-emphasize police for homelessness and drug use calls

Mercury News

AAA report expects big drop in summer travel – on West Coast 17% fewer trips will be taken

Mercury News

Stuck in Costa Rica and car registration is due in California: Roadshow

Fairfield Daily Republic

FAST resumes modified service July 6

San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain in dire need of funding

Cal Matters

California mandates zero-exhaust big rigs, delivery trucks

Los Angeles Times

California mandates big increase in zero-emission trucks

City Lab

Public Transit Faces Its Own Police Reckoning

NBC Bay Area

441K New Housing Units by 2030?

Mercury News

Data privacy, rent control and 9 other measures qualify for California ballot

Mercury News

400-square-foot ‘micro’ apartments coming to downtown San Jose near Google village

Napa Valley Register

Napa County passes COVID 19-related eviction law

San Francisco Chronicle

Muir Woods announces reopening

San Francisco Chronicle

Muir Woods, one of last parks to resume operations, to reopen Monday

Mercury News

Redwoods red carpet: Muir Woods National Monument announces reopening date

Berkeleyside

Monsanto to pay Berkeley $1M for PCB contamination in the bay, part of $650M settlement

Vallejo Times Herald

Riders return to SolanoExpress as freeway congestion builds

San Francisco Chronicle

California wants to hit the accelerator on Uber, Lyft drivers becoming employees

Mercury News

How risky is my BART ride? Coronavirus remakes Bay Area public transit

San Francisco Chronicle

BART tones down its planned policing of mask-wearing requirement

Mercury News

Electric big rigs? California poised to adopt nation’s first rules requiring electric trucks

Associated Press

California considers 1st-in-US electric truck sales rule

Mercury News

If you’re thinking about using this Highway 17 bypass, think again

Petaluma Argus Courier

SMART to build east Petaluma station

Los Angeles Times

California high-speed rail board delays key finance plan after lawmakers push back

East Bay Times

Massive new home-building target set for Bay Area

Business Journal

The Bay Area needs 450K new homes by 2030 — can we get there?

San Jose Spotlight

Bay Area cities must build nearly 450K homes, the state says

KPIX Project Home

San Francisco Sunset District Residents Fight Proposed Housing Development

Marin Independent Journal

Marin supervisors approve 4th extension of eviction ban

New York Times

Dolphins Have an Eating Trick. How They Learn It Is More Surprising.

Bloomberg

Fearful Commuters on Trains, Buses Hold One Key to U.S. Recovery

Mercury News

Finally, the Vision Zero fans speak: ‘Are you really that selfish?’

San Francisco Chronicle

California’s behind-the-wheel driver’s tests to resume Friday: What you need to know

East Bay Times

Hayward’s Main Street to get a makeover

San Francisco Chronicle

Need to find a subletter in the Bay Area this summer? Good luck

East Bay Times

Orinda Halloween shooting: Senate OKs Glazer’s bill to raise fines on short-term rentals

Press Democrat

Sonoma County nonprofit provides supportive housing for homeless women

San Francisco Chronicle

Plastic particles are raining from the sky — just another front for a pervasive pollutant

Cal Matters

California re-evaluating its landmark climate strategy

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