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Associated Press

AP: Gasoline shortage in six Mexican states causes chaos

Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael schools to get electric car charging stations

Los Angeles Times

The self-driving car industry just acknowledged it has an image problem

KQED

'Transit Center, Interrupted': It's Still Unclear When S.F. Facility Will Reopen

The Architect's Newspaper

Repair plan for shuttered Transbay Transit Center is in the works

SF Bay

Howard Street bike lanes receive safety upgrade

Wired

A Third of Americans Use Ride-Hail. Uber and Lyft Need More

San Francisco Chronicle

SF Mayor London Breed wants new $300 million bond for affordable housing

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Short on downtown housing, Santa Rosa looks to new blueprint

Berkeleyside

Despite relaxed laws, building an accessory dwelling unit in Berkeley can still prove challenging

Curbed

Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for ‘Marshall plan for affordable housing’

Curbed

BART considers turning old train cars into housing

Forbes

Can Housing Make Small Sexy?

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area storm could bring heavy winds, thunder, rock slides and big waves

Fairfield Daily Republic

Aguiar-Curry remains chairwoman of Assembly’s Local Government Committee

Los Angeles Times

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions spiked in 2018 — and it couldn’t happen at a worse time

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area’s low-income transit riders, after long wait, to receive discounts

Mercury News

Motorcyclists can be fined for noise, and other little-known new laws

Mercury News

DUI convictions now require ignition interlocking devices

Fairfield Daily Republic

Commuter pilot program part of STA meeting Wednesday

Berkeleyside

Forum on new Gilman roundabouts in Berkeley set for Jan. 15

San Francisco Examiner

Steel plates to reinforce cracked beams under Transit Center repair plan

San Francisco Examiner

Soon-to-be-retired BART cars could become Airbnb hotels, homeless shelters or housing

City Lab

In a Reversal, 'Car-Rich' Households Are Growing

Streetsblog California

At Last, New Rules Are Final: Car Delay Is (Sometimes) NOT an Environmental Impact

Adweek

Electric Scooters Are Remaking Mass Transit While Driving Profits for Service Providers

Caltrans

Caltrans Works Toward Decarbonizing California Transportation

East Bay Times

Hygiene bus, RV parking to help homeless could get funding in Alameda

Mercury News

630 homes will soon be built at this Bay Area site

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

‘Tough decisions’ ahead in award of $9.3 million to combat homelessness

Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sonoma hikes building fees, citing study that it’s lost nearly $500,000 a year

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Apartments for seniors proposed for fire-prone Fountaingrove area

Marin Independent Journal

Marin scraps constraints on design review boards

Sacramento Bee

To clean up climate pollution, get California’s buildings off of fossil fuels

Business Insider

Schools want to build cheap homes for teachers in the Bay Area, where rents average $3,300 per month. Some people are furious.

New York Times

The Fight to Keep Teachers in Tech Hubs From Being Priced Out

East Bay Times

Huge trash-collecting boom in Pacific Ocean needs repairs

East Bay Times

Storm brings flooding, mudslides to Bay Area highways

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

New year brings new chairman for Sonoma County supervisors

San Francisco Chronicle

Robot-car deliveries coming soon to SF via Cruise, DoorDash

East Bay Times

Richmond to SF ferry ushers new era for water travel in the Bay Area

Mercury News

Carpool rule changes may dump thousands into other lanes

KGO-TV

Video: 100 Days and Counting: The Salesforce Transit Center shutdown continues

Mission Local

Valencia bike infrastructure improvements under way — but only in select areas

Streetsblog California

Active Transportation Program Cycle 4: With More Money, Staff Recommends Fewer, Larger Projects

Government Technology

Mobility Emerges as a Top Priority for Forward-Thinking Cities

Petaluma Argus-Courier

Commuters to benefit in new year

East Bay Times

Fremont approves 275 market-rate apartments in budding downtown area

Mercury News

New downtown San Jose residential project would include affordable units and homes for disabled people

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Fountaingrove project revived as apartments for people 55 and up

Berkeleyside

100-year-old church wants to turn neglected complex into affordable housing

Sacramento Bee

More people took one-way U-Haul trips to Sacramento area than any other city in 2018

San Francisco Chronicle

Opinion: Undergrounding power lines in rural areas less costly than fire prevention efforts

San Francisco Chronicle

First snow survey shows water content just ‘adequate.’ But there’s hope for improvement

East Bay Times

World Bank: Robots are taking some jobs, but not all

Napa Valley Register

Jacques LaRochelle to retire as Napa city public works director

Associated Press

AP: Brown reappoints top California high-speed rail leaders

Mercury News

NCAA football title game prompts cleanup along Highway 87

Curbed

SUV driver hits, injures San Jose mayor

PR Newswire

New Bus/Carpool Lane Opens Thursday On West Grand Avenue Approach to Bay Bridge

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