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Sacramento Bee

California rent control strengthened under proposed ballot measure

Los Angeles Times

Gavin Newsom calls for California to nearly quadruple its annual housing production

San Francisco Chronicle

Next challenge in Wine Country fires: colossal cleanup before winter rains

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Cleanup from Sonoma County fires starts Wednesday; homeowners wary of free government program

San Francisco Examiner

NorCal fire loss total surges to 8,400 structures

San Francisco Chronicle

Daredevils to take plea deal in hair-raising Golden Gate Bridge stunt

San Francisco Chronicle

Annual Trolley Dances rolled out in and around SF’s Muni routes

San Francisco Chronicle

Retro-look Van Ness streetlights back in plan, but purists take dim view

San Francisco Chronicle

Some Chariot drivers had improper licenses, California Highway Patrol says

East Bay Times

Carpool to these East Bay BART stations, get guaranteed parking

Mercury News

Roadshow: Some new carpool stickers may be good until 2025

Mercury News

Roadshow: The pedestrian ‘wave’ can pose risks

Marin Independent Journal

Golden Gate Bridge wind tests underway for seismic work

Marin Independent Journal

Marin Voice: Fixing Larkspur’s streets the top priority for Measure B

Napa Valley Register

Napa to steer new state funding to neighborhood streets

San Mateo Daily Journal

Alliance aims to address State Route 92 congestion

Independent News

BART-ACE Connection Goal of Regional Rail Authority

Washington Post

Why the #MeToo movement is a public transportation issue

Marin Independent Journal

Novato mixed-used project nears key hearing

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Gaye LeBaron: Heroes in fire’s wake and the housing dilemma that lies ahead

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

The sad refrain of Sonoma County fire victims: ‘All you can do is move on’

KQED

Days of Fire, Years of Recovery

San Francisco Chronicle

Undocumented immigrants face challenges after Wine Country fires

San Francisco Chronicle

Peskin looks to dust off Willie Brown rule on city commissions

East Bay Times

Bay Area hammered by loss of 4,700 jobs

San Mateo Daily Journal

Levee heads toward permit stage

East Bay Times

Borenstein: BART scoffs at 21st-century technology

Mercury News

Roadshow: Mr. Roadshow returns from unexpected maintenance work

San Francisco Chronicle

SF landlord will pay $1 million to residents of burned-out illegal units

Mercury News

Housing economist poses the big question: Will the Bay Area bubble burst?

San Francisco Examiner

UPDATE: Commission’s vote to remove Justin Herman’s name from plaza later declared invalid

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Overnight rains have little impact on Sonoma, Napa county fires

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Gaye LeBaron: Tubbs fire revives memory of a blaze that now haunts Santa Rosa

Napa Valley Register

California fires cause $1 billion in damages, burn 7,000 buildings

East Bay Times

26 years after firestorm, Oakland struggles with compliance in fire-prone hills

San Francisco Chronicle

In California, the whole state is Wine Country

Curbed

North Bay wildfires: How climate change made the disaster worse

Mercury News

Oroville Dam: Cost to repair spillways nearly doubles in price to $500 million

Mother Jones

San Francisco Is Suing Major Oil Companies to Protect its Citizens from Climate Change

Mercury News

Mountain View: City council debates automated transit possibilities

San Francisco Examiner

Survey: Private auto use in SF lower than before, except among wealthier residents

San Francisco Chronicle

Vallejo firm bets on modular housing to meet critical shortage

San Francisco Chronicle

2 kinds of homelessness — why is our response so different?

East Bay Times

Fremont: Apartments for homeless vets, low-income residents approved

East Bay Times

Google eyes key downtown San Jose parcel for Diridon Station village

Marin Independent Journal

Warnings issued on rental price hikes after fires

Curbed

Northern California wildfires: Santa Rosa loses 5 percent of scarce housing stock

San Francisco Examiner

SF muses over changes to required art contributions from developers

San Francisco Chronicle

California's out-of-control wildfires have burned an area larger than New York City

Mercury News

Governor Brown issues order to speed up Wine Country fire recovery efforts

Mercury News

Containment improves on wildfire in Santa Cruz Mountains, some evacuations lifted

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Sonoma County in final stretch of firefight as most large evacuation orders lifted

Napa Valley Register

Napa County wildfires bring water quality challenges

CALmatters

Revealing rejections: Jerry Brown’s vetoes are a window into his mind

San Francisco Chronicle

AAA, founded in age of horseless carriages, prepares for self-driving cars

San Francisco Chronicle

Intel, Mobileye develop system to determine fault in self-driving-car crashes

San Francisco Chronicle

Supervisor revises measure on delivery robots on SF sidewalks

San Francisco Examiner

New regulations for jitneys leave ban on Muni competition in flux

San Francisco Examiner

Contractors hit SF with $15M in claims over late Van Ness bus project

San Francisco Chronicle

Morford: Should you really build a home in the (wildfire-prone) woods?

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