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Environment

Tsunami highlights Bay Area sea level rise

January 21, 2022

The Bold Italic had an interesting article on the recent tsunami and sea level rise in the Bay Area. Read More

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Today's News Roundup

January 21, 2022

By Library

A windmill and the rolling hills of Alameda County.

The Bay Area’s headlines, all in one place.

Housing advocacy group sues S.F. over supes’ rejection of 500-unit housing tower [San Francisco Chronicle]
Do toll lanes really help the rest of the drivers? Roadshow [Mercury News]
City plans sendup for West Texas Street offramp project [Fairfield Daily Republic]
Vine Transit services reduced in response to COVID-19 surge [Napa Valley Register]
Why Are There So Many Driverless Cars in San Francisco? [KQED]

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Housing

MTC, ABAG tap Bay Area housing veteran Kate Hartley as director of regional housing finance authority

January 20, 2022

The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) announced the selection of housing policy, finance and development veteran Kate Hartley to serve as Director of the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA). Read More

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Today's News Roundup

January 20, 2022

By Library

A construction worker working on the roof of an unfinished house.

The Bay Area’s headlines, all in one place.

Newsom has big plans to get rid of California’s homeless camps. Will they work? [Mercury News]
Larkspur homeless housing plan faces growing resistance [Marin Independent Journal]
Building a cottage in your Berkeley yard? Just make sure to tell the neighbors. [Berkeleyside]
Beloved Sunset District park to make way for teacher housing [San Francisco Examiner]
Belmont achieving housing goals [San Mateo Daily Journal]

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Transportation

The plentiful perks of public transit

January 19, 2022

Whether you're a first time rider or a public transit enthusiast, there are many perks to hopping aboard. Read More

Housing

California Department of Housing and Community Development approves Bay Area's RHNA

January 18, 2022

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has approved the Association of Bay Area Government’s (ABAG) Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Plan. Read More

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Today's News Roundup

January 14, 2022

By Library

A photo looking up at the blue/cloudy sky with the top of the Salesforce Tower, some of the exterior facade of the new Transbay Terminal, and the silhouette of some budding tree branches all in the foreground.

The Bay Area’s headlines, all in one place.

Sephora signs biggest new S.F. office lease of the pandemic at Salesforce building [San Francisco Chronicle]
Burlingame’s industrial sweet spot could become Bay Area’s next creative mixed-use neighborhood [San Francisco Chronicle]
San Carlos pumps the brakes on housing law [San Mateo Daily Journal]
Rare event: East Bay office building in choice location sells for a loss [East Bay Times]
Sausalito might place homeless person in donated residence [Marin Independent Journal]

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Transportation

California getting $850 Million for bridge repair as part of infrastructure bill

January 14, 2022

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a bridge repair program Friday that will deliver almost $850 million to California to fix spans in poor condition. The funding comes from the new infrastructure bill President Joe Biden signed in November. Read More

MTC

New members inaugurated to MTC’s Policy Advisory Council

January 13, 2022

council sitting at meeting with screen behind them.

The new term for the MTC Policy Advisory Council kicked off this week. The 27 members of the council will serve a four-year term through 2025 and advise commissioners on critical issues to move the Bay Area forward, with a particular focus on equity, sustainability, affordability, and accessibility for all. Read More

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