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Transportation

Data: SMART train passengers reduce greenhouse gases

January 17, 2020 By Mark Prado

Mark Prado

The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit agency has released a green commute fact sheet showing people who ride the system reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 33% compared to those who drive the same routes by car. Read More

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Today's News Roundup

January 17, 2020 By Library

Women at a farmers' market in Santa Rosa stand over a table filled with cucumbers, peppers, and other vegetables.

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

Disappointing numbers for annual coho salmon run in western Marin County [San Francisco Chronicle]
Solano agrees to join cities for allocating regional housing needs [Fairfield Daily Republic]
Opinion: Report offers strategies to prevent San Jose displacement [Mercury News]
Oakland gets FEMA trailers to house 70 homeless people, plus state funds [San Francisco Chronicle]
Supervisor Dean Preston Plans To Shake Up Housing Policy In San Francisco [KPIX Project Home]

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Housing

Report: Bay Area rents sluggish

January 16, 2020 By Mark Prado

Mark Prado

As we kick off a new year, a new RentCafé report shows the overall rental market is witnessing a rare slowdown. Read More

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Today's News Roundup

January 16, 2020 By Library

A car on a road that reads EXPRS LANE in Contra Costa County.

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

Fleet Of Cars to Collect Block-by-Block Air Quality Data in Bay Area [KQED]
California’s behind on its 2030 climate goals. What’s at stake if it doesn’t catch up? [Mercury News]
Flood warnings issued for San Francisco, region as storm arrives [San Francisco Chronicle]
Potent winter storm headed for Bay Area: Here's when it will hit [San Francisco Chronicle]
Soaring Van Ness high-rise delayed yet again [Curbed SF]

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Transportation

Transit to big 49er game Sunday

January 15, 2020 By Mark Prado

Mark Prado

The San Francisco 49ers will take to the field Sunday with hopes of winning and getting to the Super Bowl. Read More

Headlines

Today's News Roundup

January 15, 2020 By Library

Design teams make their trek on the walkway of the Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge as the sun sets.

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

L.A. Metro’s plan to fix plummeting ridership: More buses and fewer stops on major streets [Los Angeles Times]
Safety improvements coming to scene of Embarcadero e-scooter crash [San Francisco Examiner]
Local officials announce support for Bay Bridge bus-only lane [San Francisco Examiner]
New-look SolTrans bus greets Solano College students [Fairfield Daily Republic]
Marin Transit to expand on-demand service, raise fares [Marin Independent Journal]

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Transportation

BART work at Millbrae Station will cut parking

January 14, 2020 By Mark Prado

Pi via Wikimedia Commons.

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Today's News Roundup

January 14, 2020 By Library

Suisun Bay. The water is a blue-green-brown color; there are some docks and a boat in the foreground, and brown hills covered in dark green trees in the background.

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

2019 Was a Record Year for Ocean Temperatures, Data Show [New York Times]
Bill to weaponize clean car rebates stalls in California’s pollution battle against Trump [Cal Matters]
West Marin coalition aims to boost Walker Creek fish habitat [Marin Independent Journal]
Oakland Launches Homelessness Audit [KPIX Project Home]
Newport considers asking voters’ permission to accommodate major state housing mandates [Los Angeles Times]

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Projects

Pedestrian and bicycle safety work continues

January 13, 2020 By Mark Prado

Mark Prado

San Francisco's Vision Zero project continues to move forward, with a goal of making city streets safer. Read More

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Today's News Roundup

January 13, 2020 By Library

Looking down the length of the two spans of the Carquinez Bridge.

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

Restoring the marsh for future generations in Solano County [Vacaville Reporter]
Newsom, legislators seek to add Bay Area open space to California park system [San Francisco Chronicle]
The Delta’s sinking islands [San Francisco Chronicle]
Several inches of rain, ‘more than normal’ snow expected to hit Northern California [San Francisco Chronicle]
Storm from the Aleutian Islands forecast to soak the Bay Area this week [San Francisco Chronicle]

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Environment

King tides may portend future sea level rise

January 10, 2020 By Mark Prado

Mark Prado

Great Highway, San Francisco.

With the arrival of king tides this past weekend, some in the Bay Area may see roads go underwater, albeit temporarily. Read More

Headlines

Today's News Roundup

January 10, 2020 By Library

Green trees and grass along a pond or lake, and the blue sky above, cast a near-perfect reflection on the still water below.

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

The Bay Area Council Is Moving … To A Ferry Boat [Local News Matters]
San Francisco Home Prices Softening [Local News Matters]
Newsom claims homelessness will be his top priority in 2020 [Curbed SF]
Downtown Berkeley’s Harold Way saga ain’t over yet [Berkeleyside]
2 Oakland moms take radical stand in battle for housing [San Francisco Chronicle]

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Transportation

49er fever: Capitol Corridor will add extra cars for service to Levi’s Stadium Saturday

January 9, 2020 By Mark Prado

Photo courtesy of Capitol Corridor.

Capitol Corridor train service will drop 49er fans at the doorstep of Levi's Stadium on Saturday as the NFL playoffs hit the Bay Area. Read More

Headlines

Today's News Roundup

January 9, 2020 By Library

An aerial view of San Francisco's skyline between the Bay Bridge and the Ferry Building.

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

‘Not the Golden State anymore’: Middle- and low-income people leaving California [Cal Matters]
California’s renewable energy targets slashed carbon pollution — now there’s a proposal to pause them [Cal Matters]
California’s largest private giant sequoia stand saved from development [San Francisco Chronicle]
Friday’s Bay Area king tides offer a hint of what rising sea levels look like [San Francisco Chronicle]
Tides up to 7 feet could bring flooding to the Bay Area [San Francisco Chronicle]

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Transportation

Transit plans for 49ers playoffs

January 8, 2020 By Mark Prado

With the 49ers in the NFL playoffs, Caltrain and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority are planning on helping get fans to Saturday's game. Read More

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