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Fed report: Traffic fatality estimates reach 16-year high

May 17, 2022
Car crash

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released its  early estimate of traffic fatalities for 2021 showing a 10.5% increase in fatalities compared to 2020. Read More

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MTC funding helps I-80 Solano Express Lanes break ground

May 16, 2022
I-80 Express lanes groundbreaking

Ground was broken Monday on Interstate 80 Express Lanes in Solano County, with MTC providing almost half the money for the project that will help the flow of traffic along 18 miles of the freeway. Read More

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May 16, 2022
By Library
39 seagulls perch on shallow water of a bay, and one flies with an extended wingspan. The water is the same light-orange-beige color as the sky above.

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

  • One type of home loan has become cheaper than others as rates spike. Here’s what it means for Bay Area real estate [San Francisco Chronicle]
  • South San Francisco public housing plan stirs concerns [San Mateo Daily Journal]
  • San Quentin site could go from guns to affordable homes, with support from state [San Francisco Chronicle]
  • As inflation spikes, Oakland reconsiders a record 6.7% rent hike [San Francisco Chronicle]
  • Newsom’s electric car nirvana collides with reality [Cal Matters]
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Technology slows sidewalk scooting

May 13, 2022
Scooter rider

New technology to keep pedestrians from dangerous interactions with scooters on sidewalks is being tested in San Francisco, according to the SFMTA. Read More

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May 13, 2022
By Library
Looking up at the Salesforce Tower and the decorative exterior metal latticework of the Transbay Terminal.

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

  • This wealthy Bay Area city wants to build townhomes for the first time in its history. Residents aren’t happy [San Francisco Chronicle]
  • This list of the most livable small cities in the U.S. includes only 2 in the Bay Area [San Francisco Chronicle]
  • San Rafael approves Canal townhouse project [Marin Independent Journal]
  • Public invited to weigh in on environmental impacts of proposed Green Tree redevelopment in Vacaville [Vacaville Reporter]
  • A viral TikTok video explores a ‘time machine’ tunnel under the Bay Bridge. Here’s the story behind it [San Francisco Chronicle]
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May 12, 2022
By Library
A vintage color photo from 1973 shows Seventh Street with a green trolley car on the left, construction in the road, and 2 pedestrians.

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

  • Massive Stonestown Mall redevelopment in the works [San Francisco Examiner]
  • Just 8% of Manhattan office workers are back full time, survey shows. [New York Times]
  • Costco is getting rid of one unique membership perk: its mortgage marketplace [SF Gate]
  • San Jose wins $25 million to turn downtown hotel into homeless housing [Mercury News]
  • Belmont approves large affordable housing site [San Mateo Daily Journal]
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Pew survey: Majority want masks on transit

May 12, 2022
Muni bus

A majority of U.S. citizens say masks on airplanes and public transportation should be required, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Read More

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Study: Apartment space shrinking in Bay Area, nation

May 11, 2022
Vallejo

As the total apartment size has decreased throughout the past 10 years, so has the amount of living space per renter in the Bay Area and across the country, according to a new study from RentCafe. Read More

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May 11, 2022
By Library
An aerial view of downtown San Jose.

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

  • Amid Bay Area housing crisis, tiny bunk bed 'pods' offered for $800 a month [SF Gate]
  • 500-plus homes could replace surface parking lot in San Jose [Mercury News]
  • Could Oakland take a page out of the A’s Howard Terminal plan to build more affordable housing [The Oaklandside]
  • Caltrain delays fare increases. Here's why and for how long [KCBS]
  • S.F. could one day have a Geary subway. Here’s what it would mean for the west side [San Francisco Chronicle]
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May 10, 2022
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.

  • Is Mayor London Breed’s new S.F. supervisor pick a YIMBY? Here’s Matt Dorsey’s stance on housing [San Francisco Chronicle]
  • Report: Where Bay Area cities rank in workers returning to the office [Mercury News]
  • Economic shocks yet to strike Bay Area home prices [Mercury News]
  • San Jose officials tighten water restrictions for new developments [Local News Matters]
  • Anti-worker or pro-worker? Why labor unions are fighting over a housing bill [Cal Matters]
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