Environment
Latest issue of San Francisco Estuary Magazine is out
May 15, 2020
This latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary Magazine celebrates the ambition of working on the watershed. Read More
Headlines
Today's News Roundup
May 15, 2020
The Bay Area’s headlines, all in one place.
- Regulating Microplastics in Drinking Water: California Retains its Vanguard Status [National Law Review]
- Napa County declares readiness for more business reopenings [Napa Valley Register]
- SF drafts guidelines for most retail businesses to open for curbside sales Monday [San Francisco Examiner]
- SF retail to resume Monday for curbside pickups — here’s what you need to know [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Alameda, Contra Costa signal they will enter Stage 2, leaving only Santa Clara under stricter order [San Francisco Chronicle]
Environment
Rising seas webinar next week to focus on groundbreaking report
May 14, 2020
Mark Prado
The Bay Conservation and Development Commission will hold a webinar from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, on its recently released Adapting to Rising Tides Bay Area report. Read More
Headlines
Today's News Roundup
May 14, 2020
The Bay Area’s headlines, all in one place.
- More California counties get OK to start reopening economies [San Francisco Chronicle]
- SF to release guidelines on reopening of retail shops [San Francisco Examiner]
- Most San Francisco retail may reopen for pick-up and delivery on Monday, Breed announces [San Francisco Chronicle]
- San Jose Trailers to House Homeless Open Thursday [NBC Bay Area]
- Now that Twitter employees can work at home forever, what’s to become of its headquarters [Curbed SF]
Transportation
BART sounds alarm on finances
May 13, 2020
BART at SFO. Vmzp85 via Wikimedia Commons.
BART officials are painting a grim picture of agency finances as ridership has collapsed because of COVID-19. BART ridership has dropped 95% because of the pandemic, according to agency officials. Read More
Headlines
Today's News Roundup
May 13, 2020
The Bay Area’s headlines, all in one place.
- Chart: How many Bay Area coronavirus deaths did stay-at-home orders possibly prevent? [Mercury News]
- Bay Area was California's first coronavirus hot spot. These charts show how LA became the epicenter [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Coronavirus: Bay Area shows progress as California hits plateau, tops 70,000 total cases [Mercury News]
- Santa Clara County Supes Decline Extending Eviction Moratorium for Now [NBC Bay Area]
- Coronavirus: San Jose to finally open trailers for homeless next to Happy Hollow Park [Mercury News]
Transportation
Apple data paints picture of travel in COVID-19 era
May 12, 2020
Headlines
Today's News Roundup
May 12, 2020
The Bay Area’s headlines, all in one place.
- Coronavirus unemployment: Bay Area layoff pace slackens sharply [Mercury News]
- Longtime Napa family sells immigrant homestead for low income housing [Napa Valley Register]
- SF agent network sues Realtors associations over new rule limiting ‘pocket listings’ [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Coronavirus: Rent payments grew in May, despite job losses [Mercury News]
- Nearly 97% of SF tenants paid May rent in apartment owner survey [San Francisco Chronicle]
Transportation
SMART seeks input on service cuts
May 11, 2020
Mark Prado
The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) rail service is seeking input from the public in the North Bay on what cuts to make to the service. Read More
Headlines
Today's News Roundup
May 11, 2020
The Bay Area’s headlines, all in one place.
- Every Bay Area county's projected date for joining rest of state in Stage 2 reopening [San Francisco Chronicle]
- South SF biotech site sells despite coronavirus real estate slump [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Plan unveiled for seven-story apartment building in downtown Santa Rosa [Press Democrat]
- Lafayette urged to approve big housing plan — or risk millions in legal costs [Mercury News]
- Petaluma infrastructure work fasttracked in shutdown [Petaluma Argus Courier]
Transportation
Task Force to guide recovery of Bay Area transit network in post-pandemic future
May 8, 2020
Mark Prado
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) has released a framework for creation of a 30-member Blue Ribbon Transit Recovery Task Force to guide the future of the Bay Area’s public transportation network as the region adjusts to new conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
Headlines
Today's News Roundup
May 8, 2020
The Bay Area’s headlines, all in one place.
- Can California’s Air Remain Clean Post Pandemic? Yes, If The State Amps Up Its Climate Goals, Studies Say. [Capital Radio ]
- Coronavirus: Retail back in business as California takes first steps to reopen [Mercury News]
- Coronavirus updates: 3 Bay Area counties open retail, while 6 others wait [San Francisco Chronicle]
- San Diego Sheriff Halts Evictions, Hours After They Were Set To Resume [KPBS]
- Even if you want to buy a home, it’s harder now to get a loan. Or tap home equity [Los Angeles Times]
Transportation
Toll bridge traffic starts to climb after shelter-in-place spurs steep drop
May 7, 2020
Mark Jones
Even as the Bay Area’s recent shelter-in-place orders have been extended through May, toll bridge crossings are beginning to climb. Read More
Headlines
Today's News Roundup
May 7, 2020
The Bay Area’s headlines, all in one place.
- California hit daily high of new coronavirus cases. It may not be as bad as it sounds [Mercury News]
- Bay Area support for coronavirus shelter-in-place is strongest in California. Here's why [San Francisco Chronicle]
- New law allows tenants to sue landlords over violating L.A. restrictions on evictions [Los Angeles Times]
- Coronavirus chills California homebuying, prices [Mercury News]
- Vallco wins: Massive Cupertino development can proceed, judge rules [Mercury News]
Environment
Trump, Tom Cruise, NASA eye the moon
May 6, 2020
Mark Prado
Wow, the moon is making a lot of news of late. Who knew a body that is 4.5 billion years old could be so trendy. Read More
Headlines
Today's News Roundup
May 6, 2020
The Bay Area’s headlines, all in one place.
- Oakland Launches Operation HomeBase to Help Unhoused Residents During Pandemic [NBC Bay Area]
- Coronavirus Pandemic Spawns Scams Surrounding Bay Area Apartment Listings [KPIX Project Home]
- 7 San Francisco neighborhoods everyone should be watching [Curbed SF]
- Bay Area Real Estate Agents Back to Showing Homes in Person [NBC Bay Area]
- Realtors can show houses again? Not so fast [San Francisco Examiner]
Sustainability
BayREN responds to COVID-19 crisis
May 5, 2020
BayREN
The Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) is focused on meeting the needs of its stakeholders and partners in the nine county Bay Area during this unprecedented COVID-19 crisis by expanding its energy-saving programs and offering trainings and forums. Read More
Headlines
Today's News Roundup
May 5, 2020
The Bay Area’s headlines, all in one place.
- California economy can start reopening this week from coronavirus shutdown, Gavin Newsom says [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Bay Area golf courses, construction, car washes reopen — ‘I feel like I’m a human being again’ [San Francisco Chronicle]
- What will California do about the rent? [Cal Matters]
- Preston proposes measure to double tax on higher-end property sales to benefit renters [San Francisco Examiner]
- UC Berkeley is negotiating to buy and potentially tear down 111-year-old rent-controlled building [Berkeleyside]
Transportation
Public transit and the coronavirus
May 4, 2020
Mark Prado
What is the future of public transportation and what can be done to get riders back? City Lab had an interesting article on the matter, offering ways transit systems can survive. Read More
Headlines
Today's News Roundup
May 4, 2020
The Bay Area’s headlines, all in one place.
- Bay Area has 6 criteria for loosening coronavirus restrictions. Here’s where each county is now [San Francisco Chronicle]
- These businesses are reopening in 6 Bay Area counties under new order [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Landlords want rent relief too [Curbed LA]
- Impatient with city efforts, Bayview nonprofits set up safe camping site for homeless [San Francisco Examiner]
- SF a magnet for homeless seeking free hotel rooms during coronavirus pandemic [San Francisco Chronicle]