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Today's News Roundup

May 3, 2022

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A vintage black and white photo of the Eureka ferryboat on the water, shown at an angle from the front-right-hand side.

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

The Hot Housing Market Makes the Fed’s Inflation-Fighting Job Even Tougher [Bloomberg]
Dublin City Council expected to approve 573-home development in the hills [East Bay Times]
Burlingame plans housing for workforce [San Mateo Daily Journal]
Bike to Work Day returns after two-year absence [Antioch Herald]
Bay Area Bike to Wherever Days in May [Contra Costa Herald]

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Events

May is National Bike Month

May 2, 2022

May is National Bike Month – also known as Bike to Wherever Days – and there’s no better time to hit the road on two wheels. Read More

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Today's News Roundup

May 2, 2022

By Library

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

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

‘Projects are just dying’: Applications for new housing in San Francisco hit a new low [San Francisco Chronicle]
How some Bay Area home buyers are saving thousands a year in property taxes [San Francisco Chronicle]
New California program could help first-time home buyers [East Bay Times]
San Jose housing development to feature affordable homes, art gallery [Mercury News]
Tiburon filters housing sites for further review [Marin Independent Journal]

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Today's News Roundup

April 29, 2022

By Library

An abstract sculpture in front of the Lawrence Hall of Science at UC Berkeley.

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

Five takeaways from San Francisco’s annual housing report [San Francisco Chronicle]
Is the Bay Area at risk of a housing bubble? Here’s what experts say [San Francisco Chronicle]
Oakland tenants facing highest rent hike in decades [The Oaklandside]
Rohnert Park purchases 30-acre property it plans to redevelop into future downtown [Local News Matters]
Single-family homes planned for San Bruno [San Mateo Daily Journal]

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Transportation

New HOV lanes come to San Francisco

April 29, 2022

To improve the frequency and reliability of MUNI service by reducing running time, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has installed HOV lanes that allow vehicles with two or more occupants along sections of State Route 1 and U.S. Highway 101. Read More

Funding

One Bay Area Grants: call for projects begins in May

April 28, 2022

Starting in May, county transportation agencies (CTAs) throughout the nine-county Bay Area will release calls for projects for local transportation projects as part of the One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) program. Read More

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Today's News Roundup

April 28, 2022

By Library

Cyclists and pedestrians take advantage of the carfree Embarcadero in San Francisco for Sunday's Streets.

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

Bay Area homes are increasingly bought as trusts. Here's why it matters [San Francisco Chronicle]
The Bay Area leads U.S. in $1 million home sales, and no other region is even close [San Francisco Chronicle]
Santa Rosa’s plan to turn downtown garage into housing on pause amid opposition from business interests [Press Democrat]
Editorial: Flawed, flaky data of housing assessment creates questions [Marin Independent Journal]
Fairfield schedules workshop to discuss future housing needs [Fairfield Daily Republic]

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Saturday: Come celebrate Midpen’s 50th Anniversary

Events

Mark Prado April 27, 2022

April 27, 2022

Ravenswood Preserve. Photo courtesy Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.

Come celebrate the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District's 50th Anniversary of public open space preservation, protection, restoration, access and education. The event begins at 11 a.m. Saturday. Register for the free festival here.