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Today's News Roundup

August 18, 2021

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.

Antioch council approves Deer Valley Estates housing project across from Kaiser hospital [Local News Matters]
Number of Bay Area Homes Selling Well Above List Price Soared in Second Quarter: Report [NBC Bay Area]
Redevelopment considered at Foster City El Torito site [San Mateo Daily Journal]
San Francisco plans to buy four properties to house homeless people across the city [San Francisco Chronicle]
S.F. is closing its homeless hotels. But with more federal funding on tap, advocates are pushing back [San Francisco Chronicle]

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Transportation

Adaptive bicycling available San Francisco

August 17, 2021

Riders with differing abilities are able to ride adaptive bikeshare bikes in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco as part of a program sponsored by MTC, the Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program, Lyft and SFMTA. Read More

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Today's News Roundup

August 17, 2021

By Library

A close-up shot of the ends of 60 cargo shipping containers in various colors.

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

Boats anchored illegally off Sausalito for decades may soon have a deadline to leave [San Francisco Chronicle]
First-time homebuyers can now apply for down-payment assistance in Alameda County [Berkeleyside]
Facing a requirement to allow 11K new homes, Mountain View looks to update its housing plans [Mountain View Voice]
Town Of Fairfax: Work Continues On The Fairfax Housing Element Update [Patch]
Caltrain to Cut All September Fares, Add Weekday and Weekend Trains [San Jose Inside]

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Report: San Jose, San Francisco tops for electric car drivers

Transportation

Mark Prado August 16, 2021

August 16, 2021

The Bay Area is very friendly to electric vehicles, according to a new study by STORAGECafé.

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Today's News Roundup

August 16, 2021

By Library

Kids with backpacks board the 61 Alameda/Ralston SamTrans bus.

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

MTC hosts webinar to review Draft Plan Bay Area 2050 feedback [Vacaville Reporter]
The suburban Bay Area homes that were supposed to depict a California 'every town' now cost millions [SF Gate]
Rental applications show S.F. is back [San Francisco Chronicle]
In San Francisco, it's the summer of rental scams [San Francisco Chronicle]
Bay Area home wealth surges during COVID-19 [East Bay Times]

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Report: Bay Area apartment rental market returning to pre-pandemic levels

Housing

Mark Prado August 13, 2021

August 13, 2021

A new report from RENTCafé looking at 2.5 million rental applications in 2021 shows renting activity is back to pre-pandemic levels and interest in big city apartments is surging.

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Today's News Roundup

August 13, 2021

By Library

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

New Affordable Housing Complex in San Jose Under Construction [NBC Bay Area]
Danville continues housing workshop series next week [Danville San Ramon]
Census 2020: Bay Area population grew at faster rate than California, with big Asian and Latino gains [San Francisco Chronicle]
These Bay Area cities grew the most over the past decade, latest census data shows [San Francisco Chronicle]
S.F.'s top Public Works official leaving for leadership post at BART [San Francisco Chronicle]

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Transportation

SamTrans restoring school service

August 12, 2021

Full SamTrans service changes will go into effect Sunday restoring school service for the new school year and increasing service levels on routes seeing higher demand. Read More

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