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Today's News Roundup

October 27, 2021

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

Plan Bay Area 2050: Regional growth blueprint gets thumbs-up from two oversight agencies [Local News Matters]
Despite flurry of appeals, Bay Area housing targets look here to stay [San Francisco Business Times]
Editorial: How Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema might gut California's affordable housing efforts [San Francisco Chronicle]
Bay Area Rents Rising Slowly After 2020 Dip [NBC Bay Area]
Burlingame readies for denser housing rules [San Mateo Daily Journal]

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Today's News Roundup

October 26, 2021

By Library

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

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

He wanted to let homeless neighbors sleep in cars outside his church. It launched a two-year battle [San Francisco Chronicle]
There's a big new plan to make the Bay Area better - but how will it work? [San Francisco Chronicle]
Federal officials now say BART’s San Jose extension could cost $9.1 billion — twice the original estimate [Mercury News]
LINK21 Q&A: How a proposal for a second transbay rail corridor could overhaul Northern California’s transit network [Local News Matters]
A fabled S.F. cable car line ends at a glorified bus stop. Polk Street neighbors want to change that [San Francisco Chronicle]

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Policy

Bay Area media looking at Plan Bay Area 2050

October 26, 2021

Bay Area media is dissecting Plan Bay Area 2050, a vision for policies and investments to make the nine-county region more affordable, connected, diverse, healthy and economically vibrant, which was approved by the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission last week. Read More

Housing

Report: Bay Area residents, other Californians head to Texas

October 25, 2021

With an average of almost 190 daily moves from California to Texas from 2010 to 2019, a new report looks more closely at where exactly residents of The Golden State are moving to in Texas and what they get in the tradeoff. Read More

Headlines

Today's News Roundup

October 25, 2021

By Library

A view of the West Span of the Bay Bridge from Marin, with San Francisco in the background.

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

The share of vacant homes in the Bay Area has decreased. Is that a good thing? [San Francisco Chronicle]
Berkeley grapples with housing crisis, fire danger as it writes rules for ADUs in hills [Berkeleyside]
Apartment building could rise at former site of Albatross Pub [Berkeleyside]
Editorial: A truly visionary plan for the Bay Area's future? Stop making it so easy to drive [San Francisco Chronicle]
Plan Bay Area 2050: Analyzing an extensive regional plan that covers the next 30 years [San Francisco Examiner]

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ABAG, MTC adopt final Plan Bay Area 2050 and environmental impact report

Policy

Mark Prado October 22, 2021

October 22, 2021

The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Thursday evening adopted Plan Bay Area 2050 and its associated Environmental Impact Report. The unanimous votes by both boards cap a nearly four-year process during which more than 20,000 Bay Area residents contributed to the development of the new plan.

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Today's News Roundup

October 22, 2021

By Library

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.

Cities' Answer to Sprawl? Go Wild. [Bloomberg]
As Bay Area’s single-family neighborhoods evolve, what comes next? [East Bay Times]
Gas in this Big Sur town just hit $7.59 a gallon [SF Gate]
A fabled S.F. cable car line ends at a glorified bus stop. Polk Street neighbors want to change that [San Francisco Chronicle]
Tailgaters, double-line jumpers make I-880 express lanes scary: Roadshow [Mercury News]

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Today's News Roundup

October 21, 2021

By Library

Windswept bicycle commuters on the Berkeley ferry.

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

California Cities Struggle to Meet New Housing Planning Guidelines [KQED]
Tiburon, Belvedere lose appeals on housing mandates [The Ark]
Major Los Gatos project promised 270 affordable apartments. Only 50 are happening. [San Jose Spotlight]
San Bruno gets proposal for 136 apartments [San Mateo Daily Journal]
Redwood City plans for housing [San Mateo Daily Journal]

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Marin Commutes focuses on green trips

Transportation

Mark Prado October 21, 2021

October 21, 2021

The Marin Commutes fall campaign runs through Nov. 21 and encourages people who live or work in Marin County to make more green trips to work and for errands.

Transportation

National Pedestrian Safety Month: MTC, Caltrans seek ways to promote protection

October 20, 2021

October is National Pedestrian Safety Month and Caltrans is stepping up its efforts to enhance safety and educate the public on how to keep pedestrians safe. Read More

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