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Today's News Roundup

August 4, 2021

By Library

Marin County's eastern shore, with the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco in the background.

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

This is how little California rent relief programs have paid out to struggling Bay Area tenants [San Francisco Chronicle]
From a housing crisis to a fire crisis: San Francisco's exodus led many to a new conundrum [San Francisco Chronicle]
Housing planned at Hayward Park station in San Mateo [San Mateo Daily Journal]
CDC issues new eviction ban for most of US through Oct. 3 [Associated Press]
The return of S.F.'s cable cars brings a bit of hope amid city's uncertain transit future [San Francisco Chronicle]

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Draft Plan Bay Area 2050 public engagement recap set for Aug. 17

Public Participation

Mark Prado August 3, 2021

August 3, 2021

The public is invited to attend a webinar on Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 9:30 a.m., where staff from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments will summarize “What We Heard” during the spring-summer 2021 public comment period of Draft Plan Bay Area 2050 and the Draft Implementation Plan.

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Today's News Roundup

August 3, 2021

By Library

A Great Egret sits on marshland of the Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge.

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

Plan Bay Area shows possible Napa County future [Napa Valley Register]
Downtown San Jose mixed-use tower pushes ahead, height is sliced [Mercury News]
S.F.'s iconic cable cars are back on the streets this week [San Francisco Chronicle]
San Francisco’s cable cars return after 16-month absence [San Francisco Examiner]
REAL ID without a DMV visit may be happening soon: Roadshow [Mercury News]

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Transportation

Free rides: Cable cars return to the streets of San Francisco

August 2, 2021

San Francisco's cable cars are again climbing halfway to the stars as of Monday and rides are free through August, according to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Read More

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Today's News Roundup

August 2, 2021

By Library

Four bicyclists ride in the Fagan Marsh State Marine Park in Napa County.

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

Bay Area’s COVID-19 rents plummeted — but not for everyone [Mercury News]
Lafayette council approves townhouses; adjacent school frets loss of parking [Local News Matters]
Sonoma County, Windsor appeal state-mandated targets for future housing [Press Democrat]
Traffic congestion is making a comeback in the Bay Area, but in a strange new way [San Francisco Chronicle]
Bart Service Returns To Near Pre-Pandemic Levels On Monday [SF Gate]

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Housing

Report: SF lot size shrinking over time

July 30, 2021

San Francisco experienced a significant drop in median lot sizes from the 1920s up to the present day, according to a new report by STORAGECafé that looks at home and lot sizes around the nation. Read More

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Today's News Roundup

July 30, 2021

By Library

An aerial view of San Francisco's skyline between the Bay Bridge and the Ferry Building.

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

Renters in a Presidio Heights apartment set the record for S.F.'s biggest-ever tenant buyout: $475,000 [San Francisco Chronicle]
State Supreme Court allows housing-retail development on Berkeley shellmound to proceed [San Francisco Chronicle]
Biden to allow eviction moratorium to expire on Saturday [Associated Press/Mercury News]
Millbrae train station development moves ahead [San Mateo Daily Journal]
Mendocino is running out of water. The solution might involve a very old train [San Francisco Chronicle]

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Environment

Annual Climate & Energy Forum set for Aug. 3-19

July 29, 2021

The 12th Annual Climate & Energy Forum will take place Aug. 3 to 19, and will feature topics weaving recovery, equity and public health into local climate and energy work. Read More

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