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News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments

Environment

Students help restore North Bay refuge

February 14, 2020

Students from Valley View Elementary School in Richmond.

Students, teachers and volunteers performed restoration work in the North Bay's San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge during "I Heart Estuaries" week. Read More

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Today's News Roundup

February 14, 2020 By Library

Cyclists and rollerbladers ride along the Embarcadero in San Francisco on a sunny day with the Bay Bridge in the background.

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

California analysts urge lawmakers: reject Gov. Newsom’s $1 billion climate loan proposal [Cal Matters]
Temperature in Antarctica soars to near 70 degrees, appearing to topple continental record set days earlier [Washington Post]
Major new oceanfront campground to be built along Monterey Bay [Mercury News]
In Manila and San Francisco, rising seas are a crisis right now [San Francisco Chronicle]
Mayors blast proposal for regional overseers of new homeless funding [San Francisco Chronicle]

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Transportation

Capitol Corridor reports five years of growth

February 13, 2020

Courtesy Capitol Corridor

The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority is reporting five straight years of increasing ridership and revenue. Read More

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Today's News Roundup

February 13, 2020 By Library

Alameda Island in the foreground, with the San Francisco Bay, the Bay Bridge and San Francisco in the distance.

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

A Trillion Trees: How One Idea Triumphed Over Trump’s Climate Denialism [New York Times]
Drought conditions returning to California, new report shows [Mercury News]
Catch A ‘Loveliness’ Of Ladybugs At Redwood Regional Park In Oakland [Local News Matters]
Headshots For The Homeless: Photographer Helps Clients See New Self Worth [KPIX Project Home]
Housing dispute gears back up over key bill [Capitol Weekly]

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Transportation

MUNI announces service changes beginning Feb. 22

February 12, 2020

Starting Saturday, Feb. 22, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is making service changes to improve Muni service. Read More

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Today's News Roundup

February 12, 2020 By Library

A bench sits in the foreground on a pier above the SF Bay in Berkeley, with the Sawtooth Building in the background on the left.

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

Raw sewage in creeks prompts lawsuits against Sunnyvale and Mountain View [Mercury News]
The Smallest Stars Have Gone Out [Bay Nature]
Dungeness crabs show indication they may be vulnerable to effects of ocean acidification along Pacific coast [Mercury News]
EPA names former PG&E attorney to head West Coast office [San Francisco Chronicle]
Long Beach closes ‘substantial remodel’ loophole in Tenant Protection Act [Long Beach Press Telegram]

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Environment

Poetry slam and writing event mark "I Heart Estuaries Week"

February 11, 2020 By Mark Prado

Mark Prado

San Rafael Bay

The San Francisco Estuary Partnership is holding an in-person and virtual poetry slam and writing event for #iheartestuaries this week. Read More

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Today's News Roundup

February 11, 2020 By Library

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

Watershed forum looks to defuse Napa County water issues [Napa Valley Register]
$9.7 million in federal funds arrives for long-awaited Petaluma River dredging [Napa Valley Register]
Opinion: Peninsula cities must lead the world on climate change [Mercury News]
Bay Area lawmakers seek $125 million for San Francisco Bay estuary [Mercury News]
Why Bay Area temperatures are warmer than forecast this morning [San Francisco Chronicle]

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Resiliency

SF has plan to protect western edge from sea level rise

February 10, 2020 By Mark Prado

Mark Prado

Great Highway, San Francisco.

San Francisco has a plan to gird against of sea level rise brought on by the swirling and undulating Pacific Ocean that ceaselessly beats against the city's western shore. Read More

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Today's News Roundup

February 10, 2020 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.

Gusty winds usher in unusually warm weather across Bay Area [San Francisco Chronicle]
The real reason California’s upzoning bill failed [Curbed]
SF’s wealthiest renters are having trouble paying for housing, says Harvard research [Curbed SF]
To ease student housing crunch, Berkeley starts process to increase density in the Southside [Berkeleyside]
$100 million in U.S. tax credits to go toward housing in wildfire devastation areas, including Napa [Napa Valley Register]

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Transportation

San Francisco parking meter pricing goes up — and down

February 7, 2020 By Mark Prado

Mark Prado

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency adjusted parking meter pricing this month, but not all will see increases. Read More

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Today's News Roundup

February 7, 2020 By Library

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

Recognize this view on the San Mateo County Coast? It was just bought for $13.5 million [Mercury News]
Top EPA official in California says firing was ‘100% personal’ [San Francisco Chronicle]
What happened to the rain? California in a dry rut, snowpack shrinks [San Francisco Chronicle]
Shelter versus housing: SF officials debate beds for homeless in every district [San Francisco Chronicle]
Why does the Sierra Club oppose affordable housing? [Curbed SF]

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Transportation

Throwback Thursday: Golden Gate Ferry hits 50

February 6, 2020 By Mark Prado

MCB via Wikimedia Commons.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Golden Gate ferries plying the bay waters, delivering Marin commuters and tourists to San Francisco. Read More

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