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Headlines for March 8, 2022

SF Chronicle

S.F. recommends JFK Drive remain closed to cars permanently, despite opposition calling for it to be open
Mercury News

San Jose is now towing abandoned cars again: Roadshow
SF Chronicle

San Francisco’s first tiny home village for homeless people opens. At $15,000 a pop, city says it’s cost-effective
Associated Press

Upbeat Gov. Newsom to deliver California State of the State [Tuesday, March 8, 5 p.m.]
Mercury News

Google and Twitter reopenings launch grand experiment on the future of Silicon Valley work
CalMatters

How governments worsen poverty in California

Headlines for March 7, 2022

SF Chronicle

Traffic patterns show how much region lags the U.S. in returning to offices
East Bay Times

This $1 Bay Bridge shuttle is the best deal in public transit
Mercury News

Why you shouldn’t fret about new drivers on Highway 17: Roadshow
Marin Independent Journal

Tiburon approves more license plate scanning cameras
Napa Valley Register

California has highest average gas prices in U.S. – with Napa County at the top
Napa Valley Register

Five-home Alta East Subdivision approved by Napa city planners
SF Chronicle

S.F. may embrace fourplexes — while undercutting part of state density law
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Housing advocates seek funding to repeal California law
SF Chronicle

Stitching 2,600 miles of trails together is goal of new collaborative
Napa Valley Register

Napa City Council approves infrastructure financing plan

Headlines for March 4, 2022

Marin Independent Journal

Feds upgrade popular Marin Headlands trailhead by Marincello
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain approves governance reform plan
SF Examiner

The Bay Area has twice as many parking spots as people—and there’s a hidden toll
East Bay Times

Does VTA have tunnel vision on its BART extension? Inside the San Jose subway debate
Mercury News

All of California, Bay Area top $5 average gasoline price
Mercury News

Hearse trying to use HOV lane not an urban legend: Roadshow
SF Chronicle

Bay Area rents are approaching pre-COVID levels. Here's where prices are rising fastest
Napa Valley Register

City of Napa planners approve Cal-West Rentals location on Pueblo Avenue
SF Examiner

‘Cars to Casas’: Housing solution, or more of the same?

Headlines for March 3, 2022

East Bay Times

Why did Dublin scrap a 573-home development?
SF Chronicle

San Francisco Bay Area dethroned as most unaffordable housing market in America, report says
Fairfield Daily Republic

Caltrans to limit traffic on Rio Vista Bridge
Mercury News

How that notorious San Jose pothole is able to defeat Caltrans
East Bay Times

Proposal from GOP lawmakers would cut California gas tax for six months
East Bay Times

Much of Bay Area tops $5 average gas price for first time
Mass Transit

MTC, other area agencies partner to make carpooling more convenient
East Bay Times

California plan calls for 2.5 million new homes by 2030, double previous target
East Bay Times

Walnut Creek: Palmer School to be razed, replaced by 125 townhouses
SF Chronicle

There’s a new coalition in S.F. trying to reduce homelessness. Can it work?
Marin Independent Journal

Marin supervisors review plan to create new housing units
SF Chronicle

Google will require office workers to return in April after repeated delays

Headlines for March 2, 2022

Mercury News

‘On Day 1, the driving instructor put my son on Highway 17! What was he thinking?’
Berkeleyside

Telegraph Avenue redesign gets green light from Berkeley City Council
SF Chronicle

Walt Ranch development vote delayed in Napa following protests
Government Technology

California Bill Looks to Better Coordinate Bay Area Transit
Mercury News

Here’s why Caltrans isn’t paving freeways while the sun shines: Roadshow
Mercury News

$19 billion: Cost of high speed rail’s Bay Area link surges in latest report, without funding
SF Chronicle

Controversial Oakland housing project at Lake Merritt stalls again
East Bay Times

Lafayette Terraces project hits another delay
Mercury News

Google village in downtown San Jose could achieve $19 billion value
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Santa Rosa Sears site purchase to come back before the Board of Supervisors
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito officials probe impact of new housing law
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Sonoma County supervisors deadlock over downtown county campus at former Sears site in Santa Rosa
East Bay Times

East Palo Alto tables, considers diluting controversial tenants’ rights ordinance
SF Examiner

S.F.’s plan to tax 40,000 empty homes under scrutiny
East Bay Times

Why has this housing for homeless Oaklanders been sitting empty for months?
SF Chronicle

S.F. supervisor wants to close loophole allowing massive rent increases
SF Chronicle

Oakland developer hasn’t built promised housing. City Council pulls plug
SF Chronicle

Can new housing revive San Francisco’s Mid-Market dream?
East Bay Times

Environmental lawsuit jolts downtown San Jose tech campus
CA Public Radio

California’s climate action plans fall behind on equity, sticking instead to boilerplate solutions, new study says
SF Examiner

Watchdog on the water: Group uses drones to monitor the ‘fragile ecosystem’ of the Bay

Headlines for February 28, 2022

Business Insider

EV owners pay more per mile of range than gas car owners do
Mercury News

Newsom hypes 1 millionth electric vehicle sold in California, even if the details are “squishy”
Mercury News

‘Phantom gas tax’ hurts more as prices approach $5 a gallon: Roadshow
Bloomberg

The Radical Roots of Bikesharing
San Francisco Chronicle

The California ZIP codes where home prices rose the most in the pandemic
East Bay Times

Where should Oakland build 26,000 new homes? The city wants to hear from you
Local News Matters

Petaluma welcomes first nine homes at People’s Village emergency shelter site
Local News Matters

Sausalito council makes decision to preserve Cypress Ridge Open Space from development
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo council needs more time for decision on ADU rules
San Francisco Chronicle

Drought, fires and beetles — California’s forests are dying. Is it too late to save them?
Mercury News

Bulb by bulb, this Bay Area outpost is preserving its dark sky in a quest to join an exclusive club
New York Times

Climate Change Is Harming the Planet Faster Than We Can Adapt, U.N. Warns

Headlines for February 25, 2022

Mercury News

Speed camera tickets would be issued to owners of speeding cars: Roadshow
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s how much gas prices could go up in the Bay Area after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
East Bay Times

Bay Area gasoline prices soar to record highs amid Russia invasion of Ukraine
KALW

Oakland piloting new free transit program
Fairfield Daily Republic

Marina Village affordable housing project in Suisun breaks ground
East Bay Times

22 houses, 22 granny units planned for Pleasanton’s Spotorno Ranch
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Petaluma homeless residents anticipate March move-in at tiny home village
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo discussing SB 9 zoning changes
San Francisco Chronicle

Exclusive: Sen. Padilla to unveil housing bill, wading into fierce debate
Bay Nature

Wetlands Help Fight Climate Change, But the Kind of Wetland Matters
East Bay Times

Undeveloped chunk of quarry site going to Mount Diablo State Park

Headlines for February 24, 2022

East Bay Times

Berkeley: Plan may turn Telegraph Avenue into ‘West Coast’s Times Square’
San Francisco Chronicle

A group that wants a car-free Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley just notched a significant win
Mercury News

Animal crossing is fine, but when will Highway 17 be safer for people? Roadshow
Local News Matters

State lawmaker wants to decriminalize jaywalking in situations when it is safe
Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley transit agency’s future may be falling off the rails
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo bike lanes project approved
San Francisco Chronicle

Millennium Tower’s sinking and tilting creates 1-inch gap with 12-story podium structure
San Mateo Daily Journal

Interest intensifies in district-subsidized teacher housing in San Mateo County
San Mateo Daily Journal

New housing planned for South B Street in San Mateo
Point Reyes Light

Marin takes heat on draft housing list
KQED

Why Environmental Justice Is Crucial in Climate Resilience: Just Look at New Sea Rise Predictions
Berkeleyside

Codornices Creek daylighting activists celebrate $1M restoration project
Cal Matters

Experts – once again — tell Senate panel that California’s key climate change strategy is flawed
San Francisco Chronicle

California adopts plan to tackle microplastic pollution — first state to do so

Headlines for February 23, 2022

Mass Transit

MTC, ABAG name public finance veteran Derek Hansel as new CFO
The Oaklandside

Oakland is testing what happens when you give people $300 to ride the bus
Mercury News

If carpooling isn’t fun, you’re not doing it right, Roadshow reader says
San Francisco Examiner

Biden administration taps S.F. transit leader to help improve access for disabled people
NBC Bay Area

Bay Area Gas Prices Could Reach Nearly $6 a Gallon If Russia Invades Ukraine
Bloomberg

Paris Will Ban Through Traffic in City Center
Mercury News

As rents soar, is it cheaper to rent or buy in the Bay Area?
Mercury News

Editorial: Freeze UC Berkeley enrollment until there’s enough housing
San Mateo Daily Journal

Home prices up, inventory down in San Mateo County
SF Gate

Record cold on tap for San Francisco Bay Area after rain and snow break region's long dry spell
Local News Matters

Algae bloom in Foster City Lagoon wasn’t pretty, but officials say nothing to fear

Headlines for February 22, 2022

Washington Post

A highway paved with recycled diapers may change the cloth vs. disposables debate
Mercury News

Empty trains, deserted stations cost taxpayers billions. Will BART, VTA and Caltrain riders ever return?
Mercury News

Editorial: San Jose BART extension needs cost, timeline transparency
Local News Matters

BART to operate on all 5 lines on Sundays, extend Sunday schedule to midnight
Mercury News

Construction begins on $12 million mountain lion crossing on Highway 17 in Santa Cruz Mountains
San Francisco Chronicle

How the Great Highway, JFK Drive closures changed the way people experience San Francisco
Mercury News

Pedestrian says her strategy makes drivers stop: Roadshow
Mercury News

‘Sure, tell me about the warranty on my ’46 Buick’: Roadshow
Local News Matters

Dodd legislation proposes Highway 37 toll to help fund ‘critical improvements’
Marin Independent Journal

Bill proposes Highway 37 tolls for traffic, flooding upgrades
Napa Valley Register

Ground broken for $41 million Napa bus maintenance yard
Napa Valley Register

Napa County pushing ahead with various traffic projects
San Francisco Chronicle

The Bay Area’s hottest real estate neighborhood is a tiny waterfront community. Here’s what it’s like to live there
KQED

Why Black Women Are More Likely to Face Eviction
SF Gate

The next affordable city is already too expensive
San Francisco Examiner

One solution to the housing crisis? Build taller
FiveThirtyEight

The Lasting Legacy Of Redlining
Local News Matters

Berkeley holds lottery for 88 affordable apartments; deadline to apply is Feb. 23
San Mateo Daily Journal

Why cities in San Mateo County are planning for new levels of growth
San Francisco Chronicle

With no more rent control for their refurbished apartments, these S.F. tenants are seeing rents soar
San Mateo Daily Journal

Half Moon Bay requires construction be electric
SF Gate

As elephant seals multiply and spread out in Point Reyes, park service urges caution