July 16, 2019
The Bay Area’s headlines, all in one place.
Housing/Development
- SF proposes first ‘safe’ parking lot for homeless living out of vehicles [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Homeless population spiked in some South Bay cities, county’s newest count shows [Mercury News]
- Rural California now battles housing affordability issues, too [Chico Enterprise-Record]
- Mayor angered it takes so ‘damn long’ to build housing as homelessness spikes [San Francisco Chronicle]
Transportation
- This minor change to BART maps really upset riders 10 years ago [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Smiles, friendly chats and faster lines greet drivers at more DMV offices: Roadshow [Mercury News]
- Red light in San Jose changed after ‘rebel’ Roadshow reader complains [Mercury News]
Other
- To cut carbon footprint, SF moves to eliminate vehicle emissions by 2040 [San Francisco Chronicle]
- The Ahwahnee is coming back: Yosemite settles lawsuits to regain trademarks [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Skelton: What’s the safest California city in an earthquake? [Mercury News]
- City, Cal envision a bee-friendly Berkeley [Berkeleyside]
- Heat waves likely to become longer, more intense — even in Bay Area, study shows [San Francisco Chronicle]