November 18, 2019
The Bay Area’s headlines, all in one place.
Housing/Development
- Bernie Sanders and AOC Unveil a Green New Deal for Public Housing [City Lab]
- SF affordable housing project would create homes for developmentally disabled [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Emergency measures: Bay Area cities scramble to stop recent spike of displaced renters [Mercury News]
- Why can’t California pass more housing legislation? [Curbed SF]
Transportation
- City to double rate of bike rack installation [San Francisco Examiner]
- SMART to sound horn in San Rafael during simulated trips to Larkspur [Marin Independent Journal]
- Could drone deliveries help the environment? Let’s unpack that [Los Angeles Times]
- New bike path on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge leads to future of transportation [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Long-awaited Richmond-San Rafael Bridge transbay bike lane opens [Mercury News]
- Bike, Pedestrian Path Opens Across Richmond-San Rafael Bridge [NBC Bay Area]
- State transportation crews prep flood-prone stretches of Highway 37 for winter rains [Press Democrat ]
- A peek inside SF’s living room: Muni Diaries founders talk about how it all started [San Francisco Chronicle]
- New SF Muni boss lacks experience, but those who have it said ‘no’ to the job [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Editorial: Why another bay bridge is a bad idea [https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-Why-another-bay-bridge-is-a-bad-idea-14839763.php]
- Water leak on 101 hasn’t receded as expected: Roadshow [Mercury News]
- Mr. Mayhem or Matthew McConaughey?: Roadshow [Mercury News]
- Developer deal could kick start Rainier [Petaluma Argus-Courier]
- Napa pavement conditions improve, outpacing average road conditions in Bay Area [Napa Valley Register]
- SF officials demand faster action on street safety amid rise in traffic deaths [San Francisco Examiner]
Other
- PG&E may cut power to 750,000 California residents this week to reduce wildfire risk [San Francisco Chronicle]
- PG&E warns of potential power shut-offs Wednesday and Thursday [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Bay Area adds jobs during October, hiring so far in 2019 has outpaced 2018 [Mercury News]
- Salesforce to donate $17 million to fight climate change, economic inequality [San Francisco Chronicle]
- California says it won’t buy cars from GM, Toyota, others opposing tough tailpipe standards [Cal Matters]