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Multifamily housing under construction in Sonoma County.
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Karl Nielsen
  • Mercury News
    VTA says switching tunnel design for BART extension would cost $600 million more — but independent experts call it “overinflated”
  • San Francisco Chronicle
    The latest plan to connect BART to downtown San Jose: One tunnel rather than two
  • Hoodline
    Bay Area Commutes Improve as "Big Sync" Streamlines Transit Schedules Across BART, Caltrain, and More
  • Mass Transit
    Santa Clara VTA joins California Senate Bill 63
  • Marin Independent Journal
    Corte Madera approves $3.2M street project
  • The Nation
    Is Amtrak the End of the Line for US Public Transit?
  • Bloomberg
    For Homeless Cyclists, Bikes Bring an Escape From the Streets
  • Cal Matters
    Hidden in Trump’s spending package: A surprise boost to California’s affordable housing
  • Wall Street Journal
    Big Tech Pledged Billions for New Housing. The Results Aren’t Living Up to the Hype.
  • San Francisco Chronicle
    Operator of $700-per-month sleeping pods in downtown S.F. faces eviction
  • San Francisco Chronicle
    These San Francisco megaprojects would bring 20,000 homes to market — but are stalled
  • San Francisco Chronicle
    Bay Area theater moves to lay off staff, vacate downtown Berkeley venue
  • Mercury News
    Incubator program grows the next crop of businesses in San Jose’s thriving food scene
  • Mercury News
    Lawsuit claims Tesla ousted HR managers who validated racism complaints at Fremont factory
  • KQED
    After Months of Short-Staffing, Trump Cuts, Bay Area NWS Could Hire More Meteorologists

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