Today's News Roundup

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East Bay Times

Can ‘social housing’ help solve California’s housing crisis?
San Francisco Chronicle

Without state funding, S.F.’s Muni could cut up to 20 bus lines — starting this summer
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. expected to delay plans to extend metered parking hours
Mercury News

Borenstein: BART refuses to make cuts, accelerates toward ‘fiscal cliff’
San Francisco Chronicle

As BART faces ‘fiscal cliff,’ it hopes these anime mascots will attract young riders
NBC Bay Area

BART PD Says New Officer Deployment Strategy Leads to More Arrests
Mercury News

Berkeley awarded $5.1 million to study plan for revitalizing its pier with ferry service
Berkeleyside

Berkeley gets $5.1M to plan for ferry service
Mercury News

Caltrain extension to downtown San Francisco got green light from various agencies: Roadshow
Forbes

U.S. investing in high-speed rail
Sonoma Index-Tribune

How does Sonoma rate for bicyclists?
San Francisco Chronicle

As S.F.’s housing production stalls, this development continues to add affordable homes
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo City Council seeking to max housing at Talbot’s site
San Mateo Daily Journal

Rents stabilize in the San Mateo County
Mercury News

Can ‘social housing’ help solve California’s housing crisis?
Mercury News

Santa Clara County reports 1% dip in homeless population, 37% spike in unhoused families identified
Local News Matters

SF supportive housing division pushes ahead on ‘Site F’ closure over supervisors’ objection
San Francisco Chronicle

Downtown S.F. condos selling at lowest prices in six years, data shows
The Guardian

Vacant skyscrapers, empty trains: can San Francisco once again reinvent itself?
NBC Bay Area

Old Navy to Close Downtown San Francisco Store
San Francisco Examiner

Supreme Court ruling decreases wetland protection
Mercury News

Can California’s coastline be saved? Study shows up to 70% could be wiped out by 2100
Press Democrat

North Coast officials, scientists and stakeholders launch exploration of sea otters’ return
Los Angeles Times

State asked to stop diverting iconic Mono Lake’s water to Los Angeles