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San Francisco Chronicle

New data show S.F. is still a renter’s market. Will Bay Area prices rebound in the spring?

SF Gate

SF rents fall again in November, down almost 25% since March

Los Altos Online

Los Altos Council sends letter opposing housing allocation figures

Los Angeles Times/SF Gate

Along the crumbling Sonoma Coast, an ambitious project paves the way for ‘managed retreat’

San Francisco Chronicle

Feds want rugged whitebark pine on endangered species list because of climate change

San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland bans natural gas in new residential and commercial buildings

East Bay Times

Oakland approves ban on natural gas in all new buildings

Mercury News

San Jose adopts historic natural gas ban — but with a controversial exemption

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose bans natural gas in new commercial buildings

Mercury News

What’s behind the big increase in porpoises off Northern California?

Fairfield Daily Republic

Solano Resource Conservation District focuses on virtual education

Local News Matters

Army scuttles plan to dredge the bay to allow for bigger oil tankers

KQED

SF Transportation Agency Faces Huge Layoff as COVID-19 Fiscal Crisis Deepens

San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA prepares for massive potential layoffs as budget crisis continues to build

San Francisco Chronicle

Tenderloin residents struggle with bus cuts as Muni faces deficit: ‘We’re all suffering’

Mercury News

Why are the 55-mph signs flashing when there’s no roadwork? Roadshow

Newsweek

Stimulus Funding Needed for Mass Transit Systems Nationwide to Avoid Service Cuts

Reuters

Pandemic Motors: Europeans snap up old cars to avoid public transport

San Francisco Chronicle

High-dollar real estate sales in San Francisco hit over coronavirus, Proposition I concerns

San Francisco Examiner

Decline in high-end real estate sales this year means less money for The City

Mercury News

Site of big Sunnyvale residential project gets new owner, new developer

Mercury News

Affordable homes builder buys downtown San Jose frat house

Cal Matters

Can Gavin Newsom use the pandemic to beat back homelessness?

San Jose Spotlight

Does San Jose’s residential building slowdown signal a recession?

The Oaklandside

No more gas stoves? Oakland could ban them in new buildings

KQED

San Jose Primed to Ban Natural Gas in Most New Buildings

Press Democrat

$40 million grant to cover final segment in Hwy 101 widening project in Sonoma, Marin counties

Wall Street Journal

Public transit agencies slash services, staff as coronavirus keeps ridership low

San Francisco Chronicle

Could hydrogen-electric cars be crucial to meeting California’s climate goals?

Mercury News

Marin County resurfacing work on Highway 101 to begin Tuesday

Mercury News

Editorial: VTA, BART ignore the voters who approve their tax increases

Mercury News

Caltrans is back picking up trash, and the homeless are helping in San Jose: Roadshow

Mercury News

Refusal to fix roads brings a driver to tears: Roadshow

Mercury News

Is the streetlight situation actually improving? Roadshow

San Francisco Examiner

Construction on 19th Avenue to begin Monday, traffic delays expected

Napa Valley Register

Napa County's bumpy roads lack wine country panache

Mercury News

California lawmakers call for massive rent relief — and political wins

Marin Independent Journal

Novato council to consider townhome development

Fairfield Daily Republic

Report: Homeowners occupy about 60 percent of housing in Fairfield

Napa Valley Register

American Canyon's massive Watson Ranch nears building phase

San Francisco Examiner

Landlords blast proposal to require annual report on rentals as invasion of privacy

NBC Bay Area

San Francisco Rent Prices Continue to Drop

NBC Bay Area

SF Board of Supervisors to Decide on Controversial Bill to Take Stock of Rental Market

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose looks at ways to increase housing for middle-income workers

San Jose Spotlight

Collins: What could Opportunity Housing look like?

San Francisco Chronicle

Livermore development fight isn’t over suburban sprawl, but rather a big solar farm

San Francisco Chronicle

Wildfires deal another blow to Northern California’s fragile bee populations

Mercury News

San Jose set to become largest U.S. city to ban natural gas in almost all new construction

KGO-TV

Plea from labor groups for funds to prevent major transit layoffs

Pleasanton Weekly

Dublin again ranks as best conditioned roads in entire Bay Area

Mercury News

Editorial: GM cozies up to Biden with opportunistic fuel-standard reversal

Mercury News

Do deer whistles really work? Two anecdotes and a study: Roadshow

Fairfield Daily Republic

Yolo supervisor named chairman of Capitol Corridor board

San Francisco Examiner

Police have pledged to target dangerous driving behaviors. So why is enforcement down?

New York Times

What the M.T.A.’s ‘Doomsday’ Cuts Would Actually Look Like

Associated Press

As virus cases spike, financial outlook for airlines dims

Press Democrat

Sonoma County awarded $6 million state grant to buy Sebastopol Inn

Local News Matters

Despite limited resources, Bay Area non-profits supporting renters during pandemic

KPIX Project Home

Project Home: Sidewalks Sinking In San Francisco’s Mission Bay Neighborhood

Cal Matters

Hope on the way: Here’s what you need to know about California’s COVID-19 vaccine plan

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