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Curbed

The inequity of pay-by-distance transit in the Bay Area

Streetsblog USA

Opinion: Uber and Lyft Don’t Reduce Cars. Transit Does.

Government Technology

AAA Acquires Nation's Largest Autonomous Vehicle Test Site

United Press International

After taking on taxis, ride-share services now challenging public transit in U.S.

San Francisco Chronicle

SF opens its newest Navigation Center — nearby homeless want in

San Francisco Chronicle

Senior cohousing an ‘antidote to the loneliness’ that hits people as they age

Mercury News

San Jose: Newly elected City Council clears hurdle for homeless housing project

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Santa Rosa City Council endorses extra density for new housing projects near transit

Napa Valley Register

Napa's new Board of Supervisors chairman talks housing, ag preservation

Curbed

Mayor Breed pitches $300 million housing bond

KQED

As Homelessness Soars in Salinas, School Districts Scramble to Help Vulnerable

East Bay Times

Opinion: Make livable climate a New Year’s resolution

Fairfield Daily Republic

Solano supervisors want mayors panel to correct MTC nomination

San Francisco Chronicle

Google transformed Mountain View, is San Jose next?

East Bay Times

Gondola to the Greek? A-BART-ments? Drag show prop? BART wants your ideas for creative reuse of train cars

Mercury News

Mayor Liccardo’s bicycling crash pains other bicyclist: Roadshow

Associated Press

AP: Gasoline shortage in six Mexican states causes chaos

Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael schools to get electric car charging stations

Los Angeles Times

The self-driving car industry just acknowledged it has an image problem

KQED

'Transit Center, Interrupted': It's Still Unclear When S.F. Facility Will Reopen

The Architect's Newspaper

Repair plan for shuttered Transbay Transit Center is in the works

SF Bay

Howard Street bike lanes receive safety upgrade

Wired

A Third of Americans Use Ride-Hail. Uber and Lyft Need More

San Francisco Chronicle

SF Mayor London Breed wants new $300 million bond for affordable housing

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Short on downtown housing, Santa Rosa looks to new blueprint

Berkeleyside

Despite relaxed laws, building an accessory dwelling unit in Berkeley can still prove challenging

Curbed

Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for ‘Marshall plan for affordable housing’

Curbed

BART considers turning old train cars into housing

Forbes

Can Housing Make Small Sexy?

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area storm could bring heavy winds, thunder, rock slides and big waves

Fairfield Daily Republic

Aguiar-Curry remains chairwoman of Assembly’s Local Government Committee

Los Angeles Times

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions spiked in 2018 — and it couldn’t happen at a worse time

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area’s low-income transit riders, after long wait, to receive discounts

Mercury News

Motorcyclists can be fined for noise, and other little-known new laws

Mercury News

DUI convictions now require ignition interlocking devices

Fairfield Daily Republic

Commuter pilot program part of STA meeting Wednesday

Berkeleyside

Forum on new Gilman roundabouts in Berkeley set for Jan. 15

San Francisco Examiner

Steel plates to reinforce cracked beams under Transit Center repair plan

San Francisco Examiner

Soon-to-be-retired BART cars could become Airbnb hotels, homeless shelters or housing

City Lab

In a Reversal, 'Car-Rich' Households Are Growing

Streetsblog California

At Last, New Rules Are Final: Car Delay Is (Sometimes) NOT an Environmental Impact

Adweek

Electric Scooters Are Remaking Mass Transit While Driving Profits for Service Providers

Caltrans

Caltrans Works Toward Decarbonizing California Transportation

East Bay Times

Hygiene bus, RV parking to help homeless could get funding in Alameda

Mercury News

630 homes will soon be built at this Bay Area site

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

‘Tough decisions’ ahead in award of $9.3 million to combat homelessness

Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sonoma hikes building fees, citing study that it’s lost nearly $500,000 a year

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Apartments for seniors proposed for fire-prone Fountaingrove area

Marin Independent Journal

Marin scraps constraints on design review boards

Sacramento Bee

To clean up climate pollution, get California’s buildings off of fossil fuels

Business Insider

Schools want to build cheap homes for teachers in the Bay Area, where rents average $3,300 per month. Some people are furious.

New York Times

The Fight to Keep Teachers in Tech Hubs From Being Priced Out

East Bay Times

Huge trash-collecting boom in Pacific Ocean needs repairs

East Bay Times

Storm brings flooding, mudslides to Bay Area highways

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

New year brings new chairman for Sonoma County supervisors

San Francisco Chronicle

Robot-car deliveries coming soon to SF via Cruise, DoorDash

East Bay Times

Richmond to SF ferry ushers new era for water travel in the Bay Area

Mercury News

Carpool rule changes may dump thousands into other lanes

KGO-TV

Video: 100 Days and Counting: The Salesforce Transit Center shutdown continues

Mission Local

Valencia bike infrastructure improvements under way — but only in select areas

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