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Mercury News

No, no, no. It’s not “The 17 Freeway”: Roadshow

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Gov. Brown signs bill paving way for 300-mile North Coast trail

Marin Independent Journal

More Golden Gate Bridge toll hikes planned to fill budget gap

Marin Independent Journal

Marin voters weigh transportation tax extension

San Francisco Examiner

Blue Angels, military ships coming to SF for Fleet Week

Curbed

Governor Brown authorizes cops to impound robot cars

Los Angeles Times

California high-speed rail: A train to nowhere without a conductor

Alameda Sun

New Bay Crossing May Pass Under Alameda

Vallejo Times-Herald

Local roads in sketchy shape, but improving, report shows

California Air Resources Board

CARB announces more than $200 million in new funding for clean freight transportation

San Francisco Chronicle

Lafayette city manager quits over lack of movement on new housing

San Francisco Chronicle

California gives BART control over development at its stations

East Bay Times

Governor Brown signs bill to ease development around BART stations

Curbed

Lack of affordability caused Bay Area home sales to plummet, says data firm

Mountain View Voice

Mountain View leads the way on housing growth

San Francisco Chronicle

SF transit center’s rooftop park closure a tough blow for nearby neighbors

San Francisco Chronicle

Supreme Court refuses to take up Martins Beach case. Surfers, beachgoers relieved

Sacramento Bee

California defies Trump on climate change with new car emissions rules

Los Angeles Times

California counters Trump on car emissions standards, expands other climate rules

San Francisco Chronicle

SF’s traffic horrors persist on last day of Dreamforce, Transbay remains closed

San Francisco Chronicle

AP: Crews prep to shore up cracked San Francisco terminal beams

San Francisco Examiner

Crews begin work to shore up cracked Salesforce Transit Center beams

KTVU

Video: Broken beam at $2 billion Salesforce Transit Center irks sponsoring agencies

Wall Street Journal

San Francisco’s Transit Center Ambitions Hit the Brakes

San Francisco Chronicle

Nearly half of BART fare-evasion citations go to blacks, but board votes to expand the enforcement program

East Bay Times

BART more than doubles fare inspection staff, ramps up other security measures

Mercury News

California could be rolling all electric buses by 2040

Mercury News

No quick fix for 238 to 880 merge: Roadshow

KRON

Video: Possible rail extension could end brutal commute into the Bay Area

Sacramento Bee

Opinion: Get aboard the ACE train to California’s future

San Francisco Examiner

Opinion: Water transit sails past gridlock

Curbed

Biking in San Francisco: A beginner’s guide

KPIX

Video: Pothole Report Card Finds Bay Area Roads Improving

Electrek

Uber installing its own electric charging stations… for electric bicycles

San Francisco Chronicle

Presidio Trust selects four finalists for Fort Scott development

San Francisco Chronicle

Investor buys fourth historic hotel atop SF’s Nob Hill

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area home sales plunge 10 percent in August to seven-year low

Mercury News

Bay Area home sales grinding down — could this be the top?

East Bay Times

Will rent control kill California housing production? Not necessarily, data shows

Mercury News

Investors grab big San Jose tech campus amid rising property values

San Francisco Examiner

Planning Commission rejects Mission laundromat site housing despite pending lawsuit

San Francisco Examiner

Opinion: Development without displacing S.F.’s low-income, SRO residents

Curbed

UC Berkeley researchers boost rent control

Curbed

City says homeless tax will generate millions but cost jobs

Los Angeles Times

Gov. Brown signs bill cracking down on L.A. 'veto' for homeless housing

East Bay Times

New water tanks help douse community’s wildfire fears

Mercury News

Gov. Brown signs bill requiring annual reports on fire safety inspections following newspaper investigation

Mercury News

SEC sues Elon Musk, seeks to ban him from running Tesla or any public company

Press Democrat

Congress poised to let Land and Water Conservation Fund expire

San Francisco Chronicle

Gas-tax supporters tout report finding fewer potholes in Bay Area

Mercury News

Bay Area roads need repairs, but at least potholes haven’t gotten worse

Marin Independent Journal

Bay Area pothole report: Marin roads improving, Larkspur lowest ranked

San Francisco Examiner

SF road conditions improved slightly, report finds

PR Newswire

Bay Area Streets and Roads Show Resilience As Cities, Counties Receive New Gas Tax Dollars

San Francisco Chronicle

Ballot measures to repeal gas tax, expand rent control trail in poll

East Bay Times

California ballot: Rent control loses, gas tax stays in new pre-election poll

Sacramento Bee

Are you sticking with the gas tax increase? Poll says most California voters now plan to

Los Angeles Times

Gas tax repeal opposed by majority of California voters, new survey says

Capital Public Radio

Gas Tax Repeal’s Fate Could Rest On What Voters Think They Can Gain Or Lose

San Francisco Chronicle

2nd crack at SF Transbay Transit Center — to stay closed through next week

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