News Headlines

San Francisco Chronicle

Moms 4 Housing: It’s one victory in a long war over housing

https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Oceanwide-Center-planned-as-SF-s-14996598.php

Oceanwide Center, planned as SF’s second-tallest tower, to sell for $1 billion

San Francisco Chronicle

Gavin Newsom asks Trump’s HUD to turn over California land for homeless housing

Mercury News

Bay Area home bidding wars – a thing of the past?

Cal Matters

You’ve just been named California’s homelessness czar — what’s your first move?

San Francisco Chronicle

Slim hope for monarch butterflies — population holds steady this season

Mercury News

Is this the end of western monarch butterflies?

San Francisco Chronicle

California begins planning for transition away from natural gas

Cal Matters

Bonds on the ballot: Will billions of dollars help California cope with climate change?

San Francisco Chronicle

These BART stations saw the most phone and laptop thefts, amid surge in snatch-and-grabs

San Francisco Chronicle

Why free Muni is not a real solution

Mercury News

A cautionary tale about checking your FasTrak bills: Roadshow

Mercury News

Palo Alto: Caltrain grade separation alternatives expand, council urges shrinking the list

Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sonoma County grapples with high road repair demands, limited budget

Marin Independent Journal

SMART tax backers accuse opponents of campaign law violations

San Francisco Examiner

The 29-Sunset could become a ‘rapid’ route

San Francisco Chronicle

Uber tests letting California drivers set own rates

San Francisco Chronicle

BART looks to build canopies over every station entrance on Market Street

San Francisco Chronicle

Expert notes 'sharp deceleration' in San Francisco Bay Area rent prices

Napa Valley Register

City-wide survey says housing is Napa’s number one issue

Curbed SF

Across San Francisco, 9 decent options for starter homes right now

Capital Radio

Politifact California: Fact or Fiction? A Look At Claims About SB 50, One Of California’s Most Controversial Housing Bills

San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland becomes first in state to ban criminal background checks for rental housing

East Bay Times

Oakland votes to bar landlords from conducting background checks

KQED

New SF Eviction Law Extends Protections to Nearly All Privately Owned Rental Units

San Diego Tribune

Father Joe’s begins construction on 400 affordable units

Capital Radio

Could Sacramento Flood Like New Orleans? It's Possible, But Water Managers Are Trying To Make It Less Likely.

Mercury News

More questions on REAL ID and a driver’s license renewal: Roadshow

Mercury News

Why would the Club prevent car break-ins? Roadshow

Mercury News

Flatland drivers’ misguided scheme to circumvent chain controls: Roadshow

Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit weighs changes in fares, services

San Francisco Examiner

BART to vote this week on Market Street station canopy project

San Francisco Chronicle

Bart, AC Transit To Hear Resolutions Supporting Bay Bridge Bus-Only Lane

New York Times

California Governor Wants Truce With Trump in Homelessness Fight

San Francisco Chronicle

Moms 4 Housing: Deal reached to negotiate sale of West Oakland house to nonprofit

Mercury News

Moms 4 Housing victory: Property owner gives squatters chance to reclaim house

Mercury News

Revamped plans sprout at key downtown San Jose site

San Francisco Chronicle

Key California housing bill’s chances of passing just improved dramatically

Berkeleyside

Berkeley seeks input on plan for homeless camp under University overpass

Mercury News

Fremont Planning Commission to consider new homes in Niles, Mission San Jose

Berkeleyside

Downtown Berkeley Harold Way deal for 18 stories, 300 units is officially over

Curbed SF

As retail dies, should Union Square turn into a residential neighborhood?

San Francisco Chronicle

SF bans natural gas in new city buildings, may consider further measures

San Francisco Chronicle

President Bernie Sanders: Here’s what it would mean for California

East Bay Times

Editorial: Doubling Contra Costa tax won’t ensure transportation fix

Petaluma Argus Courier

We’re No. 1: Petaluma streets deemed ‘worst in Bay Area’

San Francisco Chronicle

Battle heats up in North Bay over proposed tax extension for SMART train

Press Democrat

Wealthy Sonoma County donor spends $500,000 to fight SMART sales tax measure

Mercury News

I-880 paving in Oakland coming this summer: Roadshow

Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael seeks $1M from BioMarin for traffic, transit projects

Curbed SF

27 facts about cable cars, SF’s moving national landmark

San Francisco Chronicle

Housing on hold:Where 13 major developments stand

San Francisco Chronicle

She left California to find an affordable place to live — and became a homeowner

Mercury News

San Jose rental market sees unusual slowdown

Mercury News

Oakland council president wants city to buy properties at auctions for affordable housing

Vacaville Reporter

Homeless debate dominates Vacaville City Council public discussion

Curbed SF

It’s now illegal in California for landlords to turn down housing vouchers

KPIX Project Home

Supervisor Dean Preston Plans To Shake Up Housing Policy In San Francisco

San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland gets FEMA trailers to house 70 homeless people, plus state funds

Mercury News

Opinion: Report offers strategies to prevent San Jose displacement

Subscribe to News Watch Export