California Legislature overrides local zoning to boost transit-oriented development
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California lawmakers just laid the groundwork for a highly targeted building boom.
Bay Area
Renderings show proposed public plaza, lagoon overlook at SF’s Fisherman’s Wharf
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In place of the iconic Alioto's Restaurant, the new waterfront plaza will open up views and strengthen the connection to the fishing industry.Bay Area
We belong outdoors: Bay Area groups battle inequity to make nature accessible for all
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Bay Area’s great outdoors often mirrors its difficult history of systemic inequality, revealing who gets access to nature and who doesn’t.BART
‘It feels like a cyber-attack’: Computer issue snarled commute for thousands of BART riders
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Computer upgrade gone wrong paralyzed BART on Friday.gavin newsom
A California city tried to ban homeless shelters. It’s giving up after Newsom’s lawsuit
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The fight started in 2024 when Norwalk in LA County approved a ban on emergency shelters, supportive housing and several businesses that predominantly serve low-income residents.Bay Area
Breakthrough on California housing could put taller buildings in single-family neighborhoods
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A powerful California construction union is no longer fighting a bill that would ease barriers to the construction of tall apartment buildings near transit stations.Housing
San Francisco moves to streamline more permit processes for housing, business
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The effort to streamline and simplify the permitting process was a component of Lurie’s mayoral campaign.Bay Area
The fight for Prop. 50: Elected officials rally in SF to support congressional map redraw
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State Sen. Scott Wiener framed Prop. 50 as a “fight that came to us.”gavin newsom
6 things to know about how Gov. Newsom’s CARE Court is working so far
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The initiative made big promises about how it would help get the sickest Californians off the streets but only a fraction have enrolled.Bay Area
Evacuation orders lifted for Pickett Fire as Napa County blaze nears full containment
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The cause of the fire remains under investigation.homelessness
