Author name: Francine Farrell

By Katie Lauer, The Mercury News, February 9, 2023 “The Terminal One development — sandwiched between the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline and Richmond Yacht Club near Brickyard Cove — was poised to transform the dilapidated, lead-contaminated property into 92 single-family detached residences, 62 duplexes and 30 junior accessory dwelling units. “But after more than five hours […]

From MTC News & Media, February 9, 2023 “Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise) and the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) … issued new research [on February 9th] revealing that there are 395 affordable housing developments in various stages of pre-development across the nine-county Bay Area that would create an estimated 32,944 affordable homes in one

By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation, February 3, 2023 “Contra Costa County is California’s biggest winner with nearly $29 million of the $133 million in grant money recently awarded from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program. “According to a joint statement from U.S. Senators Alex Padilla

By Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, January 27, 2023 “From 2019 through 2021, the [Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)] recorded 27 instances when the Richmond facility reported dumping unpermitted amounts of regulated substances into San Pablo Bay, researchers with national nonprofit Environmental Integrity Project found. None of those violations resulted in official enforcement actions or financial

By Eliyahu Kamisher, The Mercury News, January 23, 2023 “Preparations for the final 1.3-mile leg — pushing trains to the city’s Salesforce Tower — are finally picking up speed after decades of on-and-off planning. But there’s one major hurdle: a new $6.7 billion price tag. “At $5.15 billion per mile of new track, the Caltrain