Author name: Richard Davis

By Supriya Yelimeli, Berkeleyside, August 5, 2022. The joint student-supportive housing plan was hailed as a model for California’s housing crisis, and clearing of the park had begun. But a state appellate court halted the process.

By Sara Rubin, Monterey County Now, August 4, 2022. The city is well positioned to remain a vital part of California’s agricultural economy, but it needs infrastructure upgrades.

From MTC-ABAG, August 2, 2022. The report offers recommendations for climate adaptation in each San Francisco Bay region while underscoring the need for equity in work on the Estuary.

By Loan-Anh Pham, San Jose Spotlight, August 2, 2022. The City’s data-driven research helped determine funding for housing, employment, and health care needs.

By Jeff Elder, The Examiner, July 18, 2022. We complained about the entitled, clueless, disrespectful, and plentiful techies who flocked to the Bay Area from 2011-2015. Now, tech layoffs are mounting, workers are leaving SoMa, and mid-Market’s revitalization is iffy.

By Ally Markovich, Berkeleyside, July 17, 2022. Berkeley’s population increased and became more racially diverse overall, but the number of Black residents continues to decline.

By William H. Frey, Brookings, July 11, 2022. The patterns of telecommuting that have begun to take hold may make a ‘return to the city’ less inevitable than it would otherwise be.

By J.K Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, July 7, 2022. Bay Area cities are increasingly targeting sprawling shopping centers to help meet ambitious state-mandated housing goals.

By Ezra David Romero, Teodros Hailye, KQED, July 5, 2022. The research highlights Hunters Point Naval Shipyard and a cluster of other hazardous sites in San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood.

From Mass Transit Magazine, June 23, 2022. SFMTA says it will engage with the west side community, where support for the bond was lowest, to better understand their transportation needs.