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Northern News
Save Mount Diablo protects ‘missing mile’ of open space from future housing
By Shomik Mukherjee, East Bay Times, January 17, 2022. The conservationists will continue to monitor the property while in use by a local equestrian society.
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Controversial affordable housing project OK’d in rural Cloverdale
By Kathleen Coates, The Press Democrat, January 12, 2022. Community members and commissioners raised concerns about increased traffic and unsafe sidewalks, but state law pushed the project ahead.
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Daly City council approves major apartment project, but affordability issue lingers
By J.K. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, January 11, 2022. The project is intended to bring critical revenues to a school district that has struggled to retain teachers.
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Saratoga City Council considers Housing Element proposal in seven-hour meeting
By Hannah Kanik, The Mercury News, January 11, 2022. “In my mind, this is the biggest challenge the city of Saratoga has faced since its incorporation,” Mayor Tina Walia said at the meeting.
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San Jose hopes to rebound from losing over 1,700 acres of trees since 2012
By Maggie Angst, The Mercury News, January 10, 2022. That leaves only 13.5 percent of San Jose covered by trees, compared to 28 percent of Seattle.
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The strange, fun, and fascinating stories behind Bay Area city names
By Katie Dowd, SFGate, January 9, 2022. Four selections from a tour of Bay Area city names from Alameda to Walnut Creek.
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Judge halts mega-resort in California wildfire zone, says residents could die trying to flee
By Ryan Sabalow and Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee, January 6, 2022. The CEQA ruling is a major victory for environmentalists opposed to new housing and business projects in areas with extreme wildfire risks.
Santa Clara County housing bond on track despite roadblocks
By Tran Nguyen, San Jose Spotlight, January 4, 2022. A Civil Grand Jury’s December report found many barriers to housing production are beyond the county’s control.
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Oakland is a hot spot for lead contamination of children, study finds
By Annie Sciacca, Mercury News, December 25, 2021. Oakland leaders will use funds from a legal settlement with paint companies to proactively remove hazardous lead.
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