By Tyche Hendricks, KQED, February 24, 2023 “In the month since the January 23rd mass shooting — in which seven workers at a pair of mushroom farms in Half Moon Bay were shot and killed … farmworker housing has been a central concern here. And [Joaquín] Jiménez Ureña [vice mayor of Half Moon Bay] and […]
By Susie Nelson, San Francisco Chronicle, February 16, 2023 “From 2010 to 2020, [Dublin] became a boomtown, growing its population from 46,000 to nearly 73,000 — a 58 percent increase. Dublin wasn’t just the fastest-growing city in the Bay Area over that time period; it was the fastest-growing city in all of California, and the
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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
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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
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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
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SPUR believes education empowers people to take an active role in creating a more equitable, sustainable and prosperous region. A majority of its programming is free to the public. Below are upcoming SPUR programs and events that may interest you. For a full list, please visit SPUR’s Upcoming Events page. The following SPUR Digital Discourse
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Check out Napa Sonoma ADU’s upcoming free event!
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After years of planning and collaboration with fire scientists, firefighters, stakeholders, and local community partners, CAL FIRE’s new Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) map reflects changes in fire hazard in unincorporated, rural areas, as experienced in California over past years.
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