By Maggie Angst, San Jose Mercury News, October 13, 2021. Their decision comes as other cities like Palo Alto and Pleasanton have gone in the other direction.
Mountain View plans to ban cars, expand outdoor dining along its ‘crown jewel’ Read More »
By Daniel Roman, Bay Nature, October 13, 2021. Protection of riparian corridors helped populations of many bird species, but the study didn’t address how the conservation process works.
By Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, October 11, 2021. Few, if any, businesses on the street have permanently closed during Covid, according to the Clement Street Merchants Association.
San Francisco’s Clement Street and the 15-minute city Read More »
By Jessica Menton and Chris Quintana, USA Today, October 7, 2021. The government previously restricted eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to only certain types of federal student loans and specific repayment plans.
Student loan forgiveness: public sector workers eligible in overhauled relief program Read More »
By Eli Wolfe, San Jose Spotlight, October 4, 2021. San Jose passed a crane fee on developers to compensate Mineta International Airport for lost revenues.
Downtown San Jose building height limits come with price tag Read More »
By Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, October 4, 2021. The transition toward renewable energy is creating a new kind of demand for rural land. Small farmers hope it can benefit the environment and their business.
Solar energy: a new cash crop for farmers — and sheep can safely graze Read More »
From MTC-ABAG, October 1, 2021. Equity is interwoven into each of the 35 strategies encompassing housing, the economy, transportation, and the environment at the heart of Plan Bay Area 2050. But no plan can satisfy everyone.
Final Plan Bay Area 2050 released Read More »
By Edward Booth, Napa Valley Register, September 29, 2021. City of Napa senior planner Michael Walker expects the roll out timeline of SB 9 units would be similar to ADUs.
Napa County may see a relatively high number of new housing units from SB 9 Read More »
Congratulations to Shannon Allen, Gaspare Annibale, Reena Brilliot, Regina Celestin Williams, Erin Morris, Mayank Patel, Allison Schuster, Laura Shipman, Nick Towstopiat, Stephen Tu, and Julie (Hawkins) Wyrick. Assembled by Hazel (Haeseo) Choi, associate editor.
Four Zoom sessions from ABAG on integrating holistic, realistic approaches to wildfire realities into Safety and Housing Elements.
How to preserve and protect housing from wildfires Read More »
