Newsom’s budget proposes short-term loans for cash-strapped Bay Area transit agencies
Newsom’s budget proposes short-term loans for cash-strapped Bay Area transit agencies | Transit | dailycal.org The Big PictureCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2026-27 state budget includes a plan to offer short-term loans and financial support to Bay Area transit agencies that are running out of money and facing potential service cuts. This is a stopgap […]
Bay Area residents are feeling the squeeze of higher grocery prices
Bay Area residents are feeling the squeeze of higher grocery prices Big PictureA new Joint Venture Silicon Valley report finds that grocery prices in the Bay Area have climbed faster than other everyday expenses and continue to rise even as overall inflation cools. Polling shows that nearly two-thirds of residents now rank groceries among the […]
Mayor Lurie Celebrates $93 Million in State Funding for Affordable Housing and Transit Improvements
Mayor Lurie Celebrates $93 Million in State Funding for Affordable Housing and Transit Improvements | SF.gov Big pictureSan Francisco secured about $93 million in state funding through California’s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program. The money will go toward two 100 percent affordable housing developments and related transit and infrastructure improvements. One project at 1939 […]
Public comment opens on Plan Bay Area 2050+
Regional agencies in the Bay Area are now gathering public input on the long-range strategy covering housing, transportation, environment and economy for the next 25 years. Some community members are already raising questions about projected population growth, revenue sources and the cost of proposed projects. Have thoughts on region’s future? Public comment opens for Plan […]
San José Finally Has a Roadmap for Fixing Code Enforcement. Now It Needs to Actually Use It.
San José now has its most detailed plan in years to overhaul a broken code-enforcement system that has allowed blight, unsafe buildings, and long-term nuisance properties to linger. The Guidehouse operational assessment, adopted by the City Council in May, lays out how the City can respond faster, enforce more effectively, and finally hold property owners […]