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UC Berkeley to slash 500 jobs
About 500 employees of the University of California at Berkeley are expected to lose their jobs during the next two years.Read More
BART, unions quietly reach labor deal
Union leaders and BART management lauded a proposed contract that would stem the possibility of strikes for the next five years.Read More
Muni raises cash fares by 25 cents under new budget
The new cash premium fare is part of the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 operating budget approved Tuesday by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors.Read More
SFMTA mulls nighttime parking meter enforcement
Amid budget shortfalls, transit officials are considering enforcing parking meters after dark.Read More
Voice your thoughts on billion-dollar SFMTA budget
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is inviting the public this month and in April to give public feedback on its preliminary two-year budget.Read More
Fire permit plan washes out at Ocean Beach
A tsunami of outcry has extinguished a plan to require permits and fees for campfires on Ocean Beach.Read More
Arriving soon: Higher Muni fares
An adult single-ride cash fare could rise from $2.25 to $2.50 under a proposed SFMTA budget.Read More
Skyline High helps launch Obama tech plan
The nation's chief technology officer came to Skyline High School in Oakland Monday to help launch a new initiative by President Obama to promote computer science.Read More
BART drops $1.4 million on new cameras
BART said Friday that technicians have begun installing additional security cameras to cover the interiors of all 669 of its train cars at a cost of $1.42 million.Read More
SF may slash parking fee, but meter hike awaits
San Francisco’s transportation agency is seeking to repeal last year's parking meter transaction fee, but in its place would be a parking meter hike throughout The City.Read More
Schaaf: Oakland budget ‘great plan’ for city
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Wednesday hailed the City Council's approval of a $2.4 billion two-year budget as "a great plan for Oakland's next two years."Read More
Alameda County approves new $2.7B budget
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted Friday to approve a $2.7 billion budget for the new fiscal year beginning July 1.Read More
Body cameras to watch over SF jail guards
San Francisco sheriff's deputies working as jail guards may be the first county jail guards in California to wear body-worn cameras.Read More
San Jose City Council approves mayor’s spending plan
The San Jose City Council Tuesday unanimously approved Mayor Sam Liccardo's list of spending priorities for the next fiscal year.Read More
Muni expands driver corps to reduce overtime
Overtime spending at San Francisco’s transportation agency is creeping back up again.Read More
Teens chip in to fight climate change
As many as 200 Marin County teenagers will get to work on a climate change project after the county secured an educational grant.Read More
Brown budget challenges UC tuition hikes
A battle is underway between Gov. Jerry Brown and UC President Janet Napolitano.Read More
Know This Love: Saving money in California
Living in California is more expensive than it was in Minnesota, and not just because moving out of my parents’ house means I have to pay rent each month...Read More
SF school board approves $715M budget
The SF board of education unanimously approved the budget for fiscal year 2014-15 Tuesday night.Read More
Sunday meters junked under new SFMTA budget
Sunday parking will soon become free again — but Muni fares are on the rise.Read More