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Larkspur residents fight housing for chronically homeless
Larkspur residents are engaged in a legal fight to stop a Project Homekey development to house chronically homeless people.Read More
Senate takes up CEQA bill that would negate UC Berkeley enrollment cap
State Senate budget committee members voted Monday afternoon in favor a bill that will effectively allow about 2,600 more students to attend the University of California at Berkeley in...Read More
Permanent exemption for environmental review sought for California transit projects
A current California law to speed up certain transit and transportation projects by exempting them from environmental review could be made permanent.Read More
Advocacy group takes park district to court for killing, relocating cats
A cat advocacy group filed a lawsuit this week against the East Bay Regional Park District for a controversial policy allowing feral and abandoned cats to be killed or...Read More
Breed, Haney propose stricter appeals process for city projects
Supervisor Matt Haney is looking to tighten requirements surrounding how public appeals to city projects are considered. Mayor London Breed is supporting the proposal. Haney will introduce legislation during...Read More
With appeals out of way, transit agency pushes to finish third Slow Streets phase by month’s end
After fighting off several California Environmental Quality Act appeals at the Board of Supervisors last week, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is again moving forward with plans to...Read More
Cardenas market battle wages on in Concord City Council
The Concord City Council is set to take up on Tuesday night an ongoing rift over some design aspects of a recently opened Cardenas Markets grocery store on Monument...Read More
School board president says vote to cover mural is end of issue
It was decided Tuesday that a controversial mural that has gained national attention for the graphic images it presents at a public high school will not be painted over...Read More
School board reconsiders fate of ‘Life of Washington’ mural
The San Francisco Board of Education is considering reversing course on plans to paint over a controversial mural at George Washington High School. Stevon Cook, San Francisco Board of...Read More
Concord delays 310 units of downtown housing
The Concord City Council asked the developer to come back with a commitment to hiring local, organized labor.Read More
Court upholds dismissal of crude oil lawsuit
A state appeals court in San Francisco Tuesday upheld a trial judge's dismissal of a lawsuit in which four environmental groups sought to challenge rail shipments of crude oil.Read More
Warriors challenged in court over new arena
Attorneys for the Mission Bay Alliance argued against a new Golden State Warriors arena in Mission Bay.Read More
UCSF withdraws concerns over Warriors arena
Previous concerns over clogged traffic caused by a new Golden State Warriors arena in Mission Bay have been assuaged.Read More