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Should you fly or drive over the holidays? Neither is great for the planet
Mercury News
Marin’s marginalized communities drawn into climate change action plan
Marin Independent Journal
SF Fire Department expects maiden voyage of drone next year
San Francisco Examiner
99 good news stories you probably didn’t hear about in 2019
Future Crunch
23 new laws that take effect in January 2020
Press Democrat
Why Kansas City’s Free Transit Experiment Matters
City Lab
BART elects new president, vice president
Mercury News
Nearly half of BART fare citations go to black riders, but police say system prevents profiling
San Francisco Chronicle
How to keep rats out of car? Dryer sheets, mothballs, cats: Roadshow
Mercury News
Opinion: Bay Area must combat dangerous effects of airport noise
Mercury News
State allots $1.4 million for Highway 37 flood protection, wetland restoration
Marin Independent Journal
Marin water district adopts rate, fee cuts for in-law units
Marin Independent Journal
San Francisco’s homeless population is more visible than ever. Is it bigger?
San Francisco Chronicle
Big Sunnyvale site near Apple mystery buildings is bought
Mercury News
Caltrain board to consider affordability requirement for housing near transit
Mercury News
SF had a renaissance in homeless aid this decade—and it barely mattered
Curbed SF
Editorial: SF supervisors can’t stop voting against housing
San Francisco Chronicle
Dramatic, elliptical 14-story building set for SoMa
Curbed SF
Southern California’s housing market is heating up. Median price rises 5.6%
Los Angeles Times
San Diego median home price hits all-time high of $594K
San Diego Union Tribune
Where Did All the Tech Millionaires Go? San Francisco Faces the IPO Fizzle
San Francisco Chronicle
Stormy weather in the forecast Saturday through Christmas week
San Francisco Chronicle
America’s noisiest and quietest national parks — the human factor
San Francisco Chronicle
Climate change threatens billions in CalPERS pension fund
Los Angeles Times
Plastic-munching mealworms may be key to helping clean environment
San Francisco Chronicle

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