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WEBSFBay honored with 21 SF Peninsula Press Club awards. SFBay writers, photographers and editors have been honored with eight first-place awards by the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club.
Thirty years after the Tunnel Fire: In many ways, Oakland Hills are ...
WEBOct 20, 2021 · Thirty years ago, a 5-acre grass fire in the East Bay hills rekindled the day after it was thought to be extinguished. Fueled by dry Diablo winds, the blaze on Oct. 20, 1991 became the most devastating California fire of the time. The densely populated areas in the Berkeley and Oakland hills wildland-urban interface are in many ways more at ...
New Muni bus arrival time system to feature alternative routes …
WEBJun 17, 2020 · New Muni bus arrival time system to feature alternative routes during delays. Jerold Chinn June 17, 2020. San Francisco Muni’s NextBus system will undergo some major changes by the end of 2021. Transit officials Tuesday approved a contract to replace the outdated technology and system used to predict arrival times for buses and trains.
Electric company dangles $4,000 rebate on used EV purchases
WEBBay City News August 10, 2021. Peninsula Clean Energy, San Mateo County’s official electricity provider, announced Tuesday it is expanding its used electric vehicle rebate program. Eligible county residents could receive up to $4,000 in rebates to purchase a used electric vehicle. The amount of the rebate depends on a resident’s income ...
Dentists descend on city for Moscone Center conference comeback
WEBSep 11, 2021 · Dentists descend on city for Moscone Center conference comeback. San Francisco officials welcomed dental professionals back en masse for the first Moscone Center conference since the pandemic shut down events large and small in March 2020. The California Dental Association’s “CDA Presents The Art and Science of Dentistry” …
Oakland Zoo lights up with festive ‘Glowfari’ display
WEBNov 14, 2021 · Oakland Zoo lights up with festive ‘Glowfari’ display. Bay City News November 14, 2021. Two-year-old Avery squealed with delight as she stepped on a tile of an outdoor disco floor at Oakland Zoo’s Glowfari: A Wildly Illuminating Lantern Festival, which changed from white to blue, then purple, then red. Toddlers, preteens and adults …
Mission Street transit-only lanes make permanent cut
WEBJun 18, 2021 · Mission Street transit-only lanes make permanent cut. Jerold Chinn June 18, 2021. In an effort to speed up one of Muni’s busiest bus routes, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors Tuesday approved permanent transit-only lanes along a stretch of Mission Street. The transit-only lanes between 11th and …
Infrastructure bill allocates annual $250 million for California roads ...
WEBAug 19, 2021 · Infrastructure bill allocates annual $250 million for California roads, bridges. The Bay Area will receive about $250 million per year for road and bridge repairs from the bipartisan infrastructure package federal legislators are currently considering, a Metropolitan Transportation Commission executive said Thursday.
Sunset community calls for return of 7X-Noriega express service
WEBNov 3, 2022 · Sunset District community members and its supervisor are calling on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency for the return of the 7X-Noriega express bus more than two years after the agency suspended the route due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Many Muni routes have returned to service since the beginning of the pandemic, yet the …
California drops mandatory sentencing for nonviolent drug …
WEBOct 6, 2021 · State lawmakers passed SB 73 in September and it was sent to the governor’s desk for final approval. The new law, effective Jan. 1, not only ends mandatory minimum sentencing for nonviolent drug offenders but empowers judges to offer alternatives to incarceration, including probation, sentence suspension and substance abuse …