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San Francisco's Loft Movement

Joe O'Donoghue, director of the San Francisco Residential Builders Association, has reshaped the San Francisco landscape through loft construction.
17 July 2000 - 7:15am
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Golden Gate's New Electronic Toll System

The new system promises to speed up traffic by automatically deducting tolls from prepaid accounts. Now if only people would use the system...
14 July 2000 - 11:45am
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GAO Report Slams Land Exchange Programs

GAO finds land exchange programs are rife for abuse by developers and timber companies, and suggests that federal agencies discontinue the programs.
13 July 2000 - 7:45am
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FBI Probing S.F. Building Inspectors

The F.B.I. is looking into allegations the Building Inspection Departmentpromotes dirty dealing in its inspections.
12 July 2000 - 5:15am
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Catellus Gets Out of Home-Building

Catellus Development Corp., one of the West's largest developers, is selling the majority of its home building operations. Is this a sign?
10 July 2000 - 6:30am
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SF's New Housing Proposal

A proposed plan would make it easier for developers in San Francisco to build taller residential buildings and sidestep planning regulations in return for more affordable units.
7 July 2000 - 10:45am
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Tri-Valley's Urban Growth Boundaries

Some of the strictest anti-growth initiatives in the nation are headed for the November ballot in the Tri-Valley area of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
5 July 2000 - 8:10am
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West Oakland Attracts Attention

Although run-down, West Oakland's prime location is drawing attention from developers and dot-com companies who can't find space in the Bay Area.
3 July 2000 - 9:00am
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New Report Supports BART Expansion to San Jose

Report suggests that BART expansion from Fremont to San Jose would lure 44,800 commuters onto BART.
29 June 2000 - 8:45am
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Plan to Dump Runoff In Delta Dropped

Controversial plan to drain agricultural runoff into the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is rejected.
29 June 2000 - 8:10am
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BART Expansion Derailed

Planned BART expansion to San Jose is on hold following Santa Clara Supervisors vote.
28 June 2000 - 6:30am
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The Future of the Sierra Nevada

The largest timber company in California has adopted a clear-cutting strategy that threatens the future of the Sierra Nevada.
26 June 2000 - 7:45am
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It's the Environment, Stupid

New report by PPIC shows strong support for growth restrictions and open space preservation in California decreases when the public asked to ante up.
21 June 2000 - 11:30am
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Free Homes in East Palo Alto

Upscale residents want to donate homes to get a tax write-off and save on demolition costs.
14 June 2000 - 12:30pm
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