Headlines, August 3
By
Roger Rudick
8:25 AM PDT on August 3, 2026
- Transit Adjacent Housing Coming to Palo Alto? (SFGate)
- Plan for Artist Housing (SFGate)
- South Berkeley Church Breaks Ground on Affordable Housing (Berkeleyside)
- Oakland’s Most Dangerous Crosswalks (Oaklandside)
- Portsmouth Square Footbridge Demolished (SFChron)
- San Rafael Targets Speeders (MarinIJ)
- San Jose Crawfish Restaurant Came out of Nowhere (EastBayTimes)
- Driver Kills Pedestrian on Vallejo Sidewalk (SFChron)
- $200 Million for Marin Transportation Projects (MarinIJ)
- Commentary: San Rafael Taking Speeding Seriously (MarinIJ)
- Commentary: Who Really Killed Housing Affordability? (SFChron)
- Commentary: Build Housing, But Don’t Settle for Mediocre Design (SFChron)
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