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California
fromLos Angeles Times
5 days ago

Commentary: Nine months after the Eaton fire, 'moments of wavering, or wanting to give up' on ever returning

Nine months after the Eaton fire, rebuilding in Altadena is slow, with widespread emotional strain and two-thirds of property owners not yet applying for permits.
SF politics
fromKqed
2 weeks ago

Supervisor's Proposal Seeks to Address 'Housing Death Spiral' in San Francisco | KQED

Allowing builders to use the building code in effect at their original application aims to prevent repeated reapplications and speed stalled housing development.
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

How a national lab is using data and AI to try to speed up permitting

Our vision here is to use and develop AI tools and technologies to streamline environmental review and the permitting process,
Environment
fromKqed
1 month ago

A New Sonoma Facility Wants to Recycle Plastics. Residents Are Pushing Back | KQED

'Those VOCs coming out of our system are about the equivalent to one passenger car driving down the road,' he said. Bauer also said the chance for an explosion at the facility is extremely low. 'At any one time, we have very little gases in our system,' he said. 'It would be equivalent to camping stove propane. That's your potential of ignition.'
Environment
Real estate
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

Lawsuit alleges racial discrimination against Black real estate investor in Marin County

Black real estate investor filed a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming Marin County enforced racially motivated permitting obstacles against his floating-home projects.
California
fromSan Jose Inside
2 months ago

Tesla's Bay Area Employees-only 'Robotaxi' Rollout in Bay Area Has Human Driver

Tesla announced a robotaxi launch in the Bay Area but lacks necessary operating permits from California regulators.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
4 months ago

Before and after cleanup for the Los Angeles-area wildfires

L.A. officials are streamlining rebuilding processes for fire victims to expedite recovery after the January wildfires.
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