MORE ON: Bay Area

Daily Report: Health and Welfare, Money and Politics

Bay Area nonprofits defend some tax breaks for the wealthy

November 5, 2012, 12:05 AM
They help drug addicts in the Tenderloin, feed hungry children and aid struggling public schools. They’re also big fans of tax breaks for America’s millionaires. Bay Area nonprofits, which often advocate for some of the neediest Americans, are finding themselves the unlikely... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Contractors among biggest donors to BART board campaigns

November 1, 2012, 12:05 AM
Construction companies are pumping tens of thousands of dollars into the race for the Bay Area Rapid Transit board in an effort to unseat incumbent Director Lynette Sweet. The construction firms accuse Sweet of meddling in bids for BART construction work and are backing 25-year-old Zakhary... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Few subpoenas, warrants seek Clipper card travelers' data

October 16, 2012, 12:05 AM
San Francisco police arrested Marcel Largaespada on April 30 after a gunpoint robbery at a Lombard Street business, but they couldn’t catch his alleged accomplice, Alan McCahill. McCahill gave officers the slip, investigators believed, by hopping on a Muni bus. He was caught days... + read more
Daily Report: Environment

Small sea-level changes could pose big problems for Calif. coast

July 2, 2012, 12:05 AM
Experts believe sea levels on the California coastline could rise as much as 30 centimeters over the next 20 years. Doesn’t sound like much, but what could it mean for you? Airports, stadiums and housing developments in the Bay Area were built just a few feet over the highest tides... + read more
Daily Report: General Assignment

Despite demand for apartments in Bay Area, new construction slows

June 20, 2012, 12:05 AM
Although rents are soaring and demand for rental units is growing, developers are not building many new apartments, condominiums or homes in the Bay Area, according to a new report. The region added 6,382 housing units between April 2010 and July 2011, an increase of just 0.2 percent, newly... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Caltrain plan would fast-track electric rail

February 13, 2012, 3:47 PM
SAN FRANCISCO – The overhaul of California’s high-speed rail project could bring the Bay Area $1 billion to electrify Caltrain and lay the path for bullet train service between San Francisco and San Jose sooner than anticipated. The San Francisco Chronicle has learned that... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Bike theft on the rise at BART stations

February 8, 2012, 12:05 AM
Jay Fraser knows what it's like to lock a bicycle at a Bay Area Rapid Transit station and return to an empty rack. Fraser is a research analyst for the Administrative Office of the Courts in San Francisco and has commuted by bike for 20 years, 10 of them in the Bay Area. He had a bike... + read more
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