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City of Lafayette California - Almost Daily Briefing January 29 2024 29 January 2024 ( news )
City of Lafayette , state California ( By Press Release office)
Jan 29,2024
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The Almost Daily Briefing
Published news articles from local , regional , and national media on topics of interest to the #LoveLafayette Community
LOCAL NEWS
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held For Lafayette , Walnut Creek Fuel Break - A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday for the project that will provide significant protection from wildfires for residents in Rossmoor and southern Lafayette …The fuel break will provide significant protection from wildfires for residents of Rossmoor and southern Lafayette . ( Patch )
Neighbors worry about safety amid frequent protests on Lafayette overpass - The Highway 24 overpass in Lafayette has become the site of frequent demonstrations , and that ' s causing safety concerns for nearby neighbors . ( NBC )
Will S . F . ’s population grow in the future? New study predicts city may follow a different trend than others - …according to new research , San Francisco is among the large U . S . cities poised to see population growth by the year 2100 , even as other cities lose population . That positive projection is in part a result of the city ' s density and relative resilience to climate change . ( San Francisco Chronicle )
Bay Area’s Transportation Planning Agency To Put Revenue Measure On Future Ballot - The Metropolitan Transportation Commission , the Bay Area’s regional transportation financing and planning agency , is looking to put a measure on a future ballot that could generate at least $1 billion per year . The money would be raised by the MTC using one or more different options , including a sales tax , income tax or payroll tax , among other possibilities…The funds could be spent on things like road repair and safety projects and improving public transit systems . ( Claycord )
OTHER NEWS
350 , 000 Californians are now on the FAIR Plan , the last resort for fire insurance . Now what? - The fire - insurance premium for Bill King’s home has risen 145% since 2017 — from $399 to $979 — under the California FAIR Plan , the state’s last option for homeowners seeking fire insurance . Add that to the increase in his auto - insurance premium , and King , who lives in Running Springs in the San Bernardino Mountains , is worried . ( CalMatters )
California could require car ‘governors’ that limit speeding to 10 mph over posted limits -
California would become the first state to require new vehicles be equipped with speed governors — technology that limits how fast they can be driven — under legislation by San Francisco state Sen . Scott Wiener . The bill , introduced Wednesday , would require cars and trucks of the 2027 model year or later that are built or sold in California to include speed governors that would prohibit motorists from driving more than 10 mph over posted speed limits . ( San Francisco Chronicle )
This is one way Californians end up ‘incredibly vulnerable’ to homelessness , new study reveals - Thousands of women sleeping in shelters or encampments across California likely ended up there after fleeing domestic violence , according to new research that looks at how abuse can drive homelessness . A new report from UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative found that experiencing domestic violence increases the risk of homelessness for survivors , specifically for women who have very little financial means . . ( Los Angeles Times )
California is at higher risk for major earthquakes than previously known . Here’s the new map ( San Francisco Chronicle ) Related:
California has 95% chance of damaging earthquake in next century , USGS map shows ( NBC Bay Area )
Newsom’s $8 billion fix to spare cuts to schools , community colleges may face tough sell ( EdSource )
Malls have rebounded thanks to an unlikely source: Gen Z - Retail experts say these young shoppers have helped malls bounce back after the downturn brought on by the pandemic , in part because the digital space has turned Gen Z into a generation that expects instant gratification . The immediacy of touching , trying out and buying products may be the thing driving them to physical stores . ( Los Angeles Times )
‘We can do better’: FEMA makes sweeping changes to speed up disaster aid - Hearing frustrations from victims , the federal agency is drastically reforming its individual assistance program for the first time in 20 years . ( Washington Post )
COVID NEWS
California ends COVID isolation rule for asymptomatic cases as winter infections climb - Californians infected with COVID - 19 may go about their lives without isolating or testing negative as long as their symptoms are improving , according to new and significantly loosened guidelines from the California Department of Public Health . California’s top public health official , Dr . Tomás Aragón , last week quietly rescinded the state’s previous order , which encouraged people infected with COVID - 19 to isolate for five days . ( CalMatters )
LOCAL HAPPENINGS –refer to the
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HOUSING , TRANSPORTATION AND CITY PLANNING
Boomers aren’t giving up their big homes . Here’s how that plays out in the Bay Area
- Baby boomers own a bigger chunk of the Bay Area’s large homes than any other generation , often deciding to stay in their three - bedroom houses even after their children move out . Baby boomers owned roughly 37% of the San Francisco metropolitan area’s stock of large homes — those with at least three bedrooms — in 2022 . That’s according to an analysis of the most recent U . S . Census Bureau data by real estate brokerage site Redfin . ( San Francisco Chronicle )
Advocates cheer Cupertino judgment on affordable housing - Housing organizations Yes in My Backyard Law ( YIMBY Law ) and the California Housing Defense Fund won a judgment against Cupertino after the city failed to submit a housing plan to the state by the Jan . 31 , 2023 deadline…Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Mary Arand ruled on Jan . 8 that Cupertino must allow developers who filed affordable housing projects after the city’s missed deadline to use builder’s remedy — a state law that exempts developers from local zoning regulations . ( San Jose Spotlight )
Palm Springs capped Airbnb rentals . Now some home prices are in free - fall ( Los Angeles Times )
Sunnyvale considers ride - share service for commuting students - ( San Jose Spotlight )
Millbrae reimagines El Camino Real ( San Mateo Daily Journal )
HAWK traffic signals on the rise in Bay Area . Here’s what to do when those lights flash ( San Francisco Chronicle )
Vision Zero marks a milestone , but the goal of ending traffic deaths is still far off ( KQED )
California Roads Are 3rd Deadliest In US For Pedestrians , Data Shows ( Claycord )
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Contra Costa County Could See 2″ Of Rain During Upcoming Storm
Chicken Owners Are Asked To Test Cal Poultry Health App
Is a $51 monthly charge coming to your PG&E bill?
Tech company layoffs surge in Bay Area with 1 , 000 - plus additional cuts
The Loneliness Epidemic in the East Bay
Only two US cities had worse rush hour traffic than SF last year
How many homeless people are in the Bay Area? Annual census aims to nail down a number
Dragging Bay Area home sales sink to 15 - year low in 2023
50+ Bay Area Lunar New Year celebrations for 2024
After grassroots outcry , Gilroy city council has a change of heart on restaurant parklets
California could face more atmospheric river ‘super - sequences , ’ study finds
Down payment assistance for first - time California homebuyers relaunches with new lottery
Voters say California’s budget deficit is an ‘extremely serious’ problem , poll finds
California ranks high worldwide for rapidly depleted groundwater
What’s happened since California cut home solar payments? Demand has plunged 80%
California board blasts EV charger company , then approves its $200 - million plan anywayCaltrans Wants Your Name Ideas for Its New Snow Plows
Harmful chemicals in plastics cost U . S . healthcare $250 billion a year , researchers say
Home Price - to - Income Ratio Reaches Record High
The housing market will take off in a 2024 renaissance as construction , demand are set to surge , National Association of Home Builders CEO says
MEANWHILE , A MULTI - LAFAYETTE STORY
A Couple from Lafayette Parish , Louisiana are featured on Hulu ' s ' Superhot: The Spicy World of Pepper People ' series , part of which was filmed in Lafayette CA
AND FINALLY…
The San Francisco 49ers are Super Bowl bound– Go Niners!
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