California Mayors Slam Increased Fee to Abandon Utilities as Corporate ‘Giveaway’
Switching to an environmentally friendly community choice energy program will cost customers a bit more every month.
California Legislation Would Mandate List of Quake-Vulnerable Buildings
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | School districts still scrambling for bus drivers … Mich. county removes massive “fatberg” from sewer … and a Fla. city OKs a ban on lawn fertilizer.
San Francisco’s Program to Link Startups to Cities Expands
The program will also help two transportation agencies on opposite sides of the country share ideas and create a technology advisory board.
National Day of Civic Hacking Gets Even More Local
Is your city participating?
Observing the Promise—and Annoyances—of Scooter-Share Systems
As San Francisco and other cities temporarily ban electric scooters, regulations are a work in progress.
Flood Resilience Challenge Yields the South Bay ‘Sponge’
“One thing that was really evident: Even people who are following closely are not totally aware of the flood risks that we have in the [San Francisco] Bay Area.”
Tech-Minded Colorado Has a Bay Area ‘Poaching Strategy’
Those scraping by on six-figure salaries in Silicon Valley may be enticed by this ad campaign.
San Francisco City Attorney’s Subpoenas Put New Pressure on Uber, Lyft
Any lawsuit that may come could set a precedent across all of California.
Electric Scooters Come to Charlotte
Charlotte is the third city on the East Coast to get electric scooters, following Washington, D.C. in March and Miami in April.
Report Shows Cities That Have Gained the Most Workers
The findings from the jobs website Linkedin also look at the "skills gap" that exists in various U.S. metro areas.
This Electric Scooter Mayhem Sounds Just Like When Cars Were First Introduced
Scooters are not killers (yet), but the anger they’ve inspired echoes that which accompanied the arrival of the first automobiles.
San Francisco’s 100,000 Light Bulb Giveaway
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Mississippi governor orders county-owned bridges closed … Kentucky’s new pension law … mapping Alaska’s thawing permafrost … and N.Y.C., Salt Lake City selected for wireless research testing.
Miami, New York City and San Francisco Could Flood Every Day by 2100
Today’s storm will be tomorrow’s high tide.
As a High-Tech Quake Alert System Takes Shape, There’s a Lower-Tech Way to Save Lives
Many West Coast localities still struggle with certain types of dangerous buildings.
Government and Design Team Up to Bolster Resilience at 10 Bay Area Sites
Projects will address everything from flooding to transportation.
How Do New 'Supertall' Skyscrapers in U.S. Cities Measure Up to the Rest of the World?
San Francisco and Philadelphia are joining the ranks of global cities with towers that rise above 300 meters, a height that may seem puny across Asia these days.
City Hall Transition Underway as San Francisco Remembers Ed Lee
Acting Mayor London Breed: “He was humble and determined no matter what job he held. He was fair and collaborative no matter the heat of the moment. What mattered was helping his fellow San Franciscans.”
San Francisco's Path Forward to Close Its Digital Divide
The city will consider two public-private municipal fiber alternatives to a high-risk, purely public network.
Scoring U.S. Cities on Their ‘Reproductive Freedom’
San Francisco earned top marks, according to a new National Institute for Reproductive Health report. Where does your city rate?
Seeking ‘Resilience Dividends’ With City Investments
“For every dollar spent, you want to achieve multiple benefits,” according to the chief resilience officer in Boulder, Colorado.
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