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Jul 17, 2008 | 0 Comments

Green Building Standards and Workforce Housing - Are they at Odds?

by Toby Brink
(BayPress - Tri-Valley Herald)
The California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) is currently considering several options for the development of green building standards that will address building efficiency from initial design and construction to the deconstruction and removal of the structure.
There is not doubt that these efforts are well intended and, in the long run, [...]

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Oct 19, 2009

Oakland Local Goes Live!

If you live, work or play in Oakland, do yourself a favor and get over to Oakland Local, the newest, freshest source of Oakland-specific news and commentary on the web. Spearheaded by Susan Mernit and backed by a Knight Foundation grant, Oakland Local is another great addition to the growing community of East Bay news and blog sites.

Sep 14, 2009

Thanks BART

Nothing like paying more and getting less:

Starting at 7pm tonight, the Bay Area Rapid Transit District will cut its service by 25% during non-peak periods (ie, most of the time). This compares unfavorably to AC Transit’s 15% service cut, and was not accompanied by a public input process like the one AC Transit has undertaken in recent weeks. (Full story)