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On Thursday, as the latest storm sweeps throught the Bay Area, San Francisco opened up a restricted number of shelter beds for unhoused individuals.The beds are first-come, first serve, and according to Supervisor Matt Dorsey who posted them on Twitter, they're at the Next Door Shelter, Sanctuary, MSC South, and Canon Kip Senior Center.

BART Funding for Inspector General (SFStandard, EastBayTimes)
Transit, Other Services, Must Avoid the Doom Loop (SFChron)
How Many People Ride Muni's Outer Richmond Express?(SFExaminer)
SFMTA Plans to do Center Running Bike Lane on Valencia Despite Opposition (MissionLocal)
Making People Pay a Little for Private Car Storage Around Lake Merritt (Oaklandside)
More Plans to Spur Downtown S.F. (SFExaminer)
Human Drivers Hit Autonomous Vehicles (NBCNews)
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Since 2019, the state has funneled more than $2 billion in flexible spending to local agencies to reduce homelessness through the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program, known as HHAP.Last year was the first time cities and counties had to submit action plans in order to get funding through the program.

"I'm willing to go all the way to keep people safe" says District 3 Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife



Councilmember Carroll Fife and advocate Dave Campbell at a demonstration and vigil for safe streets in June 2022.Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick
Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California.

Mr. Barricade shows off a new, uh, barricade in Emeryville.He's standing on the raised asphalt designed to warn turning motorists to slow down before they strike the curb.Photos: Streetsblog/Rudick
If you're biking, walking, or driving through Emeryville, be sure to check out the installations going in on and around San Pablo, 45th, 47th, and Doyle.

That New Year's Eve storm was an all-timer, and its aftermath continues with numerous homes still red-tagged, residents displaced, and businesses dealing with the worst flooding wreckage they've ever seen.Saturday's near-record worst rain storm in 173 years (and the highest rainfall in SF ever on Dec. 31) certainly complicated New Year's Eve and New Year's Day for many residents, small businesses, and city emergency responders, with floods, downed trees, and literal muckety-muck from which much of the city is still digging out.

Spring started with 5 inches of rain at some Bay Area sites from back-to-back storms.The following are the National Weather Service totals, in inches, for Sunday through 6 a.m.Wednesday.They are raw numbers, meaning they haven't been quality-checked for accuracy.Tuesday's storm also brought winds reaching almost 90 mph (chart of peak gusts).

The first storm from an atmospheric river series brought 2 inches of rain to most Bay Area cities and more than 7 inches to some Santa Cruz Mountains locations.The chart shows the National Weather Service's precipitation totals from Thursday, March 9, until 8 a.m.Monday, March 13.The next round of rain is expected to arrive Monday night.

Central Subway Ridership Numbers are Tepid (SFChron)
State Senate Committee Aims to Assist Transit (CBSLocal)
BART Director Janice Li Harassed on Transit (SFStandard)
On Fare-Free Transit (VOA)
More on Bird Leaving San Francisco (NBCBayArea, SFStandard)
Concrete Barriers on Capp Street (NBCBayArea)
More on Failure of Vision Zero (TheFrisc)
Motorist Kills Pedestrian Near Lake Merritt (SFChron, EastBayTimes)
Oakland Solidarity Bike Ride (KRON4)
Are San Francisco Buildings Ready for the Big One?

This week's first storms brought 1 to 2 inches of rain to most Bay Area cities.The chart shows the National Weather Service's precipitation totals from Sunday, Feb. 26, through Tuesday, Feb. 28.The next round of rain is expected to arrive on the weekend.Location Inches Peninsula & South Bay Huddart Park (Woodside) 3.7 Uvas Reservoir 3.31 Saratoga (Hwy 9/Pierce) 2.95 Foothills Preserve 2.8 Los Trancos 2.72 I-280/Edgewood 2.55 Rancho San Antonio 2.48 Stevens Canyon 2.48 Los Altos Hills (Moody Road) 2.37 Coyote Reservoir 1.97 Morgan Hill 1.73 Calero Reservoir 1.7 Los Gatos (Rinconada) 1.61 Redwood City 1.58 San Jose (Alum Rock) 1.56 Pilarcitos Lake 1.47 Half Moon Bay airport 1.46 Los Altos Hills (Maryknoll) 1.42 San Jose (downtown) 1.34 Vasona Lake 1.3 San Francisco (Duboce) 1.19 San Francisco airport 1.08 San Jose (Lynbrook) 1.06 Palo Alto 0.99 Sunnyvale 0.82 East Bay Tilden Park 2.16 Orinda 2.12 Upper Crow Canyon 2.02 Dublin/San Ramon 1.93 UC Botanical Garden 1.93 Castro Valley 1.75 Del Valle park 1.73 Palomares Road 1.71 Richmond 1.71 Rossmoor 1.67 St. Mary's College 1.64 Chabot Reservoir 1.62 Union City 1.36 Mission Peak 1.31 Fremont (Auto Mall) 1.27 Rodeo 1.27 Oakland airport 1.21 Lake Merritt 1.19 Hayward airport 1.19 Tassajara 1.18 Concord 1.13 Antioch 0.75 Santa Cruz Mountains Uvas Canyon 4.88 Sanborn Park HQ 3.89 Mt.

The first week of the year saw two big storms bridged by intermittent rain in the Bay Area, bringing rainfall totals of up to 15 inches.The following totals from the National Weather Service are from Dec. 30 through 6 a.m.Friday, Jan. 6.They are raw numbers, not yet checked for quality control.The site of the greatest total, Scott Creek, is at 2,300 feet elevation near Empire Grade, south of Big Basin State Park.

The first wave of the latest atmospheric river storm was characterized by high winds and moderate rainfall 1 to 2 inches in most of the Bay Area.After a lull early Thursday, rain is expected to resume for several hours.(Track the storm's progress on this map.)The following are the storm's totals through 6 a.m.

OAKLAND Holy Names University, a private Catholic college in Oakland, has defaulted on the loan for its property, a fresh financial jolt for the 154-year-old school as it faces a shutdown this year.The school, nestled in the East Bay hills, is in default on a loan from lender Preston Hollow Community Capital, according to documents filed on Feb. 23 with the Alameda County Recorder's Office.

Creative Growth, a non-profit organization based in Oakland, California that advances the inclusion of artists with developmental disabilities, is pleased to announce aAccess Oaktown - In the Neighborhood With Creative Growth, two-day gallery opening and poster launch party.Access Oaktown will celebrate Creative Growth Art Center's neighborhood and community of nearly 50 years and includes a month-long poster installation across the Lake Merritt, Uptown and Downtown areas of Oakland.

Creative Growth, a non-profit organization based in Oakland, California that advances the inclusion of artists with developmental disabilities, is pleased to announce aAccess Oaktown - In the Neighborhood With Creative Growth, two-day gallery opening and poster launch party.Access Oaktown will celebrate Creative Growth Art Center's neighborhood and community of nearly 50 years and includes a month-long poster installation across the Lake Merritt, Uptown and Downtown areas of Oakland.