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SB50 author Wiener endorses Masur in state Senate race

August 30, 2019 8:00 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Scott Wiener, the San Francisco state senator who is behind controversial Senate Bill 50 that would pre-empt local zoning near transit and jobs, […]

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Sen. Wiener uses ‘gut and amend’ maneuver to introduce legislation to help move housing projects along; SB50 is still on hold

June 17, 2019 6:00 am

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A 37-year-old California housing law is receiving a fresh wave of attention from Sen. Scott Wiener, one of the biggest housing proponents in the […]

Palo Alto

State Sen. Scott Wiener makes his case for SB50 in Palo Alto

June 8, 2019 6:30 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, on Friday (June 7) defended his controversial Senate Bill 50 in Palo Alto — a hotbed of […]

Palo Alto

State Sen. Scott Wiener coming to Palo Alto on Friday (June 7) — protests possible

June 6, 2019 3:16 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Scott Wiener, the San Francisco state senator whose controversial bill SB50 would pre-empt local zoning and allow for more and denser housing near […]

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State will likely require cities to add more homes

June 30, 2026 11:31 am

BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent After being hit with hefty increases to their housing quotas in the latest eight-year state planning cycle, Bay Area cities should prepare for potentially even […]

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State ready to increase housing quotas for cities

June 24, 2026 4:42 am

BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent After being hit with hefty increases to their housing quotas in the latest eight-year state planning cycle, Bay Area cities should prepare for potentially even […]

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Mass transit sales tax gets enough signatures to make November ballot

May 26, 2026 11:00 am

Organizers with the Connect Bay Area Act, a regional sales tax measure for public transit, collected 305,895 signatures across five Bay Area counties, well above the 186,000 required threshold to […]

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New law will allow 7-story buildings near Caltrain stations

October 20, 2025 3:37 pm

BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent Palo Alto City Council on Wednesday (Oct. 22) will discuss the impacts of a new state law that could allow seven-story residential buildings within a […]

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Counties get behind regional transit bailout tax

August 8, 2025 8:15 am

San Mateo County’s Transit District (SamTrans) Board and Santa Clara County’s VTA board each voted this week to support legislation that would put a half-cent sales tax increase on the […]

Opinion

Opinion: Transit bailout backers using loophole to get new tax passed

July 28, 2025 10:22 am

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor Bay Area politicians have decided they want to raise the sales tax by a half-cent to as much as 10% to bail out BART, Caltrain, […]

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New law makes it harder to stop construction of apartment buildings

July 5, 2025 8:51 am

BY BEN CHRISTOPHERCalMatters A law passed in the final day of the state legislative session will allow developers to build more apartment buildings — and build them faster — than […]

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Becker votes for bill that would allow 7-story buildings near train stations, bus stops

June 5, 2025 8:54 am

State Sen. Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, was one of 21 senators on Tuesday who voted for a bill that would allow seven-story apartment buildings near bus and train stations. The […]

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A new Bay Area transit measure is in the works

July 29, 2024 7:14 am

BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent After placing a $20 billion housing bond on the November 2024 ballot, Bay Area regional planners are now eyeing a public transit funding measure in […]

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Bill to raise bridge tolls dropped

August 21, 2023 9:13 pm

A bill to hike the toll on Bay Area bridges by $1.50 to fund mass transit has been dropped, its authors said today (Aug. 21), after a rare split by […]

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Council decides not to take a position on toll hike

August 15, 2023 3:30 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted early this morning (Aug. 15) not to take a position on a $1.50 toll hike on seven Bay […]

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Palo Alto council might take a stand on toll hike tonight (Aug. 14)

August 14, 2023 3:20 pm

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The Palo Alto City Council will decide tonight (Aug. 14) whether to weigh in on a proposed $1.50 toll hike for seven Bay Area […]

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Political support for toll increase fades

August 7, 2023 7:53 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The coalition of political leaders pushing for a $1.50 hike in the bridge toll seems to be coming apart. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo […]

San Mateo County

Hale quits Assembly race leaving Papan as the winner

July 22, 2022 11:37 pm

BY EMILY MIBACHDaily Post Staff Writer Redwood City Mayor Giselle Hale unexpectedly announced yesterday she is dropping out of the state Assembly race, saying she wants to protect her two […]

San Mateo County

A look at the candidates who want to replace Assemblyman Kevin Mullin

May 23, 2022 11:44 pm

STORIES BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Giselle Hale has plans for more housing  If elected to the District 21 seat in the state Assembly, Redwood City Mayor Giselle […]

Palo Alto

Rep. Speier endorses Mullin, her former aide

December 6, 2021 6:52 pm

By the Daily Post staff Retiring Congresswoman Jackie Speier today endorsed her former aide, Assemblyman Kevin Mullin, to replace her in Congress in a race that has attracted four other […]

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