Nearly half of San Francisco Bay Area voters plan to leave the region in the next few years, according to a survey by the Bay Area Council. The high cost of housing was cited as the main issue. (
San Francisco Business Times)
A large multifamily housing project is coming to Emeryville. A former Sherwin-Williams paint factory will be turned into 500 new apartments, with construction beginning as early as next year and completed as early as the end of 2021. (
San Francisco Business Times)
Can PG&E survive the more than 100 lawsuits — and other possibly legal liabilities — stemming from last year’s deadly Northern California fires? (
San Francisco Chronicle)
Applicants to Oakland’s cannabis equity program may not get the $3.4 million in no-interest loans the city set aside for their startup businesses for several months, and many of the businesses may not survive by that time. (
San Francisco Chronicle)
Oakland City Councilmember At-Large
Rebecca Kaplan is considering another run for Oakland mayor. (
San Francisco Chronicle)
Jasmine Abuslin — the woman known as “Celeste Guap” who was sexually exploited when she was a minor by as many as two-dozen Bay Area cops a few years ago — was
placed on a medical hold Sunday after a domestic disturbance, according to Richmond Police Chief Allwyn Brown.
In a live Facebook video, Abuslin begs for help and screams when an officer takes her phone away. (
East Bay Times)
The UC Board of Regents revised its requirements for students to qualify for in-state residency, thereby able to pay cheaper tuition. Starting in fall 2019, students under the age of 24 will qualify for in-state tuition by proving financial independence from their parents for at least one year, as opposed to two years. (
Daily Cal)
Oh, and
the Warriors won again (but you already knew that). (
SFGate)