MTC Archives - 48 hills

Stage Review

An excellent ‘Odyssey’ of surprises at Marin Theatre Company

Charles Lewis III - September 7, 2023

Lisa Peterson puts the Western classic in the hands of four refugee women, who bring it to deeply resonant life

Housing

Lawsuit seeks to block Plan Bay Area 2050—and prevent gentrification

Tim Redmond - November 28, 2021

Petition argues that the sweeping regional planning proposal would displace tens of thousands of vulnerable residents in the name of more high-end development.

News + Politics

Growth machine wins big in Berkeley

Zelda Bronstein - January 14, 2021

Mayor who ran as a progressive sides with developer-friendly plan for Adeline Corridor.

Opinion

Government of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich

John Elberling - August 10, 2020

Editor's note: Plan Bay Area, a joint effort of the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, is creating a "blueprint"...

News + Politics

Planners keep wanting to streamline approvals for housing that won’t get built

Tim Redmond - August 19, 2019

The Board of Supes isn’t back from vacation yet, but the Planning Commission is – and on Thursday/22 the panel will hear a report...

News + Politics

Facebook money pushes Chiu housing bill

Zelda Bronstein - August 17, 2019

48 hills’ “Facebook money and California housing” series delves into the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s multi-million-dollar funding of the pro-growth shadow government that’s reshaping California...

Onstage

Playing a skinned cat: John William Watkins of MTC’s ‘Wink’

Emily Wilson - July 1, 2019

ONSTAGE John Williams Watkins, who plays the title role of the cat, Wink, in the play premiering at the Marin Theatre Company (through July...

News + Politics

Facebook money and California housing

Zelda Bronstein - May 29, 2019

On January 24, 2019, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the limited liability company founded by Dr. Priscilla Chan and her husband, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg,...

News + Politics

48hills sues MTC over secretive housing policy operation

Tim Redmond - April 15, 2019

48hills filed suit in San Francisco Superior Court today asking a judge to order the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to release full reports of how...

News + Politics

CASA’s secret New York junket

Zelda Bronstein - January 15, 2019

During the final meeting of the CASA Technical Committee on December 12, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf let slip that she and unnamed others had...

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An excellent ‘Odyssey’ of surprises at Marin Theatre Company

Lawsuit seeks to block Plan Bay Area 2050—and prevent gentrification

Growth machine wins big in Berkeley

Government of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich

Planners keep wanting to streamline approvals for housing that won’t get built

Facebook money pushes Chiu housing bill

Playing a skinned cat: John William Watkins of MTC’s ‘Wink’

Facebook money and California housing

48hills sues MTC over secretive housing policy operation

CASA’s secret New York junket

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