Kasia Pawlowska

Marin County, San Francisco

Local Editor at SFGate

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Articles

Low income now means 6 figures in 4 wealthy Bay Area counties

1 week ago | sfgate.com | Kasia Pawlowska

As the Bay Area’s housing crisis continues to intensify, new data shows just how hard it is to even qualify as middle-class anymore. Across several California counties, the threshold for being a “low-income” household had surged by $30,000 in just half a decade, putting things like homeownership out of reach for many. Add to that the region’s dismal housing construction rates, and it’s clear that even greater affordability challenges are ahead.
One of Golden Gate Park's most congested, touristed areas is getting an upgrade

1 week ago | sfgate.com | Kasia Pawlowska

Golden Gate Park, one of the top tourist attractions in the United States, sees an estimated 24 million visitors from around the world every year. All those people make for sizable amount of traffic, and the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department — along with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) — are partnering on a new project to help alleviate the bottleneck nightmare in one of the park’s most popular and congested areas.
Only 5 people have seen the new color uncovered at UC Berkeley

2 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Kasia Pawlowska

When we look around and interpret the world through our eyes, our brain carries out an incredibly complicated feat, said Ren Ng, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at UC Berkeley, during a phone call with SFGATE on Monday. Ng, along with Austin Roorda, a professor of optometry and vision science, and a team of graduate and postdoctoral students, has been conducting research to better understand some of the mysteries of visual perception.
After years of chaos, an institution is returning to a tiny Bay Area town

2 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Kasia Pawlowska

It’s been a dramatic past couple of years for Bolinas, a small coastal community in Marin County. Last fall, the town’s beach closed for several months due to high levels of wastewater contamination near the shoreline. But a larger concern hung over the town’s 1,500 residents — simply getting the mail. The loss was swift.
The Bay Area and Detroit rank similarly on a very unfortunate list

2 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Kasia Pawlowska

With more than a million acres of protected open space, plus a general reputation as a “green” region with ambitious emission and renewable energy goals, most would assume the quality in the Bay Area matches its eco efforts.
New interactive SF map shows you what trees were planted on your birthday

3 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Kasia Pawlowska

Call it vanity, but the allure and pride of knowing something notable happened on your birthday is irresistible. Just think about every time someone has told you which celebrity shares their birthday. They might have nothing else in common with Mick Jagger, but being born on July 26 brings them just that much closer to rock superstardom. “San Francisco has approximately 125,000 street trees.
Prescription woes mount as another San Francisco pharmacy falls

3 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Kasia Pawlowska

Yet another pharmacy is closing in San Francisco, continuing an alarming trend of dwindling prescription access in the city. The CVS at 1900 19th Ave. and Ortega Street is slated to shutter on May 15, CVS spokesperson Amy Thibault confirmed to SFGATE in an email. This demise will mark the 64th pharmacy closure in San Francisco since 2015, based on previous figures from SF Supervisor Jackie Fielder’s office.
Berkeley's proposed new law would be among the strictest in California

3 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Kasia Pawlowska

During a special City Council meeting last Tuesday, Berkeley supervisors unanimously voted to advance an ordinance requiring homeowners in high-risk fire areas to clear anything within 5 feet of their houses that could catch on fire. These combustible items range from wood fences and plastic bins to all trees and plants. The City Council is slated to vote again May 8 to finalize the ordinance, which would take effect Jan. 1, 2026.
Tiny San Francisco neighborhood embraces huge idea for safer street

3 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Kasia Pawlowska

It’s safe to say that night markets are having a moment in San Francisco. Joel Engardio, District 4’s embattled supervisor, campaigned for his seat with the promise of bringing Taipei-style night markets to the Sunset. He followed through, and Irving Street transformed into a boisterous, 20,000-person affair, lined with food stands and retail stalls several times over the past year. The one thing it was missing? A place of respite.
'A scary trend': SF to lose buses on busy streets, face parking rate hikes

4 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Kasia Pawlowska

Service cuts to five San Francisco bus routes and parking meter rate hikes are coming to San Francisco under a proposal finalized by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors on Tuesday afternoon. Under the approved changes, currently slated to begin June 21, the 5 Fulton, 9 San Bruno and 31 Balboa will not travel down Market Street.