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Transportation

Work to start on I-580 carpool lane extension in Oakland

April 14, 2026

Maze

Today’s News Roundup

Headlines for April 14, 2026

SF Gate

Regional: Bart Records Highest Monthly Ridership Since Pandemic
San Francisco Chronicle

Why are BART fares to SFO so high? Blame the ‘rent’
San Francisco Standard

This is the SF intersection where you’re most likely to get pulled over for speeding
KPIX

Bay Area bike program pays commuters to ditch their cars
Bloomberg

Searching for the ‘Smoking Gun’ in US Pedestrian Deaths
KTVU

Proposal to build train connection between ACE and BART in Tri-Valley
San Francisco Chronicle

Pacific Heights mansion sells for $56 million, priciest S.F. home since 2024
The Oaklandside

Bay Area Council hires former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf as new leader
Local News Matters

Former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf named CEO of Bay Area Council after national search
Mercury News

Former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to helm major Bay Area business group
KQED

SF’s Presidio ‘Will Continue to Run Normally’ After Trump Fires Board, Officials Say
Cal Matters

California salmon fishing poised to finally reopen. Can the industry recover?
Mercury News

Did you know hummingbirds love to eat insects?

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Funding

MTC Approves $386 Million for 180 Projects Across the Region Through the OBAG 2 County Program

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Housing

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January 11, 2018

December Map of the Month

Preview of 1/12 Meetings: Legislation, Planning, and Operations

January 10, 2018

The exterior entrance of the Bay Area Metro Center in San Francisco.

MTC

Preview of 1/10 Meetings: BATA Oversight, Programming and Allocations, etc.

January 5, 2018

Bay Bridge Toll Plaza

Environment

San Francisco Estuary Partnership Newsletter, Bay Area Water Trail Maps Now Available

January 4, 2018

San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail - North San Pablo Bay map

Participatory Budgeting: A Proposed MTC Pilot Project and a Brief Lit Review

January 3, 2018

Funding

What Is Participatory Budgeting? A Proposed MTC Pilot Project and Brief Lit Review

January 3, 2018

Economy

Regional Economic Divergence and the Conundrums of Prosperity; ABAG's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy

January 2, 2018

Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Projects

Honors, Awards and Deals of the Year - Oh My! 2017 in Review

December 27, 2017

Atrium at the Bay Area Metro Center