Headlines Archive | The Bay Link Blog

Headlines for July 2, 2026

SF Gate

Drivers are down on Golden Gate Bridge, but the toll keeps going up
KRON

Several Bay Area transit agencies to hike fares Thursday
Local News Matters

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge on-ramp closure extended to February 2027
San Francisco Chronicle

How bad are cancellations and delays at SFO? Here is the best data
Local News Matters

Bay Area transit sales tax measure certified to go on November ballot
KPIX

Public transportation brings pre-game unity to Bosnia and U.S. soccer fans
San Francisco Chronicle

Muni just hit a ridership milestone that San Francisco’s downtown has been waiting for
San Francisco Chronicle

California strips Bay Area city of local housing control over delays with massive development
Cal Matters

Their town burned to the ground. Should they get a pass from California’s new housing laws?
San Francisco Standard

‘People will pay anything’: Why SF rents are breaking records this summer
Mercury News

Housing plans in pricey Saratoga get lift from $100 million-plus deal
Local News Matters

California Forever enlists Democratic insiders in renewed push to build Solano County city
Sacramento Bee

Workers say long commutes, inadequate facilities characterize first day of RTO
KPIX

Rescued San Francisco sea lion "Irving" released back into the wild, officials say

Headlines for July 1, 2026

San Francisco Chronicle

Heading to the U.S. World Cup game at Levi’s Stadium? Here’s how Bay Area transit will move fans
San Mateo Daily Journal

Soccer fans can take Caltrain for the final Bay Area FIFA World Cup match
KQED

World Cup Fans Are Singing a Song That Mentions the Golden Gate Bridge. What Does It Mean?
San Francisco Chronicle

July 4th fireworks will close the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway 101. Here’s how to get around
Local News Matters

Golden Gate Bridge to close in both directions on night of July Fourth
Local News Matters

Marin County Fair starts Wednesday, transit agencies offering free, extended service
Local News Matters

SF Bay Ferry fares increase across all routes starting Wednesday
Berkeleyside

AC Transit fares go up on Wednesday
Local News Matters

Golden Gate travelers to pay higher bridge, ferry and bus tolls starting Wednesday
Fairfield Daily Republic

Letter seeks $93 million for Solano County highway project
San Francisco Standard

Lime, the scooter company that took over SF, goes public
Mercury News

California lawmakers seek wartime powers to police gas prices
Mercury News

The No. 1 reason you might have to take a freeway driving test in California
Richmond Standard

Richmond police write 76 tickets during morning traffic sweep
San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County could see a bump in affordable homes
San Francisco Chronicle

Another Bay Area Safeway may become housing — but this one has no grocery store planned
Mercury News

This California county has 2nd-most overvalued homes in US
New York Times

In San Francisco, Even $180,000 Tech Salaries Are No Longer Enough
San Francisco Chronicle

The Inner Sunset is the next neighborhood hoping for a downtown-style revamp
Knee Deep Times

Climate Change, A Scorpion’s POV
Knee Deep Times

Pacheco Pass Is Getting a Second Wind

Headlines for June 30, 2026

San Francisco Examiner

Drivers can expect to pay more when crossing Golden Gate Bridge
Press Democrat

Golden Gate Bridge tolls to increase July 1, bus and ferry fares also rise
Press Democrat

July 4: Fireworks near Golden Gate Bridge will close Highway 101 in both directions
San Francisco Chronicle

This restaurant is leaving Oakland — but returning in a new home, complete with a restored BART car
Richmond Standard

High-tech van assesses Richmond street conditions
New York Times

New York Is Set to Offer Transit Discounts to 340,000 More Riders
Fairfield Daily Republic

Solano delving into 'it takes a village' housing
San Francisco Chronicle

Map: How San Francisco neighborhood demographics changed since 2010
San Francisco Chronicle

Newsom signs $351.7B California budget deal. Here’s what it does
Sacramento Bee

California Democrats push through $351.7 billion budget bill with Newsom support
San Francisco Chronicle

After losing Google and Visa, this downtown S.F. office campus is filling up again
Cal Matters

Many California fishermen are nearing retirement. Can the industry save its graying fleet?
Press Democrat

As one Sonoma County winery’s employees seek to unionize, will others follow?
Local News Matters

California report finds former prisoners face major barriers to employment
San Francisco Chronicle

California’s historic dam removal notches another big win for salmon

Headlines for June 29, 2026

The Oaklandside

A stretch of East Bay Greenway is finally complete in East Oakland
San Francisco Chronicle

Highway 1 is open again. Big Sur is having a very big comeback
San Jose Spotlight

Rod Diridon memorial recalls Santa Clara County transit legend
Mercury News

Community leaders give heartfelt farewell to Rod Diridon Sr.
San Francisco Chronicle

Wealthier riders once flocked to Bay Area public transit. New data suggests that’s over
San Francisco Chronicle

BART needs Bay Area voters. The charm offensive has begun
Progressive Railroading

BART recognized for excellent fiscal responsibility
Press Democrat

Young shoppers riding SMART to local shops are changing the look of historic Santa Rosa downtown
KTVU

SMART considers new station in Geyserville to boost tourism and commutes
Local News Matters

Parking, cost concerns spur spectators to take trains to Levi’s Stadium for opening match
Marin Independent Journal

Golden Gate Bridge users face latest toll increase
San Mateo Daily Journal

New housing on the Peninsula has plummeted
San Francisco Chronicle

Why home values in this Bay Area city have plunged more than anywhere else
Local News Matters

California launches AI job-loss tracker to monitor workforce impacts
San Francisco Chronicle

Half of San Francisco’s budget goes to city workers. Here’s what that pays for
The Oaklandside

A development corporation for downtown? Business leaders appear to be quietly starting one
Mercury News

Tech firms ax hundreds of Bay Area jobs as cuts this year outpace 2025
Mercury News

Aiming to boost government efficiency, San Jose trains its 1,000th worker on AI tools
Press Democrat

Residents slam data center proposal for Calistoga Fairgrounds
Local News Matters

$4M grant to help complete India Basin Shoreline Park in San Francisco
Fairfield Daily Republic

Populations of egrets, herons at Dover Park are on the decline

Headlines for June 26, 2026

KPIX

Bay Area ballot measures could determine the future of transit agencies
Politico

Transit is running out of track
Palo Alto Online

One way to beat World Cup traffic in Silicon Valley? A free valet for bikes and scooters
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Petaluma Transit announces reductions in weekend service
Napa Valley Register

Napa County drivers can opine on Highway 29 intersection options
Fresno Bee

Data centers ‘will be a big issue’ for CA High-Speed Rail. Officials debating idea
San Francisco Chronicle

Controversial 25-story Marina Safeway tower faces a new obstacle: Nearby parks
Marin Independent Journal

Marin distributes nearly $3M in housing grants
Mercury News

Watson Ranch developer seeks to halt American Canyon expansion with lawsuit
San Francisco Chronicle

Two abandoned tiny homes sit in a BART parking lot. Their owner owes the agency over $150,000
The Oaklandside

Can the World Cup score for Oakland’s economy?
San Francisco Chronicle

Economic plan aims to uplift East San Jose
Vallejo Times-Herald

Solano Supes adopt budget
San Francisco Examiner

SEIU-backed group takes big step in unionizing Uber, Lyft drivers
Richmond Standard

San Pablo gets $500K for McNeil Park Project
Fairfield Daily Republic

Bay Area Ridge Trail Council names new director
Bay Nature

Price-Tagging Nature
Associated Press

The 2 earthquakes that struck Venezuela are known as a ‘doublet.’ Here’s how they happen
The Guardian

Adapting to the heat: four ideas from European cities

Headlines for June 25, 2026

Local News Matters

Marin County allocates $2.3M for affordable housing, community projects
Mercury News

World Cup fans find connection and convenience on VTA light rail
Sacramento Bee

Heading to San Francisco for Pride? Here’s how to avoid traffic, parking fees
Patch

Free Bus Rides, Late-Night Trains Offered For Marin County Fair
Marin Independent Journal

SMART proposes train station in Geyserville
Local News Matters

Manteca Highway 99-120 interchange project opens, easing traffic at longtime bottleneck
San Jose Spotlight

Downtown San Jose parking fee hike riles local businesses
Radio 1010

A city that inspired Mamdani is bringing back bus fares
Cal Matters

Tech billionaires hire Democratic dealmakers in renewed push to build a Bay Area city
Fairfield Daily Republic

Affordable housing bond step closer to ballot
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Very poor track record’: How S.F. planning failures keep causing rent spikes
San Francisco Chronicle

This S.F. senior housing project is ready to build. Why can’t it move forward?
San Francisco Standard

A YIMBY lawmaker thought she had a deal to kill an anti-tax ballot measure. She was wrong
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Not a picture of success’: Report finds San Francisco homelessness department is failing to measure its own performance
San Francisco Chronicle

A major Bay Area hospital is eyeing a billion-dollar rebuild
Vacaville Reporter

Vacaville City Council places sales tax increase on November ballot
Press Democrat

North Bay’s Graton Resort and Casino to hire 300 more for $1 billion expansion
Mercury News

Tech companies launch Bay Area job cuts in fresh staffing reductions
Politico

$500 million AI jobs push launches with bipartisan backing
Cal Matters

A $28 minimum wage for California construction workers is dead — killed by construction workers
Mercury News

NOAA to allocate $21.3 million in support of California’s beleaguered commercial salmon fishery
New York Times

California’s Plastic Law Goes to Court: Is It Too Strict or Too Lax?
Associated Press

Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller
Local News Matters

Too close for comfort? Bay Area phones buzz as NorCal quake triggers ShakeAlert system
The Oaklandside

Why Oakland teenagers spent days ripping up ivy along Glen Echo Creek

Headlines for June 24, 2026

San Francisco Chronicle

More people may be riding BART than ever before, yet trains are still empty. Here’s why
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco wants faster Muni service on Ocean Avenue. Merchants are pushing back
San Francisco Chronicle

New culprit in California’s sky-high gas prices? Lawsuit blames AI price-fixing
Marin Independent Journal

Tiburon approves $1.8M in contracts for street repaving
SF Gate

New SF parking app reveals the secrets of street sweeping enforcers
East Bay Times

San Jose postpones debate on downtown parking rate hikes, extended meter hours until August
Local News Matters

California sues EPA over move that could strip state of key vehicle emissions waivers
Cal Matters

Uber passed an insurance law in California. It did not disclose key info, a lawmaker says
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito clears waterfront development initiative for ballot
The Oaklandside

Costco nearing exclusive negotiations for West Oakland store
Local News Matters

Port of Oakland to offer free harbor tours through October
Associated Press

17 states and trade group sue California over plastics packaging law
Knee Deep Times

Delta Residents Absorb the Flood Challenge, And Choose Different Ways to Act

Headlines for June 23, 2026

Press Democrat

SMART reports record ridership with weekend bump that bodes well for summer tourism
NBC Bay Area

Public transportation guide for San Francisco's Pride parade and celebrations
Railway Supply

SFMTA cost-savings strategies target revenue and service
SFMTA

Podcast: On the World Stage
Vallejo Times-Herald

SolTrans launches systemwide redesign service changes in August
San Francisco Chronicle

California sues Trump administration in bid to keep state’s tougher emissions standards
San Francisco Chronicle

Lurie taps $7 million in private funds for S.F. supportive housing repairs as public funding shrinks
Local News Matters

SF Chinatown seniors protest pending evictions, form tenants association
Berkeleyside

Should the city of Berkeley help buy these affordable apartments?
Vallejo Times-Herald

Suisun City budget highlights importance of California Forever plan
Richmond Standard

San Pablo to study rent control initiative
San Francisco Chronicle

New study reveals major downside to working from home — but there’s a caveat
Mercury News

California has nation’s 5th-widest income gap
Mercury News

From Palo Alto to Melbourne, 40 mayors worldwide endorse a pact to shape data center development
San Francisco Chronicle

Longtime Bay Area hospitality group to abruptly close all of its restaurants, lay off 300 workers
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area EV maker Lucid cuts 18% of workforce, eliminates top role in latest shake-up
Mercury News

ABC7, aka KGO-TV, pleads for help in its battle to stay on the air
KQED

As Waves Pound Pacifica, Surfers Pitch a Reef to Defend the Shore
San Francisco Standard

‘Mother Nature is unforgiving’: Sneaker waves are hitting SF beaches hard
Mercury News

A day in the life of a Bay Area bird-watcher: ‘It’s a movement’
Local News Matters

Oakland airport nears completion of $80M dike project to guard against sea level rise

Headlines for June 22, 2026

Mercury News

Parking at a meter in downtown San Jose? Better pay attention.
KGO-TV

Trapped in a haywire Waymo: SF passenger recounts terrifying construction zone ordeal
Gilroy Dispatch

Gilroy to host EV ride-and-drive event
San Mateo Daily Journal

SamTrans projects $13 million operating surplus for current fiscal year
Fresno Bee

High-Speed Rail wants ‘temporary’ non-downtown Bakersfield station. What about permanent one?
San Francisco Chronicle

SFO’s average delay time has quadrupled. Here are the worst times to fly
Mercury News

Antioch to reconsider affordable housing project
Mercury News

San Jose opens interest list for public workers seeking subsidized downtown housing
Marin Independent Journal

Belvedere housing development gets another extension
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area companies want employees back in the office. Remote work isn’t budging
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco is booming. Why is Oakland still slumping?
Mercury News

South Bay job growth drives state employment gains in May
Marin Independent Journal

Corte Madera approves $145K expenditure for economic plan
KQED

Surveillance Pricing Is Making Life More Expensive. Here’s How It Works and What You Can Do
Local News Matters

Bay contains microplastics 10 times smaller than previously measured, new study finds
San Francisco Standard

The mystery eating Ocean Beach alive
Press Democrat

North Bay beekeepers battle climate swings to continue legacy of honeymaking

Headlines for June 19, 2026

San Francisco Chronicle

The Bay Area’s trains and buses are filling up again. Even experts aren’t sure why
NBC Bay Area

World Cup brings record ridership and long lines for VTA in Santa Clara
SF Gate

Record-breaking Bay Area transit showed flaws of late-night World Cup match
Press Democrat

Golden Gate Bridge tolls to increase July 1, bus and ferry fares also rise
Marin Independent Journal

SMART approves $101.5M budget
KQED

VTA Mismanaging BART Extension, Civil Grand Jury Report Says
Local News Matters

Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury zeros in on dysfunction at VTA over BART expansion
Fresno Bee

Merced advocates want high-speed rail downtown. Project CEO says moving station is best
NBC Bay Area

Crumbling roads, traffic cost Bay Area drivers thousands annually, report finds
San Francisco Chronicle

A cheaper gas blend is legal in California. Here’s why you still can’t buy it
Mercury News

Affordable homes group buys San Jose apartment hub for over $80 million
Mercury News

Real estate firms plan 400-plus homes at San Jose office site near transit
San Francisco Chronicle

Affordable housing stalled in this Bay Area city for 8 years. Is the fight finally over?
San Francisco Examiner

Supes consider expansion of program supporting SF small businesses
Vallejo Times-Herald

Fairfield olive oil producer ranked among world’s best
Knee Deep Times

Unmasking Regionalism
Knee Deep Times

Pacheco Pass Is Getting a Second Wind
Knee Deep Times

Delta Residents Absorb the Flood Challenge, And Choose Different Ways to Act
Knee Deep Times

12 Creek Types: Which One Is In Your Backyard?
Knee Deep Times

Wild Pigs Rough Up Bay Area Greens