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Headlines for April 22, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

No idea is too bold as S.F.’s Muni stares down $322 million deficit
Mashable

How California's high-speed rail is already helping the planet
Railway Age

CHSRA, Millbrae Reach Settlement
Patch

This Marin County SMART Shuttle Will Expand To 7 Days A Week
Associated Press

Trump’s transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using ‘road diets’ to slow speeders
New York Times

In Congestion Pricing Fight, Trump Administration Ratchets Up Threats
Mercury News

‘A disaster:’ This Bay Area city is taking steps to roll back a big tax break for ‘affordable’ housing project
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Petaluma City Council OKs $90 million in bonds for 2 affordable housing projects
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Freaking out’: California businesses are feeling the burn from Trump’s tariffs
San Francisco Standard

City worker unions delay Lurie’s return-to-office mandate
NBC Bay Area

Ailing ocean: What's behind harmful algae bloom
San Francisco Chronicle

California to close Bay Area Dungeness crab fishing early to protect whales
Marin Independent Journal

Marin grand jury calls for new climate agency
Local News Matters

Earth Day by the Bay: Environmental justice themes resonate through scheduled events
San Francisco Chronicle

Al Gore rallies S.F. climate conference crowd with fiery anti-Trump keynote

Headlines for April 21, 2025

Mercury News

Caltrans using remote-controlled equipment to help clear Highway 1 slide near Big Sur
San Francisco Chronicle

The best public transit system in California is one you’ve probably never heard of
San Francisco Chronicle

The Bay Area has an ultramodern new ferry. Meet ‘Karl the boat’
San Francisco Chronicle

This type of S.F. parking citation has quadrupled since last year. Here’s what’s going on
Marin Independent Journal

SMART extends free fare program for youths, seniors
Mercury News

CEQA has a history of derailing California’s high-speed rail
San Francisco Chronicle

Could a CSU’s dorm solution help fix California’s housing crisis?
San Francisco Examiner

Trump 2.0 a ‘rainy day’ for SF affordable housing, developers say
Mercury News

A California environmental law makes it ‘too damn hard’ to build. But do Democrats have the will to reform it?
San Mateo Daily Journal

Neighborhood concerns over Hillsdale project arise
Local News Matters

Historic Marin City public housing community approved for $266.6M revitalization project
Mercury News

Slump deepens: Bay Area, California lose thousands of jobs in March
Bay Nature

This Trump Change Could ‘Eviscerate’ the U.S. Endangered Species Act
NBC Bay Area

Sneaker wave danger likely to increase due to climate change

Headlines for April 18, 2025

San Mateo Daily Journal

California gas prices continue unseasonal slide, but not in Solano
San Diego Union Tribune

Should California drivers get charged by the mile? A pilot program is looking into it
Sf Chronicle

S.F. car-sharing platform Turo cuts 15% of workforce after IPO plans collapse
East Bay Times

Caltrans using remote-controlled equipment to help clear Highway 1 slide near Big Sur
Napa Valley Register

Vine Transit offering free Napa bus service for BottleRock, La Onda
SF Chronicle

This S.F. neighborhood will get its biggest affordable housing development in two decades
SF Examiner

LendingClub buying a downtown SF high-rise for HQ
East Bay Times

Slump deepens: Bay Area and California lose thousands of jobs in March
SF Examiner

New state bill would give Uber, Lyft drivers right to unionize
Mercury News

San Jose continues to explore tax or bond measure to address parks backlog
East Bay Times

Berkeley moves to make homeowners in severe fire-risk areas clear five-foot ‘Zone 0’ around homes
East Bay Times

Why did four whales wash up in San Francisco Bay in a week and a half?

Headlines for April 17, 2025

San Francisco Standard

California loses millions to license plate covers. This lawmaker is going after retailers
Press Democrat

Support for SMART sales tax renewal rises
SF Gate

These 5 buses will no longer drive down critical SF artery starting June 21
KPIX

Service cuts to public transportation will be coming to San Francisco
NBC Bay Area

SFMTA to paint all approach intersections for daylighting law
Richmond Standard

BART displays 400 posters targeting ‘unruly behavior’
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito eyes budget to fix roads and sidewalks
Mercury News

San Jose, Oakland airports suffer rough start to 2025 but SFO perks up
San Francisco Chronicle

Waymo wants to expand its robotaxi service area in the South Bay
Mercury News

Tesla slumps below 50% share of California’s electric car market
San Jose Spotlight

Campbell quick to approve backyard homes
San Francisco Chronicle

Stalled S.F. housing project receives grant to jump-start $2.3 billion plan
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Petaluma City Council OKs $90 million in bonds for 2 affordable housing projects
San Francisco Examiner

Union Square’s big year is getting even bigger
Mercury News

Billionaires and CEOs bet on San Francisco’s cheap real estate
KQED

Oil Giant Valero Looks to Shutter Troubled Bay Area Refinery. It’s ‘a Big Surprise’
Knee Deep Times

In Uncertain Times, the Port of Oakland Goes Electric
KQED

California Doubles Down on Key Emissions Program After Trump Calls It ‘Radical’

Headlines for April 16, 2025

KTVU

Californians get 2nd chance at $2,000 voucher toward e-bike purchase – here's how to apply
San Francisco Chronicle

How Muni’s crackdown on fare evaders is going
San Francisco Standard

Muni lines cut as parking meter prices raised. Here’s what to know
Fairfield Daily Republic

City approves plan to reduce West Texas to 3 lanes, add amenities
Scientific American

These Charts Explain Why Public Transit Is Safer Than Driving
Mercury News

Lawsuit seeks to halt California’s homeowner-funded FAIR Plan insurance bailout
Mercury News

New approvals granted for 154-unit East Bay housing project
San Jose Spotlight

Cupertino sued over expired housing proposals
KQED

Bay Area Advocates Alarmed by Mass Firings at Federal Low-Income Energy Program
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s how bad S.F.’s return-to-office is compared to the rest of the U.S
San Francisco Examiner

Presidio has some of SF’s hottest commercial real estate
San Francisco Examiner

SF New Deal wants to build and rent parklets for businesses
Mercury News

LinkedIn buys Sunnyvale tech office for more than $70 million in cash
Mercury News

Underwater robots, great white sharks and glowing jellyfish: New $50 million high-tech ship arrives to unlock ocean mysteries
NBC Bay Area

Watch: City to honor East San Jose students for clean-air project

Headlines for April 15, 2025

Mass Transit

BART to extend restroom and attendant programs into 2027
San Francisco Examiner

Why Market Street isn't Waymo's final frontier in SF
San Francisco Standard

Lurie gives Waymo the keys to Market Street. People are furious
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo County Paratransit Advisory Council seeks members
Cal Matters

7 takeaways: How the DMV allows dangerous drivers to stay on the road
San Francisco Examiner

State bill would make landlords include fees upfront in rents
SF Gate

Bay Area housing market in 2025 shows no signs of slowing as economy fears surge
Local News Matters

Rooted in Marin: Report reveals causes of county’s housing crisis, eyes policy solutions
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose gives more equity to first-time homebuyers
Mercury News

Nvidia launches improvements at big San Jose office building it leased
Mercury News

Nvidia says it will build up to $500 billion of AI gear in US
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area billionaires take a hit amid market turmoil, but Musk surges ahead
KPIX

Bay Area solar power owners could see more cuts to incentives

Headlines for April 14, 2025

Sacramento Bee

San Francisco Muni bus for sale in Sacramento, and it could be yours for $8K
Cal Matters

License to Kill
KTVU

'Obsolete' toll booths to be removed from 7 Bay Area state-owned bridges
KGO-TV

SFMTA's fare evasion crackdown: Is it paying off amid financial crisis? Here's a look at numbers
San Francisco Chronicle

Can BART’s modern fare gates lure back riders?
Richmond Standard

BART adds dedicated feed for real-time service alerts
Mercury News

VTA union’s appeal of court decision requiring return to work denied
Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit approves funding for school bus programs
Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit approves revamp of taxi voucher program
Mercury News

Antioch council approves money for improvements to Amtrak station
Mercury News

As the REAL ID deadline approaches, how can Bay Area residents apply?
KQED

Waymo Robotaxis Are Everywhere. How Do We Feel About That?
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s how much more it costs to build an apartment in the Bay Area than in Texas
San Francisco Chronicle

Map: Here's how Mayor Daniel Lurie's 'family zoning' could affect your neighborhood
Mercury News

As the Bay Area looks to increase its housing stock, is there any room for community college students?
KPIX

Palo Alto councilman looking to pass ordinance limiting light pollution
Mercury News

‘Builder’s remedy’ project could bring 1,000 homes to Pacifica
Politico

How bad is California’s housing crisis? A first-in-the-nation bill would let students live in cars.
San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara approves another 1,000+ housing project
Mercury News

Can California’s largest retirement system handle Trump’s tariff turmoil?
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s which Bay Area jobs are growing the fastest — and which are rapidly disappearing

Headlines for April 11, 2025

San Francisco Examiner

SF ‘confident’ EV chargers now outnumber gas pumps in The City
Mercury News

San Mateo City Council opposes Highway 101 connector project
Gilroy Dispatch

Road closures announced due to Highway 101/State Route 25 interchange construction
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Sausalito council made hard decision about Bridgeway
San Francisco Examiner

Uber is minimizing its references to climate, too
Bloomberg

The Secret Formula for Faster Trains
San Francisco Chronicle

New S.F. plan to add 36,000 homes gets slammed and praised at marathon meeting
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. made it easier three years ago to build fourplexes. None have been built as a result
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose retail growth among slowest in U.S., report says
Marin Independent Journal

Congress to investigate controversial Point Reyes land deal
Bay Nature

Point Reyes is Far From the Only National Park that Hosts Agriculture
KPIX

Scientists seek to bring San Francisco's aging seawall to life
San Francisco Chronicle

10 ways to explore Sunset Dunes, S.F.’s new park along the former Great Highway
San Francisco Chronicle

Al Gore to keynote S.F. climate conference with record attendance expected

Headlines for April 10, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

Mayor Lurie to allow Waymo on S.F.’s car-free Market Street
San Francisco Chronicle

The battle over the Great Highway might drag on now that S.F. supervisor wants to send it back to voters
San Francisco Standard

Supervisor Connie Chan wants to reopen the Great Highway to cars. It won’t be easy
San Francisco Standard

It’s official: The Great Highway park will be called ‘Sunset Dunes’
San Francisco Chronicle

Steve Leonoudakis, Golden Gate Bridge director who brought back Marin passenger ferry, dies at 100
The Oaklandside

Documents show former AC Transit GM had a foot out the door before negotiating $500k role
San Francisco Examiner

SF housing combatants brace for ‘citywide showdown’ over upzoning
Mercury News

Why stock market turmoil is bad for California home prices
Fairfield Daily Republic

California Forever buoyed by White House push for shipbuilding
San Francisco Examiner

SF office vacancies drop as companies grab more space
Mercury News

FedEx, Goodwill shut some Bay Area sites and chop hundreds of jobs
KQED

4 Whales Have Died in the Bay Area in Less Than 2 Weeks

Headlines for April 9, 2025

Marin Independent Journal

SMART eyes 2026 election cycle for tax pitch
KPIX

SMART trains rumble through some Sonoma County communities for first time in decades
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo voices opposition over 101/92 connector
Mercury News

The Bay Area’s first turbo roundabout sent crashes soaring. Commuters and experts say it’s still a better intersection
Mercury News

Gilroy roads to close as part of interchange construction
Berkeleyside

Berkeley cuts back free rides program for senior and disabled residents
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Avelo Airlines to cease base operations at Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport, begin flying deportation flights for ICE
New York Times

Fate of Congestion Pricing Is Likely to Be Decided in Fall or Later
San Francisco Examiner

See where The City’s upzoning proposal would add 36K homes
Fairfield Daily Republic

Supervisors told Mare Island, not Collinsville, should be shipbuilding hub
San Francisco Examiner

Lurie-backed downtown SF development corporation launches
KQED

‘It's a Pain and Trauma That Is Being Inflicted’: Bay Area Businesses React to Trump's Tariffs
San Francisco Chronicle

Legendary California beef rancher fears for the future of Point Reyes
Mercury News

Big San Jose industrial complex where hundreds could work pushes ahead
San Francisco Chronicle

Rare whale beached in Emeryville is euthanized
San Francisco Standard

One of two whales found dead in the bay was likely hit by a boat