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Headlines for March 21, 2023

East Bay Times

How many people will ride BART through San Jose? The answer could define South Bay transit, but nobody knows
The Oaklandside

The entire Oakland City Council is making road safety a budget priority this year
East Bay Times

Concord receives $7.9 million grant to achieve zero traffic deaths by 2033
Smart Cities

Transit leaders worry about accessing new IIJA funds, other system concerns in Senate hearing
Mercury News

More Highway 87 critics rise up with pothole concerns: Roadshow
Marin Independent Journal

Marin County delays demolition of San Anselmo bridge
SF Gate

Six things to know when flying low-cost carrier Breeze Airways
Mercury News

California home prices now 18% off all-time high
Napa Valley Register

Napa to discuss affordable housing applications
San Mateo Daily Journal

South San Francisco seeking to add 543 apartments
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Makes absolutely no sense’: S.F. supervisors question evictions from supportive housing
San Francisco Chronicle

Amazon to lay off another 9,000 workers, including some at this S.F. subsidiary
Mercury News

Which California metro had the 4th-fastest job growth in US?
Mercury News

Google was beloved as an employer for years. Then it laid off thousands by email
San Francisco Chronicle

What to expect from today’s Pineapple Express-fueled storm in the Bay Area
East Bay Times

How many Bay Area concrete buildings might fall like those in Turkey’s deadly earthquake?
East Bay Times

An ancient mound of shells has been mined in the San Francisco Bay for 100 years — but the oyster’s future is uncertain

Headlines for March 20, 2023

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. vs. L.A.: These charts show the cities’ disparate transit ridership recoveries
San Mateo Daily Journal

Finances for San Mateo County transit is uncertain
Governing

Transit Agencies Step to the Curb for a Financial Lifeline
San Mateo Daily Journal

Zoox hits the road
Mercury News

Roadshow: The votes are in, and readers say the worst roads in the Bay Area are …
KTVU

BART increasing police patrols on trains
San Mateo Daily Journal

PG&E helping Burlingame get more fast EV chargers
Marin Independent Journal

San Anselmo plans slate of traffic projects at the Hub
Marin Independent Journal

Corte Madera road project to include buffer lane at schools
Wall Street Journal

Bay Bridge goes dark, needs millions to turn the lights back on
Mercury News

Bay Area cities struggle to balance housing mandates, wildfire risks
San Jose Spotlight

Will San Jose greenlight new affordable housing policy?
San Mateo Daily Journal

Millbrae working toward more affordable housing
San Francisco Chronicle

Housing towers are coming to downtown Berkeley — whether the city wants them or not
East Bay Times

12 years later, apartment project at center of Bay Area housing battles cleared to move forward
SF Gate

Oakland's downtown recovery is nothing like San Francisco's. Here's why.
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area businesses are still in survival mode. These ZIP codes are suffering the most
Mercury News

Editorial: SVB failure adds to tech industry’s greedy image
KGO-TV

Storm timeline: Level 2 storm arrives Tuesday morning, strong winds by afternoon
San Francisco Chronicle

Planes fly too loudly and too low over Bay Area national parks, lawsuit claims
Mercury News

Sea otter surrogacy program: A mother’s love can make all the difference
Marin Independent Journal

Belvedere orders study to tackle coyote problem

Headlines for March 17, 2023

Marin Independent Journal

Marin banks battling contagion after two major failures
Mercury News

Gas prices: Newsom scraps profits cap on oil industry ‘price gouging,’ proposes new watchdog body
Mercury News

Roadshow: Should roadside memorial for slain Safeway worker remain or be removed?
Railway News

SFMTA adds100th new light rail vehicle
The Oaklandside

Oakland aims to eliminate single-family zoning by fall
San Francisco Chronicle

YIMBYs and environmentalists have been at odds on housing. Now they’re teaming up to fight sprawl
San Francisco Chronicle

Epic battle over a Bay Area housing project lasted 12 years. Now, it’s finally getting built
San Francisco Chronicle

Gavin Newsom announces 1,200 new tiny homes, 15% homeless reduction target
Marin Independent Journal

Novato approves aid for Habitat for Humanity project
KQED

MAP: Bay Area Affordable Housing Projects Impacted by Silicon Valley Bank's Collapse
San Francisco Examiner

Study: SF homeowners spend over half their annual income on their homes
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose loans millions to build affordable apartments
Mercury News

Silicon Valley Bank’s parent company files for bankruptcy protection
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s First Republic receives $30 billion lifeline from nation’s largest banks
San Francisco Chronicle

NOAA proposes listing sunflower sea stars as threatened species
Local News Matters

State still not out of drought conditions but ‘things are improving,’ state officials say

Headlines for March 16, 2023

Washington Post

Inside the movement to remake America’s streets
Press Democrat

Sonoma County supervisors approve ban on new gas stations, extra pumps
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s Central Subway saw declines in ridership during its first two months of service, data show
San Francisco Chronicle

Driverless taxi company offering free rides to S.F. hospitality workers
Mercury News

Sideshows aren’t going away, but could come off the street if there were legal places to perform: Roadshow
Los Angeles Times

L.A. riders bail on Metro trains amid 'horror' of deadly drug overdoses, crime
San Francisco Chronicle

A huge housing project is getting built next to San Quentin. Here’s what it could look like
San Francisco Chronicle

The $1.3 billion plan to fill the last empty pier on S.F.’s Embarcadero may get a boost from the state
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Accompanying support crucial for Golden Gate Village fund to work
KQED

Bay Area Land Is So Expensive. How Do Urban Farms Survive?
Bloomberg

Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Incites Construction Loan Chaos in California
San Francisco Standard

SF Businesses Are Coming Back to Life—at Least in Some Neighborhoods
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area will end sales of gas furnaces and water heaters. Here’s what it means for you
San Francisco Chronicle

These nine charts show how COVID transformed S.F. in the last three years
San Francisco Chronicle

Break from wet weather continues across the Bay Area. How long will it last?

Headlines for March 15, 2023

Government Technology

San Francisco Sees Delivery of $3M All-Electric Ferry
Mercury News

Strengthen sideshow penalties by confiscating cars, readers suggest: Roadshow
The Oaklandside

Caltrans prepares for potential flooding of Oakland highways
Bloomberg

SVB Didn’t Just Lend to Startups. It Was Key Partner for Affordable Housing
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael 162-apartment project advances to planning board
Cal Matters

Student housing: State’s promise to build more dorms hits setbacks
NBC Bay Area

Santa Clara County Leaders Pass a Slew of Affordable Housing Actions
San Francisco Chronicle

These are the biggest tech layoffs impacting the S.F. Bay Area
Mercury News

Bay Area prices soar amid jumps in prices for food and utilities
San Francisco Chronicle

Warmer, drier weather is returning to the Bay Area. Here’s what’s in store
New York Times

Why poverty persists in America
San Francisco Chronicle

U.S. failing to protect endangered humpback whales off Pacific coast, judge says

Headlines for March 14, 2023

Mercury News

What’s your least favorite roadway in the Bay Area? It could be worth $50: Roadshow
Mercury News

This Bay Area city launched its own ride share app — with 4 new Teslas
Local News Matters

BART officials offer general support for effort to strengthen agency’s internal watchdog office
Railway Age

Transit Briefs: ACE, Amtrak, BART
San Francisco Chronicle

First zero-emissions fuel cell ferry in the U.S. arrives in San Francisco
Cal Matters

Court upholds California Prop. 22 in big win for gig firms like Lyft and Uber
Bloomberg

Car-Free Living Takes Off in Car-Centric Cities
Governing

Atlanta’s Incredible Shrinking Transit Plan
San Francisco Chronicle

Exclusive: S.F. supervisor, mayor to propose separate efforts to speed up housing development
San Mateo Daily Journal

Burlingame plans for more housing
Mercury News

Bay Area powers to strong job gains in January despite tech layoffs
San Francisco Chronicle

Mortgage rates are dropping after Silicon Valley Bank collapse. How low will they go?
KQED

Bay Area Weather: As New Storms Bring More Rain, How You Can Prep for Flooding, Winds and Power Outages
San Francisco Chronicle

Commercial salmon fishing closed in California for second time ever
Washington Post

A warmer world causes extreme drought and rain. ‘Indisputable’ new research proves it.

Headlines for March 13, 2023

San Francisco Chronicle

Could the Bay Area lose BART?
Smart Cities

Biden 2024 budget asks Congress to allow transit capital funds to be used for operating expenses
KQED

America's Highway System Is a Monument to Environmental Racism and a History of Inequity
San Francisco Chronicle

Why are the ‘Bay Lights’ back on? Even the display’s off switch doesn't work
San Francisco Chronicle

‘I can’t see the road’: What it’s like to be a snowplow driver on I-80 right now
Mercury News

Roadshow: What will be done first, El Camino repaving or bullet train?
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito sued by housing advocates over alleged quota violations
Marin Independent Journal

Mill Valley council denies appeal against housing project
San Francisco Chronicle

87 permits, 1,000 days of meetings and $500,000 in fees: How bureaucracy fuels S.F.’s housing crisis
San Francisco Standard

To Spur Development in Transit Corridors, This Caltrain Station May Get Two Seven-Story Buildings
SF Gate

Why these former Bay Area residents don't regret leaving California
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s top 10 towers of the 21st century may surprise you
San Francisco Examiner

Bayview residents want more housing. Just not on this hillside
Mercury News

Oakland nabs $1 million to improve poor outcomes for tiny home residents
New York Times

Silicon Valley Bank Collapse: What We Know and How It Happened
Mercury News

Feds backstop all deposits of failed Silicon Valley Bank, second Bay Area bank plunges
East Bay Times

Bay Area storms: New atmospheric river expected to arrive overnight, Pajaro floodwaters approach highway 68

Headlines for March 10, 2023

San Francisco Chronicle

One plan to fix Bay Area traffic congestion: A toll for driving on the region’s highways
San Francisco Chronicle

BART’s inspector general is resigning. Here’s how it could affect transit agency’s push for subsidies
East Bay Times

‘I can’t deal with this’: BART’s inspector general resigns, slamming agency on way out
Mercury News

Biden proposes $500 million boost to Silicon Valley BART
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Advisory council divided on Sonoma Valley bus route issue after flurry of public comment
Mercury News

What do you do if you’re stuck between road boulders and autobahn wannabes: Roadshow
San Jose Spotlight

Empty San Jose offices could convert to housing
KQED

How PG&E Adds Months-Long Delays, Costs to New Housing
Mercury News

Hundreds more tech, biotech layoffs hit Bay Area, Google real estate ally cuts jobs
Mercury News

Bank run fear: Silicon Valley Bank is reportedly exploring a sale as Wall Street calls for a bailout
North Bay Business Journal

Back-to-office uncertainty looms over north Marin County office market
Mercury News

Ready for the Big One? Homeowners in these Bay Area cities can apply for money to prepare for earthquakes
San Francisco Chronicle

Daylight-saving time is back. Here’s how to avoid a terrible Monday morning
San Francisco Chronicle

California storm: Heavy rain triggers flood warnings, evacuations and highway closures
Next City

How A Deconstruction Company And Salvage Shop Are Keeping Building Materials Out Of Landfills

Headlines for March 9, 2023

Press Democrat

Highway 1 realignment at Gleason Beach to open to traffic Wednesday night
Smart Cities

Self-driving cars have people worried: survey
East Bay Times

California’s bullet train faces new shortfall. With Newsom quiet, will Washington save it?
Cal Matters

New cost estimate for high-speed rail puts California bullet train $100 billion in the red
Mercury News

Fixes to one Bay Area’s most pothole-riddled thoroughfares on the way … really, this time: Roadshow
Mercury News

Editorial: BART and Newsom drove out the auditor voters had demanded
Mercury News

Housing development could sprout at San Jose fast-food restaurant site
Mercury News

Teacher housing proposed on Apple-owned Cupertino site
NBC Bay Area

Dozens Plead With San Rafael City Council to Impose Rent Control Measures
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael tenants call for rent control in Canal neighborhood
Napa Valley Register

Napa approves Pipe subdivision
San Mateo Daily Journal

Millbrae concerned over loss of control
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo may poll on Measure Y
San Mateo Daily Journal

Redwood City development gains support
Mercury News

Bay Area apartment complexes, old and new, land local buyers
San Francisco Chronicle

California storms have done wonders for Lake Tahoe's famous clarity
KQED

Threatened Coho Salmon at Risk Due to Federal Mismanagement, Groups Allege
San Francisco Chronicle

Why a Bay Area county is warning gardeners living near a refinery not to eat their vegetables

Headlines for March 8, 2023

San Francisco Examiner

SF's most iconic landmark one of travelers' faves in new ranking
Smart Cities

San Francisco transit agencies face “worst-case scenarios” for revenue, potential service cuts, leaders say
Mercury News

Say goodbye to booths when open road tolling arrives at Bay Area bridges: Roadshow
Local News Matters

BART inspector general to retire early after clashes with agency’s management
San Jose Spotlight

‘We will sue you’: VTA strong-arming San Jose property owners to sell
San Francisco Chronicle

Rare 1970s Muni streetcar finds a new home (and you may be able to visit)
Railway Age

A Varied, Growing Network
East Bay Times

Here’s how facial recognition is changing travel through Bay Area airports
Bloomberg

These Are the Cities With the Most Super-Rich Homeowners
Mercury News

Nordstrom store at Pleasanton mall is bought, may become housing site
Napa Valley Register

Calistoga housing plan rejected
KPIX

Will downtown San Francisco shake off the pandemic blues?
San Francisco Standard

6 More Companies Shrink Their San Francisco Footprint
New York Times

Elon Musk Says Twitter’s Finances Are Improving After Big Cuts
San Francisco Chronicle

Tech layoffs: Meta reportedly plans thousands of additional job cuts
East Bay Times

600-plus additional layoffs hit Bay Area including Waymo, Clif Bar and Johnson & Johnson units
Mercury News

San Jose: After 39 years, this Red Lobster restaurant has closed for good
Mercury News

Bay Area Outdoors: The incredible history of San Francisco’s Fort Point National Historic Site
San Francisco Chronicle

Atmospheric river approaches California: Here’s a timeline of impacts