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Headlines for May 16, 2025

The Oaklandside

On Bike to Wherever Day, Oakland tries breaking away from car culture
KTVU

Bay Area cyclists celebrate ‘Bike to Wherever Day’ amid changing commute patterns
KPIX

San Francisco's Valencia Street filled with cyclists on Bike to Wherever Day
KRON

Celebrating ‘Bike to Wherever Day’ on Caltrain
SF Gate

Bay Area train is red-hot with riders, but trouble lies ahead
Marin Independent Journal

SMART outlines $89M draft budget for next fiscal year
Local News Matters

Electric bike rental program comes to Novato with free and discounted rides for new users
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrans plans to fix slippery section of State Route 92
Marin Independent Journal

Tiburon Boulevard bike lane critics fail to deter Caltrans
Napa Valley Register

Red light cameras to start issuing citations Friday at second Napa intersection
Berkeleyside

Here’s how to hear from developers hoping to build housing at the Ashby BART station
San Francisco Chronicle

Controversial S.F. housing project in the Mission gets green light: ‘Heartbreaking’
Marin Independent Journal

Novato council approves 66-home development
Marin Independent Journal

Marin public housing rehab clouded by potential federal cuts
Fairfield Daily Republic

Cabaldon push for 2026 affordable housing bond gets governor's support
Vallejo Times-Herald

Cabaldon welcomes governor’s support of housing bond
Mercury News

Hundreds of tech, biotech, oil, school workers lose Bay Area jobs
Bay Nature

Point Reyes, After the Cattle
Mercury News

Point Buckler Island: Rescuing a keystone of the California Delta
Knee Deep Times

San Francisco Youth Explore Flood Risk on Home Turf
Knee Deep Times

Bumpy Road Ahead for Fast-Tracking Program?

Headlines for May 15, 2025

KQED

Transit Advocates Warn of Fiscal Crisis After Newsom Passes on Emergency Funding
San Francisco Chronicle

Drivers blame this Bay Area bridge’s gridlock on a bike lane. Bicyclists say it’s not that simple
Mercury News

Commuters protest Richmond-San Rafael Bridge bike pathway
Marin Independent Journal

Demonstrators rally for Richmond-San Rafael Bridge lane
KRON

KRON4 takes SMART train across North Bay for evening commute
KRON

SMART Train general manager on why service is seeing surge in ridership
KRON

All aboard SMART Train for the morning commute
KQED

Just Over Half of SF’s Speed Cameras Are Operational. What’s With the Slowdown?
San Francisco Standard

Crossing the street in SF is life or death — especially if you’re old
San Francisco Chronicle

Waymo recalled 1,200 robotaxis after repeated crashes with road barriers, filings show
San Francisco Chronicle

How much money do you really save by owning an electric car in California?
Bloomberg

How a Highway Became San Francisco’s Newest Park
KQED

Paying Rent in California? It Could Now Help Your Credit Score
Cal Matters

Is the secret to housing affordability in California buried in the building code?
San Francisco Examiner

After years of stagnant prices, SF’s rental market poised for comeback
Mercury News

Many Californians need six-figure incomes to afford rent
Knee Deep Times

A Ramble Around Pacheco Marsh
Knee Deep Times

San Francisco Youth Explore Flood Risk on Home Turf
Knee Deep Times

Bumpy Road Ahead for Fast-Tracking Program?
KPIX

Newsom announces plans to fast-track California's delta tunnel project

Headlines for May 14, 2025

KQED

The Fate of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Bike Lane
Richmond Standard

Bike to Wherever Day to bring ‘energizer stations’ to West Contra Costa County
Napa Valley Register

Calistoga teachers honored as Napa County bike champions
KRON

Exclusive: How BART is keeping its trains moving
KRON

BART rep. addresses last Friday’s systemwide shutdown, financial challenges
KRON

Riding the morning commute on BART
Mass Transit

Santa Clara VTA, Hunterdon County helping veterans have better access to transit
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose business owner gets temporary reprieve from VTA
San Francisco Chronicle

How much money do you really save by owning an electric car in California?
San Francisco Chronicle

‘It’s war now’: SF’s parking battles heat up
Marin Independent Journal

Belvedere looks to toughen e-bike rules for teens
San Francisco Examiner

After years of stagnant prices, SF’s rental market poised for comeback
NBC Bay Area

Antioch's first-time homebuyers program offers up to $100K for assistance
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s next big housing development could rise in this unexpected neighborhood
Fairfield Daily Republic

Funding questions leaves SHIPS Act listing
San Francisco Examiner

Growing renewable-energy firm picks SF for its headquarters
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area educational tech company slashes 248 jobs as students turn to AI tools for learning
Mercury News

Prices in Bay Area rise at slowest pace in five years as inflation cools
KGO-TV

Birds dying at alarming rate in East Bay neighborhood: 'Just horrifying'

Headlines for May 13, 2025

Politico

Bay Area transit systems put up life-or-death ballot measures
KRON

‘Will I get seasick?’: Q&A with the SF Bay Ferry executive director
Press Democrat

Wohler Bridge repair work postponed, work to begin this week on Westside Road
Local News Matters

Construction of long-awaited bike park in Vacaville’s Centennial Park begins
New York Times

Here Is Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Started in New York
KTVU

Santa Clara VTA building transit-oriented apartments
Mercury News

Behind the extraordinary growth of Alameda Island, the Bay Area’s first suburb
San Francisco Examiner

Supes carve redevelopment path for long-decaying west-side theater
San Francisco Examiner

Newsom asks California cities to ban encampments
Cal Matters

Caltrans’ response to homeless encampments is lagging, cities complain
Mercury News

$218,000 income needed to buy a California home, up 82% since 2019
San Francisco Chronicle

First wave of fixes to S.F. permitting red tape would help bars and nightclubs
Napa Valley Register

The Napa Valley Climate Connection: Beavers: Nature’s wetlands engineers come to Napa

Headlines for May 12, 2025

Press Democrat

Longer Marin-Sonoma Highway 101 carpool lane hours coming this summer
Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit to test electric vans on shuttle routes
Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit expands shuttle service along coast
SFMTA

Podcast: Moms Who Keep Us Moving
Fairfield Daily Republic

Testing of future I-80 Express Lane signage begins
San Mateo Daily Journal

Structural deficit looms for SamTrans
San Mateo Daily Journal

Shuttle costs up, riders down in San Mateo County
KQED

A Last-Ditch Effort to Fund Bay Area Transit Tries to Pick Up Support
KTVU

BART outage sparks push for transit funding as service resumes
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s why BART shut down for hours — and what it means for the agency’s future
Mercury News

San Jose BART extension: Why hasn’t VTA released the report that could offer millions in savings?
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito eases rule on affordable housing projects
San Francisco Chronicle

Trump is hurting S.F.’s tourism recovery, but hotel experts are still optimistic
Mercury News

California is world’s No. 4 economy. How do other states rank?
Mercury News

Exploring the Farallon Islands’ wildlife haven
San Francisco Chronicle

Black bear sighted on popular trail and island along Sonoma Coast
Local News Matters

A watershed moment: Pacheco Marsh reveal celebrates finish of $11M restoration project
KPIX

Ben Johnson Trail on Mount Tamalpais is restored and back open

Headlines for May 9, 2025

San Francisco Examiner

Lawmakers reluctantly float sales tax as public transit boon
San Francisco Chronicle

BART systemwide shutdown
Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit expands shuttle service along coast
Mercury News

Bay Area gas prices rise as just one refinery remains
SF Gate

Get The Facts: Could California see gas prices increase to $8 a gallon?
San Francisco Chronicle

CHP’s latest weapon against speeding? SUVs you won’t see coming
CBS News

Clock counting down to secure state funding before drastic service cuts to CTA, Metra, Pace
Bloomberg

What’s Behind the Rise in Serious Injuries on New York City’s Streets?
San Francisco Examiner

Judge blocks Trump policy conditioning SF housing dollars
Mercury News

Affordable housing at El Cerrito BART station gets council backing
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Mayor Lurie unveils first big haul of private funds to address homelessness
Mercury News

Here’s where HOA fees have surged the most in the Bay Area
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito eases hurdles to revive downtown business
Bay Nature

Local AmeriCorps Fellows Lose Jobs, Leaving Oaks Unplanted and Career Prospects Unclear
San Francisco Chronicle

Pacifica can keep its controversial seawalls, California agency says — for a limited time only
Berkeleyside

Rattlesnake season is here. Here’s how to stay safe
Richmond Standard

East Bay Regional Park District issues rattlesnake advisory

Headlines for May 8, 2025

Mercury News

San Francisco police chief named new chief of LA Metro transit police
Mercury News

California sues Trump administration over funds withheld for EV chargers
Press Democrat

Color-coded, kid-powered, carbon-light: Santa Rosa students roll out creative commute for Bike to School Day
Fairfield Daily Republic

Next phase of Nut Tree Airport taxiline project ready to begin
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain weighs options to rectify structural deficit
KPIX

Highway 37 project in North Bay could get environmental exception to proceed
Local News Matters

Class action suit says SuperShuttle won’t accommodate passengers in wheelchairs
Associated Press

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's transit and homelessness grant conditions
SF Gate

Downtown San Francisco retail is dying. What's replacing it is so much worse.
San Francisco Chronicle

The nation’s largest cities are sinking, including San Francisco

Headlines for May 7, 2025

Berkeleyside

Charge to ride the bus? Scale back after-school? BUSD considers options to plug $7M budget hole
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Carlos studies transportation, parking
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo Delaware Street bike lanes move forward
San Francisco Chronicle

Uber plans to deploy taxis on S.F.’s car-free Market Street — and luxury cars at a later date
San Francisco Standard

Uber taxis will roll onto Market Street against Lurie’s wishes
Richmond Standard

AC Transit’s next GM and CEO an agency veteran
Cal Matters

California wine country traffic jam fuels fight over endangered mice, marsh birds
Transportation Today

Report: Allocating toll revenues to transit benefits communities across United States
New York Times

Trump Says His Administration ‘Is Not Going to Pay’ for California High-Speed Rail
Mercury News

California’s high-speed train to lose federal funding, Trump says
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain is optimistic about AI technology
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Bruno balks at the BART fare gate loan plans
San Francisco Examiner

Vision Zero, part two: How can SF eliminate traffic deaths?
NBC Bay Area

A look at San Francisco's 20-year housing growth
Mercury News

Second phase of North 40 project in Los Gatos may not reach affordable housing goals
Mercury News

Nvidia South Bay shopping spree tops $700 million with new property buys
San Francisco Chronicle

New grocer makes bid to move into the vacated Safeway in S.F.’s Fillmore District
San Francisco Chronicle

23andMe to close San Francisco office, warns 250 employees of possible layoffs
Mercury News

The Bay Area researchers charged with defending the planet against asteroids
San Francisco Chronicle

Crews remove 4,000 pounds of trash from Marin waterway. Here's what they found
KQED

At Point Reyes, Cattle Ranching As We Know It Is Ending. What Now?
Local News Matters

Congressional probe threatens to unravel historic agreement on Point Reyes ranching

Headlines for May 6, 2025

Local News Matters

Llamas in the driver’s seat: AC Transit names new general manager to tackle budget deficit
Mass Transit

BART’s trip planner now shows platform details
SF Gate

On May the Fourth, a themed ride transformed a BART train for 90 minutes
San Francisco Chronicle

Waymo is building a robotaxi factory, with the goal of driving new cars straight into service
Local News Matters

East Palo Alto awarded $581K to expand EV charging infrastructure across city
People

Inside a California Transit Boss’s Wild Plot to Use Public Funds for Hidden Apartment Inside Train Station
San Francisco Standard

Trump slump hits California, as state expects first tourism decline in five years
Mercury News

California job market flops as it lands near bottom among US states
Mercury News

Hundreds of acres, miles of trails open in park overlooking Coyote Valley

Headlines for May 5, 2025

Mercury News

Now arriving at Berkeley stations: BART’s new saloon-style fare gates
Mercury News

‘The most egregious of the egregious:’ Business owner in showdown with VTA over land seized for San Jose BART extension
Marin Independent Journal

SMART expands Larkspur shuttle service for ferry riders
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Bruno makes significant parking meter program changes
NBC Bay Area

New study looks at declines in Bay Area's Black homeownership rates
San Francisco Chronicle

Nearly all new San Francisco housing is coming from just one part of the city
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco’s downtown malls are empty. But there’s one thing keeping them alive
Local News Matters

Years in the making, restored Pacheco Marsh opens Saturday with trails, nature exhibits