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Headlines for September 22, 2023

Local News Matters

BART simplifies parking payment options through its app’s new ‘Tap and Go’ feature
San Jose Spotlight

‘Now is the time’: Silicon Valley transit leaders discuss future
San Francisco Standard

No More Right Turns on Red? Safety Advocate Pushes for San Francisco-Wide Ban
San Francisco Examiner

Advocate claims SFMTA significantly undercounting traffic deaths
San Francisco Standard

‘Awkward’ Robotaxi Problems in San Francisco Downplayed by Cruise CEO
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sonoma Valley roadwork: When will it end?
Local News Matters

Sausalito Ferry Landing to expand, enhance commuter flow in $2.4 million upgrade plan
The Oaklandside

‘Bulb-outs’ will narrow Broadway in downtown Oakland for pedestrian safety
Mercury News

From the Roadshow archives: Being thankful for the kindness and heroism in others
Mercury News

Renderings for massive Concord Naval Weapons Station development slated for public review in November
Cal Matters

Can this plan fix California’s insurance crisis? What you need to know
San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA to impose parking limits on these roads RVs call home
SF Gate

Entire private island in the San Francisco Bay lists for $75 million
San Francisco Chronicle

When will San Francisco’s economy hit bottom? Here’s what experts say
KQED

Saving SF’s Ferry Building from the Sea
Local News Matters

Pending changes to bottle recycling law will divert juice, vegetable containers from trash
Mercury News

Beach bounce back? California’s largest volunteer event seeks to restore former glory after COVID downturn
San Francisco Chronicle

An atmospheric-river-fueled storm is headed to California. Here’s what to expect

Headlines for September 20, 2023

San Francisco Chronicle

SFMTA would need approval from mayor before hiking fares, extending meter hours under new proposal
Governing

Transit Agencies Rethink Schedules for Fewer Commuters
Local News Matters

BART simplifies parking payment options through its app’s new ‘Tap and Go’ feature
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area lawmakers urge NHTSA to collect more safety data on autonomous vehicles
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sonoma City Council approves downtown parking plan
Mercury News

From the archives: A look back at the highlights and low points of Roadshow’s first 30 years
San Francisco Chronicle

This historic S.F. theater that’s now an eyesore could become housing. Neighbors are thrilled
Mercury News

San Jose retail site may become big housing and ADU real estate project
San Mateo Daily Journal

Cypress Point housing still draws concerns in Moss Beach
San Mateo Daily Journal

242-home project approved in San Carlos
SF Gate

Bay Area biotech company Kinnate to lay off 70% of workforce
San Francisco Examiner

SF economic recovery team disbands amid shakeup
Mercury News

Big firms eye office leases at San Jose mall — some may exit downtown
SF Gate

Why San Francisco smells like campfire smoke right now

Headlines for September 19, 2023

Mercury News

From the Roadshow archives: The Prius Party of 2011, featuring Steve Wozniak and plenty of yellow stickers
San Francisco Chronicle

Uber was supposed to help traffic. It didn’t. Robotaxis will be even worse
Mercury News

Allowing speed cameras in six California cities, including San Jose and Oakland, is up to Newsom
Axios

Transportation safety advocates want SF to ban turns on red
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco’s Market Street Is Still Under Construction. What’s Being Done?
San Francisco Standard

This Vintage BART Car Is Headed to the Sierra Foothills
Press Democrat

Santa Rosa Avenue upgrades set to get underway south of downtown
Sonoma Index-Tribune

What Sonoma Valley roads are getting paved next year
Marin Independent Journal

San Anselmo speed complaints prompt street safety review
Mercury News

Gas prices hit 2023 highs as oil stays hot
Cal Matters

How California lawmakers greenlit ‘any flavor of affordable housing you could possibly want’
Fairfield Daily Republic

Rural Solano has long attracted big-city dreams
Fairfield Daily Republic

Affordable housing project opens in Vallejo
Berkeleyside

State housing regulators shot down Berkeley’s limits on cottages in the hills. Will the city court another fight?
Local News Matters

San Francisco mayor signs new law that will reduce fees, boost city’s housing production
San Mateo Daily Journal

Lindenville neighborhood transformation plan OK’d in South San Francisco
Palo Alto Online

City hopes to lure growth -- and grants -- to San Antonio Road
San Francisco Chronicle

Elon Musk says X, formerly Twitter, could charge all users for access
Local News Matters

Bay Area law enforcement agencies receive state grants to combat organized retail thefts
San Francisco Chronicle

More than 10 earthquakes rattle California's Central Valley

Headlines for September 18, 2023

Bloomberg

What a Week Without Driving Can Teach
Associated Press

What if public transit was like Uber? A small city ended its bus service to find out
Next City

Finding Child Care Is Hard. Finding Transit-Accessible Child Care Can Be Near-Impossible
San Francisco Chronicle

Clipper card rehaul: What to know about new BART, Muni payment system
San Francisco Standard

Bay Area Drivers Aren’t Paying Bridge Tolls. Here’s What Authorities Plan To Do About It
The Oaklandside

Automatic speed cameras for Oakland, other traffic safety measures, on Gov. Newsom’s desk
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito commission advances ferry plaza design
Mercury News

From the Roadshow archives: But officer, I can explain: Drivers’ traffic-violation excuses
Local News Matters

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit asks public input on redrawing 5-ward election maps
San Francisco Chronicle

How many years of income it takes to buy a San Francisco home now versus 50 years ago
Mercury News

California voters will decide in 2024 on lowering threshold for new taxes, bonds
Mercury News

Bay Area rents see biggest drop in 27 months
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael group challenges ‘builder’s remedy’ housing plan
Los Angeles Times

California voters will decide in 2024 whether to lower bar for new taxes and housing bonds
Mercury News

Bay Area adds jobs in August, but clear signs of economic slowdown emerge
Mercury News

US Census: 300,000 Bay Area residents returned to the office in 2022
NBC Bay Area

Newsom says he will sign climate-focused transparency laws for big business
SF Gate

El Niño is likely here to stay through winter: What that means for California

Headlines for September 15, 2023

SF Gate

Automated speeding tickets close to reality in Bay Area after bill passes California Legislature
KQED

BART's Plan to Win You Back
Gilroy Dispatch

Caltrain expands South County service
San Francisco Examiner

Cruise unveils first wheelchair accessible robotaxi at SF HQ
San Francisco Examiner

Why some drivers don't have confidence in Lyft's new safety program
Local News Matters

Caltrans to close a portion of Highway 12 in Santa Rosa for three-day repaving project
San Jose Spotlight

Milpitas’ rideshare program is its best kept secret
San Francisco Chronicle

850 miles of East Bay trails are now open to e-bikes
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: San Rafael keeping pledge of improved safety for cyclists
Press Democrat

PD Editorial: A more equitable EV incentive plan
Mercury News

From the Roadshow archives: How the Serra rest stop went from wasteland to wonderful
San Francisco Examiner

Breed, Peskin propose $300 million SF housing bond
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco Singled Out in State Housing Bill That Fast-Tracks Development
San Francisco Chronicle

Developers say S.F. law meant to spur home building will help, even if it’s ‘not a silver bullet’
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Petaluma City Council declares shelter crisis
San Francisco Examiner

State grants favor fewer cars, more housing for SF
Mercury News

Q&A: Steve Levy sees bright spots and challenges for Bay Area economy
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. streets and sidewalks were clean for Dreamforce. How did the city do it?
San Francisco Chronicle

Google slashes more jobs
San Francisco Chronicle

This investor wants to spend $500 million on S.F. office buildings despite record vacancy. Here’s why
KTVU

Kaiser Permanente workers authorize strike
Marin Independent Journal

Mill Valley, Tiburon hire joint climate policy official

Headlines for September 14, 2023

KTVU

BART records highest post-pandemic ridership
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco’s $346M Bus Lane Project Just Got More Expensive. It’s Been Open for 16 Months
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain to operate new schedule starting this fall
Mercury News

San Jose trail with BART connection gets thumbs up by City Council
San Jose Spotlight

East San Jose walking trail will be expanded
Local News Matters

Missing the boat: Ferry riders must find other options during Alameda terminal renovation
The Oaklandside

If you block the sidewalk while parking, expect a $100 fine
Mercury News

From the Roadshow archives: Bed of flowers puts the brakes on Highway 85 commute
Governing

Outdated Marijuana Rules Complicate Transit Hiring
Bloomberg

High-Speed Train Linking Orlando and Miami Gets Long-Awaited Start
Marin Independent Journal

Tiburon subdivision open space plan roils some residents
Cal Matters

California lawmakers failed to fix the insurance market. So what comes next?
SF Gate

Mysterious driftwood home appears on Bay Area cliff face
San Francisco Chronicle

One stat shows the peculiar state of San Francisco’s current housing market
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s iconic Cliff House finally announces new restaurant reopening
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s iconic Cliff House finally announces new restaurant reopening

Headlines for September 13, 2023

San Francisco Chronicle

Traffic citations in San Francisco declined by 97% in eight years. Here’s why
San Francisco Examiner

Caltrain freezes fares through 2025, halves prices increase
San Francisco Standard

Caltrain Imposes 2-Year Rate Freeze; Tickets to Go Up in 2025
San Francisco Chronicle

New Lyft safety feature allows women and nonbinary drivers to choose riders
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sonoma County and Caltrans work to improve traffic jams on Highway 12, Arnold Drive after numerous complaints
Vacaville Reporter

Solano CHP to offer free child car seat check-up
City Journal

Does Free Urban Transit Make Sense?
San Francisco Examiner

At current permit pace, SF needs 263 years to meet housing element
Marin Independent Journal

Marin developer seeks 90-home project in San Anselmo
Berkeleyside

See designs for hotly debated North Berkeley BART housing
NBC Bay Area

Public upset with Millbrae hotel conversion plan to house homeless residents
San Francisco Chronicle

Does a poll by the group buying land in Solano County reveal plans for its proposed city?
Mercury News

Marin census data error prompts Bay Area population revision
Sonoma Index-Tribune

31 condos proposed on First Street East in Sonoma
Press Democrat

PD Editorial: California tries to get ahead of the AI boom
Local News Matters

‘The stakes are enormous’: Invasive fruit fly forces quarantines in two Bay Area counties
Mercury News

Bay Area inflation rate cools off as price gains approach normal pace
San Francisco Examiner

Dreamforce, office returns give downtown SF a dose of optimism
Mercury News

The complicated truth about San Francisco
Cal Matters

Climate bill on Newsom’s desk would force companies to reveal carbon footprint

Headlines for September 12, 2023

San Francisco Standard

What Happens to Retired BART Trains?
KRON

Main Street Alameda Ferry Terminal closure begins next month
Mercury News

From the Roadshow archives: Highway 85 tragedy that spurred safety changes across California
Napa Valley Register

St. Helena highway work underway
San Francisco Examiner

Why SF tourism, transit advocates love upcoming Clipper Card shift
San Francisco Standard

Here’s When You Can Tap Your Credit Card on BART and Muni
Bloomberg

Rising Insurance Rates Are Crushing Affordable Housing Developers
Bloomberg

Lyft to Pair Women Riders to Women Drivers in Safety Feature
KQED

BART's Big Schedule Changes: Which Lines Now Have More (or Less) Service?
San Francisco Chronicle

Housing bill that targets San Francisco for extra scrutiny sent to Gavin Newsom
San Francisco Chronicle

California lawmakers pass ‘YIGBY’ bill to let churches build affordable housing
San Francisco Chronicle

ADUs could be sold separately from homes under bill passed by California Legislature
San Francisco Chronicle

New S.F. condo building opening in rare area seemingly untouched by pandemic decline
Press Democrat

Housing, grocery store among proposals in play as Santa Rosa council seeks to transform 2 downtown parking sites
Sonoma Index-Tribune

City of Sonoma approves environmental consultant for Schocken Hill homes
Marin Independent Journal

Fairfax amends tenant protection regulations
Berkeleyside

Berkeley landlords are planning a party to celebrate end of eviction moratorium
NBC Bay Area

Bay Area home prices tumble, numbers show
Mercury News

Fast-food companies pull California referendum, agree to $20 minimum wage
San Francisco Chronicle

Dreamforce returns to S.F. at a critical moment with AI extravaganza
Cal Matters

A $25 minimum wage is in sight for California health care workers under new legislative deal
Bay Nature

How Do I Get My Hands on These ‘Wild Billions,’ Anyway?

Headlines for September 11, 2023

San Francisco Chronicle

Soon, you won’t need a Clipper card to ride BART or Muni. Here’s how it will work
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain explores fare hikes
San Francisco Chronicle

BART starts a new schedule this week. Here’s what you need to know about the trade-offs
Local News Matters

BART’s last ‘legacy’ train takes its final ride as new schedules, other changes unveiled
People

For This Couple, First Comes the Train Ride — and Then Comes the Themed Wedding!
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael adds bike lane buffer to repaving program
Napa Valley Register

Napa road plan focuses on safety
Mercury News

From the Roadshow archives: Crazed by your commute? There’s always Bismarck
Gilroy Dispatch

Gilroy outlines goals of certified housing plan
Mercury News

SUBSCRIBER ONLY ‘Don’t California my Montana’: Pandemic population boom in rural hotspots sparks resentment
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s ‘doom loop’ stopped housing production. So how is this man still building new homes?
Marin Independent Journal

Marin City housing project opponents get limited court win
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. home prices are projected to rise at one of the slowest rates in the U.S. Here’s why
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. convention tourism will get worse before it gets better. Here’s why that matters
Mercury News

Google, local leaders say huge downtown San Jose village will be built
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael panel advances Northgate mall redevelopment plan
Local News Matters

Air district’s new web tool allows public to search notices of violation in the Bay Area
NBC Bay Area

State of Climate Report shows rapidly-changing conditions in our warming world
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Environmental nonprofits sue Sonoma County over groundwater well regulations

Headlines for September 8, 2023

Mercury News

BART launches array of transit changes as “fiscal cliff” looms
KRON

Big changes to BART service schedule starting Monday
Local News Matters

Sonoma County roundabout project receives $1.5M to improve 121/12/8th Street junction
San Francisco Chronicle

Will tough new fare gates really solve BART’s problems?
Mercury News

Major San Jose trail would link to future BART station by 2031
Cal Matters

California scales back electric car rebates to focus on lower-income car buyers
SF Gate

Bay Bridge now a sideshow destination on 'semi-constant basis,' officials say
San Jose Spotlight

Mallon: Creating a public transit system we can be proud of
Mercury News

Highway 87 set for weekend closures in coming weeks: Roadshow
San Francisco Examiner

SF officials fire back after Cruise CEO calls criticism overblown
Press Democrat

Sonoma among the most ‘walkable’ cities in California, says Locale Magazine
Associated Press

California lawmakers vote to fast-track low-income housing on churches’ lands
Marin Independent Journal

Larkspur approves rent control ordinance
San Jose Spotlight

Mountain View turns hotel into permanent housing
Local News Matters

No more ‘delays’: SF city supe urges housing authorities to shelter 500 in vacant units
SF Gate

Developers were asked to shrink an SF housing project. They added 6 stories.
San Francisco Chronicle

A YIMBY dream or urban sprawl 2.0? Housing activists divided over proposed Solano County city
San Francisco Chronicle

UC Berkeley housing crunch: Building heights could rise to create thousands of new units
San Francisco Chronicle

Jeff Bezos’ ex MacKenzie Scott donates $20M to S.F. affordable housing trust
San Francisco Chronicle

New major tenant is replacing Nordstrom at S.F.’s Stonestown Galleria
San Francisco Examiner

SF leaders’ latest antidote to the ‘doom loop?’ Plants
Mercury News

Meet the volcano scientist protecting us from the next California eruption