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Headlines for March 11, 2025

San Francisco Standard

Prop. K opponents sue to stop Great Highway closure
Richmondside

EPA suspends North Richmond grant again, putting $19M in projects in limbo
Mercury News

As VTA strike begins, Santa Clara County commuters seek alternate transit options
Local News Matters

Save Mount Diablo acquires 98-acre Schwendel Ranch in “landmark conservation victory”
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose bus and light rail service halted by strike
CNN

10 most visited US National Parks in 2024
San Mateo Daily Journal

Steep funding gap ahead for train safety projects in San Mateo County
San Mateo Daily Journal

Redwood City Caltrain gets new restroom
Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit approves $73.3M service deal with Marin Airporter
Government Technology

With Artificial Intelligence, Transit Fare Gates Get Smarter
San Francisco Chronicle

This East Bay city has a history of delaying housing projects. Now it’s being sued
Mercury News

San Francisco and Pasadena tie for 2nd-hardest spot to find a rental in US
San Francisco Examiner

SF could make it easier for hotels to become temporary shelters
Mercury News

Bay Area tech workers see post-COVID hiring boom morph into jobs bust
Mercury News

Two-thirds of Silicon Valley tech workers are foreign-born, new report reveals
San Francisco Chronicle

It started as a developer’s contrarian bet. Now, it could become S.F.'s next office tower
San Francisco Examiner

Developer pushes luxury downtown SF office-hotel tower plan
San Francisco Chronicle

Paddling 225 miles around S.F. Bay in one trip? These kayakers might be the first to do it
Local News Matters

Save Mount Diablo acquires 98-acre Schwendel Ranch in “landmark conservation victory”

Headlines for March 10, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

Ex-owner of troubled downtown S.F. mall pitches housing in bid to sell empty buildings
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s newest housing development feels like a ‘new city’ to neighborhood residents
Cal Matters

They tried to pay their overdue rent. Their landlord wouldn’t accept it
Mercury News

Saratoga finalizes controversial housing policy despite due process concerns
Mercury News

Bay Area tech workers see post-COVID hiring boom morph into jobs bust
San Mateo Daily Journal

Biotech planned for 84 acres
Mercury News

Supreme Court rebuffs GOP-backed bid to stop climate lawsuits
KQED

Layoffs Have Hit the Beloved National Park Service. How Will It Affect Your Visit?
San Francisco Chronicle

VTA workers to strike Monday as talks stall: ‘We will not back down’
New York Times

30 Charts That Show How Covid Changed Everything
Local News Matters

Transit strike to hit Silicon Valley Monday as workers push for better pay, conditions
Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit outlines communications plan for San Rafael bus lot project
Marin Independent Journal

Construction begins on San Rafael traffic project as costs rise
Local News Matters

Cupertino council approves protected bike lanes on one of its most dangerous roads
Fairfield Daily Republic

Expanded Vallejo pedestrian, bike trail is official
San Mateo Daily Journal

Foster City prioritizes red curbing around schools
Bloomberg

NYC Congestion Pricing Toll Gains Support Among City Residents

Headlines for March 7, 2025

Mass Transit

Caltrain, BART seeing increased satisfaction rates among riders
Richmond Standard

Rosie the Riveter feels fallout from federal cuts, muscles through
San Mateo Daily Journal

Burlingame Broadway train station in jeopardy
KPIX

Bay Area startup looks to seaweed as a possible solution to plastic pollution
Mercury News

VTA union members set to strike Monday
Bay Nature

Even Ground Squirrels Got In On the Vole Feast Last Summer
NBC Bay Area

Transit union gives strike notice at VTA meeting
KGO-TV

VTA employees plan to begin strike Monday, possibly shutting down bus and light rail service
Global News Wire

California’s SFMTA orders 42 hybrid transit buses from NFI subsidiary New Flyer
Marin Independent Journal

San Anselmo pursues short-term traffic safety upgrades
Berkeleyside

Detour planned for Gilman Street this weekend as I-80 interchange project nears end
Fairfield Daily Republic

Study: Bay Bridge commuters may question their life choices
San Francisco Chronicle

BART’s Pittsburg Center Station to close for gate installation
Next City

Transit Stations Aren’t Designed for Women and Caregivers. Here’s How To Change That.
San Francisco Examiner

Bay Area tech-fueled housing boom skipping San Francisco so far
San Jose Spotlight

Federal cuts endanger Santa Clara County housing programs
Bloomberg

Trump Administration Plans to Eliminate Dozens of Housing Offices
San Francisco Chronicle

Tesla’s stock is plummeting. So is the Bay Area’s respect for its vehicles
Mercury News

California is No. 1 for federal jobs facing Trump cuts

Headlines for March 6, 2025

NBC Bay Area

Lawmakers push to boost Bay Area public transportation funding
San Francisco Chronicle

Presidio Trust defends itself in report after Trump’s allegations
San Francisco Chronicle

Surge in California electric vehicle sales could hurt state’s fight against pollution
San Francisco Chronicle

AARP ranked the best places for older Americans — the top one is in the Bay Area
San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA board approves plan to overhaul The City's bike lanes
San Jose Spotlight

Cupertino to protect cyclists on Stevens Creek Boulevard
Local News Matters

Arrival of new fare gates at Pittsburg Center BART station to disrupt service this weekend
Pleasanton Weekly

Contra Costa County mayor picked as chair of Metropolitan Transportation Commission
MSN

Solano Transportation Authority awards $24.9 million contract to Ghilotti Construction Company, Inc
KQED

Rio Vista Explores Annexing Some of California Forever's Land
San Francisco Examiner

SF considers strengthening tenant protections ahead of upzoning
Mercury News

San Jose Giants ink deal to remain at Excite Ballpark until 2050
San Francisco Chronicle

Exclusive: First look at Steph Curry’s plan for the building he bought in S.F.
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. AI company to invest $1 billion in the city over the next three years
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. crypto firm raised $850M last year. Now it’s eyeing office space in Transamerica Pyramid
San Francisco Chronicle

List of federal real estate for sale taken down hours after publication — including S.F. buildings
NBC Bay Area

How Moon mission could have climate-related benefits
Mercury News

More than 7,000 gallons of hydrocarbon materials were released in Martinez refinery blaze

Headlines for March 5, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.-based federal workers were ordered back to the office. Then half of them were laid off
The Oaklandside

A sales tax increase could help save Oakland’s budget. Many oppose it
Mercury News

Supreme Court sides with San Francisco in raw sewage case, limits EPA ability to enforce Clean Water Act
San Francisco Chronicle

New downtown park on the Embarcadero advances with key vote by S.F. supervisors
Mercury News

Need a ride? Sunnyvale wheels out free car service
San Francisco Chronicle

California’s new $2 billion pitch to save public transit: The international sports fans are coming
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s Upper Great Highway will close to cars this month
Golden Gate Express

Packed buses already affecting SFSU commuters ahead of proposed Muni service reductions
San Francisco Examiner

Uber drops mention of ‘diversity’ from annual report
Mercury News

Trump’s tariffs would make housing more expensive in the Bay Area. How much? It depends on what you’re building — and where
San Francisco Standard

Lurie under YIMBY pressure to embrace aggressive rezoning plan
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s exactly what will get more expensive in the Bay Area under Trump’s tariffs

Headlines for March 4, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

Small businesses around Civic Center rejoice at mayor’s back-to-office order
Mercury News

California orders nearly 100,000 workers to return to offices
San Francisco Chronicle

A pod of dolphins is frolicking at this San Francisco beach
Marin Independent Journal

Marin ranchers sue US over Point Reyes land deal
Fairfield Daily Republic

MTC preparing to go after new transit tax measure
San Francisco Chronicle

California could save this endangered fish. But federal funding under Trump just ended
Mercury News

VTA commuters urged to make backup plans as possible strike looms
San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley transit workers could strike as contract ends
Richmond Standard

BART calls for artist submissions
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sonoma installs flashing beacons at crosswalk for pedestrian safety
Vallejo Times-Herald

Contract awarded for State Route 37/Fairgrounds Drive Interchange Improvement Project
New York Times

Trump Official Makes Video With a Message: Kill Congestion Pricing
Cal Matters

‘Too damn hard to build’: A key California Democrat’s push for speedier construction
San Francisco Chronicle

This 1,100-unit housing project has been rumored for nearly a decade. It’s finally breaking ground
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s how many Bay Area homeowners are using Prop 19 to pay lower property taxes
Mercury News

Transit village near San Jose train hub may expand with housing project
Berkeleyside

‘Vertical construction’ has begun at People’s Park, UC Berkeley says

Headlines for March 3, 2025

Fairfield Daily Republic

I-80 Express-HOV lane to open March 10
Vallejo Times-Herald

Westbound I-80 express lane in Vacaville slated to open as temporary HOV lane
Fairfield Daily Republic

Comment period opens on Highway 37 Petaluma River bridge work
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s parking garages are as empty as they’ve ever been. Here’s why it’s bad for the city
Press Democrat

Long-planned Highway 101 bike and pedestrian bridge in Santa Rosa finally moving forward
Associated Press

Trump’s transportation department cancels new review step that could’ve slowed state projects
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco is No. 1 in the country on this metric — and it shows just how hard it is for new homebuyers
Vacaville Reporter

Rio Vista may be next city to consider annexation of California Forever lands
San Mateo Daily Journal

Is county behind in AI boom?
Mercury News

Trump administration releases $315 million in blocked funding for two new California reservoir projects
Local News Matters

Pleasant Hill Mayor Sue Noack elected as new chairperson of transportation board
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s latest idea to raise money for Muni: Charge delivery or ride-hail drivers for curb time
San Francisco Chronicle

Exclusive: Park on S.F.’s Great Highway has an opening date — and a naming contest
San Francisco Standard

Here’s your last chance to drive the Great Highway before it becomes a coastal park

Headlines for February 28, 2025

San Jose Spotlight

Sunnyvale residents split on improvements to dangerous road
NBC Bay Area

What to know about NOAA's Zero Waste Week
Fairfield Daily Republic

5 Highway 12 intersections in Fairfield, Suisun to close next week
KPIX

Report shows Petaluma's reusable purple cup test was a success
Mercury News

Bus improvements proposed for MacDonald Avenue, Cutting Boulevard
Bay Nature

With Trump’s War on DEI, Local Environmental Organizations Rethink Diversity Commitments
San Francisco Chronicle

Tesla seeks to rival Uber and Waymo with ride-hailing service in California
New York Times

Trump Wants Congestion Pricing Dead by March 21. New York Won’t Budge.
Berkeleyside

Berkeley hopes fee changes will incentivize developers to build more small apartment buildings
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Proposed 120-unit residential development may bring affordable housing to Sonoma
Local News Matters

Affordable housing development for veterans breaks ground in Menlo Park
San Jose Spotlight

Town & Country owners look to build housing near its shopping center
Mercury News

Bay Area job market sickened due to COVID — and has yet to recover
San Francisco Chronicle

HP cuts 2,000 jobs, cites tariff concerns affecting earnings
Mercury News

Tech, life science companies slash hundreds more Bay Area workers
Richmond Standard

BART survey shows customer satisfaction rate ‘highest in 10 years’
San Francisco Examiner

Workers strike at UCSF, statewide to protest UC system, push for new deals
Vallejo Times-Herald

SolTrans takes first place in APTA’s 2025 AdWheel Awards
Mercury News

San Jose closes another street in hopes of fueling downtown vibrancy
Mercury News

Is it time to step away from the California high-speed rail project?
Marin Independent Journal

Tiburon marine lab closure plan a loss for students, SF Bay health
San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland calls traffic deaths an ‘epidemic.’ Data shows fatalities remain high
Mercury News

Proposed California water law would revive Clean Water Act rules

Headlines for February 27, 2025

Cal Matters

California Democrats vowed to tackle affordability—but the agenda isn’t yet clear
San Francisco Standard

‘We will overcome’: Presidio businesses respond to Trump’s attack on historic park
Mercury News

Trump administration releases $315 million in blocked funding for two new California reservoir projects
KQED

SF Is Struggling to Reduce Traffic Deaths. Slow Streets Could Be an Answer
KQED

Here's the Data Behind San Francisco's Illegally Painted Red Curb Problem
Local News Matters

Water seepage forces partial closure of San Francisco’s Central Subway until March 14
Richmond Standard

AC Transit plans bus corridor improvements on Cutting, Macdonald
Richmond Standard

BART invites musicians to play at stations for ‘Bach in the Subways’
Bloomberg

The Trump Administration Takes Aim at Transportation Research
Mercury News

California is 3rd-craziest housing market in the nation. If you prefer price stability, Kansas is your spot
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose approves hundreds of affordable homes at historic site
Bloomberg

Cuts to Section 8 Housing Assistance Loom Amid HUD Uncertainty
San Francisco Examiner

City’s top business leader champions soccer stadium at 5th and Market
San Francisco Chronicle

Map: These parts of California could be most impacted by federal job cuts
East Bay Times

New Costco store is set to open next week in East Bay

Headlines for February 26, 2025

San Francisco Standard

$14,000 on Waymos?! Meet SF’s biggest robotaxi addicts
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael set to lower speed limits on 24 street segments
Berkeleyside

Berkeley shop famous for fueling cars with veggie oil is giving up on biodiesel
New York Times

Trump’s Transportation Dept. Targets Blue State Priorities
San Francisco Examiner

SF poised to waive big costs for office-to-housing conversions
San Francisco Chronicle

Mayor Daniel Lurie orders all S.F. city workers back to the office 4 days a week
San Francisco Standard

Mayor orders San Francisco workers back to office 4 days a week
Mercury News

California consumer confidence hits 4-year low
San Francisco Chronicle

Stanford University cancels plan to buy new Bay Area campus
Mercury News

Berkeley falcon Annie is missing, and her watchers are worried about bird flu
Mass Transit

Bay Area transit agencies celebrate launch of new transit maps and signs
Contra Costa Herald

New poll indicates majority support for Bay Area transit revenue and reform measure
San Francisco Chronicle

New SFMTA chief hopes to solve transit issues with ‘Midwest nice’ compromise. Will it work?
San Francisco Chronicle

Part of S.F.’s Central Subway to close this week for repairs. Here’s why, and how long