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Headlines for March 31, 2026

San Francisco Chronicle

First weekend service goes, then stations close: Caltrain maps a path toward possible shutdown
Berkeleyside

AC Transit reveals doomsday budget scenarios, and entire lines could be cut
Bus News

San Francisco Approves Construction Plans for New Potrero Bus Yard
Fairfield Daily Republic

State ranks 49 out of 50 states for the worst roads
San Francisco Chronicle

Gas prices eclipse $4 a gallon in the US, the highest since 2022
Bloomberg

Could Congestion Pricing Pay Off for Chicago?
Cal Matters

California considering a first of its kind idea to boost factory-built housing
San Francisco Chronicle

Sausalito’s biggest housing project yet filed months after voters backed density plan
San Francisco Chronicle

UC Berkeley expands student-housing guarantee to 2 years as new dorms come online
Marin Independent Journal

Marin foundation awards $3M to keep seniors housed
Press Democrat

Highway 101 shows fiber optic broadband progress
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s Transamerica Pyramid has officially sold, marking end of Shvo’s ambitious ownership era
Mercury News

Environmental group signs deal to buy Golden Gate Fields horse track with plans to create huge new East Bay waterfront park
KQED

New Web of Sensors Aims to Pinpoint San Ramon Earthquake Source
Press Democrat

Blistering hot March in Bay Area exits with an arrival of April showers

Headlines for March 30, 2026

Mercury News

Electric bikes can be fast and dangerous. Here’s how to stay safe
The Oaklandside

Planning the physical future of Oakland
San Francisco Standard

Muni could cut 20 lines next year if ballot measures don‘t pass. Most riders have no idea
San Francisco Chronicle

America’s capital of ‘super-commuters’ is in California. Now many are hitting a crisis point
Mercury News

Why can’t the Oakland airport reverse its downward spiral?
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Miami is the new San Francisco’ as rising housing costs push residents out
Mercury News

Newsom issues ‘final warning’ to cities over housing law violations — only one is in the Bay Area
Mercury News

Map: 15 California communities get ‘final warning’ from Newsom about housing strategy
SF Gate

'It isn't working': Bay Area town's housing plan takes major hit
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo Drive apartments approved, pushing forward city’s active pipeline post-Measure T
KQED

As Kaiser’s Presence in Downtown Oakland Dwindles, So Does Foot Traffic
Mercury News

Nob Hill Foods to shut Mountain View store, chop dozens of jobs
Press Democrat

Controversial real estate deal resurfaces for Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Mercury News

They want to open 700,000 acres to drilling — including land near Mount Diablo

Headlines for March 27, 2026

Marin Independent Journal

SMART to continue free rides for youths, seniors
The Oaklandside

AC Transit plans healthcare cost cut — and unions push back
Fairfield Daily Republic

Solano bridge repair project part of CTC $848M funding
Marin Independent Journal

Caltrans: Lane closure near Richmond-San Rafael Bridge almost over
San Francisco Chronicle

These autonomous robots drive to your electric car — and charge it
San Francisco Chronicle

Their son was injured in a violent e-moto crash. Now they've been charged with child abuse
Richmond Standard

Hercules police report rise in reckless underage e-bike and scooter use
Claycord

MTC Approves Sweeping 2050+ Plan To Tackle Housing, Transit And Climate Challenges
Hoodline

Bay Area Signs Off On $96 Billion Sea-Level Survival Plan
Fairfield Daily Republic

SolTrans announces systemwide redesign of bus service
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. restored a Chinatown building for low-income tenants. It shows what housing policy often misses
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco’s home price boom is leaving appraisals behind — and it’s upending sales
Mercury News

San Jose property deal helps affordable homes project move forward
Mercury News

The Bay Area is growing again — but something isn’t adding up
San Francisco Chronicle

A tech boom like no other: How AI could save or sink Daniel Lurie’s mayoralty
The Oaklandside

The state of Oakland’s economy 6 years after the pandemic
Fairfield Daily Republic

Forty-year wait for Goat Island restoration may be nearing an end for Land Trust
Mercury News

El Niño is on the way: What that means for California’s weather
Mercury News

Atmospheric river storms will be tracked more accurately with new Bay Area weather radar stations
Cal Matters

California blew a hole in environmental planning law. Now, lawmakers are trying to fix it

Headlines for March 26, 2026

The Oaklandside

Walk from Lake Merritt to the Ferry Building? Bay Skyway path could connect Oakland and SF
San Francisco Chronicle

Muni’s fare revenue has collapsed. A new report points to a familiar problem
Local News Matters

BART hosts sensory orientation to help blind, low-vision riders navigate train system
San Francisco Chronicle

Marin congressman pushes bill to regulate e-bikes and e-motos
San Francisco Standard

SF’s new high-injury map shows where streets are getting safer — and more dangerous
San Francisco Chronicle

They killed with their cars. Why California often lets them drive again
Richmondside

3 things to know in Richmond: bridge traffic; free groceries; city budget
Bay City News via San Mateo Daily Journal

Bay Area future blueprint adopted
Fairfield Daily Republic

MTC, ABAG planning vision for Bay Area adopted
Mass Transit

MTC adopts Plan Bay Area 2050+
San Francisco Chronicle

Ten high-rises, 1,600 homes: A dramatic plan to reshape Marin’s largest city
Wall Street Journal

America’s Fanciest Restaurant Enters the Fight Over Affordable Housing
Vacaville Reporter

Sramek defends vision for Suisun Expansion
Gilroy Dispatch

Report shows Gilroy falling behind in housing numbers
San Francisco Chronicle

Meta lays off hundreds of workers amid huge AI spending
San Francisco Chronicle

A troubled Mid-Market office building was sold for an 85% discount. Now it needs tenants
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s exodus still hasn’t reversed. Here’s how the population trend compares to other regions
Knee Deep Times

Mountain View’s Shoreline Gets Serious SLR Attention
Knee Deep Times

Plants Facilitate Transition to Higher Water

Headlines for March 25, 2026

San Francisco Standard

Mapped: Our new tool shows the AI surveillance cameras along your commute
Local News Matters

Down or up: Should Marin City’s flood-prone highway stretch become a tunnel or a bridge?
Marin Independent Journal

Bay Area lawmaker proposes new federal laws on e-bikes and other electric two-wheelers
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose airport unaffected by TSA lines or ICE
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Richmond Bridge bike lane debate is an endurance test
KQED

Why California Has the Nation’s Most Expensive Gas
New York Times

As Gas Prices Spike, California Is Hit Hardest
Mercury News

Chevron warns California risks fuel crisis unless Iran war eases
Mercury News

California diesel prices top $7 a gallon to hit record high
Associated Press

DoorDash offers added payments to US and Canadian drivers as gas prices soar
Mercury News

Bay Area students advocate for BART tax measure
Alameda Post

AC Transit Service Changes in Response to Oakland Alameda Access Project
San Francisco Standard

California’s latest weapon against speeders? GPS
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Fortnite’ video game maker lays off over 1,000 workers
Marin Independent Journal

Marin plans impact fees for new housing developments
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sonoma OKs climate, housing plans, residents urge Sebastiani site for housing
Fairfield Daily Republic

Vista Ridge project moves forward; construction could take a year
Mercury News

Mass deportations could jolt Bay Area economy and trigger job losses: report
San Francisco Examiner

Do office remodels signal a downtown SF comeback?
San Francisco Examiner

Why mega-IPOs from OpenAI, SpaceX could hamper broader IPO market
Press Democrat

West county residents want ‘stay of execution’ for 250-year-old oak tree

Headlines for March 24, 2026

KPIX

Connect Bay Area organizers pushing for sales tax to fund public transit
KPIX

Organizers push for sales tax to fund Bay Area transit
Mission Local

BART: The worst-case scenarios are actually worse than you’ve heard
San Francisco Chronicle

Breaking down California law enforcement police stops
East Bay Times

‘These tickets are performative art’: Oakland speed cameras are online, but will anyone pay their fines?
Mercury News

Streets not ready for the Bay Area’s fast growing population — seniors
San Francisco Standard

Zoox expands into Marina, North Beach and Chinatown
Berkeleyside

Scott Wiener passed laws that made it easier to build in California. Can he do the same in Congress?
Berkeleyside

Cal’s next dorm could soar 26 stories at former Anna Head School site
San Francisco Chronicle

Layoffs in the Bay Area tech world hold a hard lesson for everyone
San Francisco Chronicle

Drone deliveries are coming to Bay Area homes, Google says
San Francisco Chronicle

USGS glitch triggers false earthquake alerts across Northern California
Cal Matters

California sues Trump to keep shut oil pipeline on Santa Barbara coast
Berkeleyside

She’s 19, and she’s already sued the federal government twice
KQED

For This Bay Area Island City, Water Is Coming From All Sides
KQED

Coyotes Are in Pupping Season in the Bay Area. Here’s How to Keep Yourself and Your Dog Safe

Headlines for March 23, 2026

San Francisco Chronicle

Caltrain to dedicate electric train to Pelosi to mark decades of transit advocacy
Press Democrat

SMART to break ground on its 9-mile, $269 million extension to Healdsburg
Vallejo Times-Herald

SolTrans board discusses financial future
Press Democrat

Caltrans to close portions of Napa County’s main highways to upgrade signs
San Jose Spotlight

Palo Alto rail crossing closure debate weighs public safety, traffic congestion
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Bridge lights returned Friday after three years of darkness
Planetizen

Study: Clarifying California’s Vague Definition of Transit Stops Could Make 1.3M Acres Eligible for Density Bonuses
San Francisco Examiner

Lurie leads effort to cut transfer tax to spur housing and economy
San Francisco Chronicle

How common is home inheritance in California? These areas see the highest rates
San Francisco Chronicle

These S.F. neighborhoods have the fastest-rising home prices in the Bay Area
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo hitting housing goals
Mercury News

California warns on price gouging as some gas stations charge $8 a gallon
Knee Deep Times

Plants Facilitate Transition to Higher Water
Knee Deep Times

Meet the Oakland Biologist Making Native Plants Go Viral
Knee Deep Times

Mountain View’s Shoreline Gets Serious SLR Attention

Headlines for March 20, 2026

Press Democrat

Parking controversy around Bodega Bay preserve defused by pivot to proposed solutions
Local News Matters

$2M in federal funding set for Yerba Buena Bridge rebuild in South San Jose
Smart Cities

Urban rail transit construction in the US trails population growth
Smart Cities

Zero-emission transit bus fleets continued to grow last year
Mass Transit

BART offering parking lots to non-riders to generate revenue to address $376 million operating budget deficit
KRON

BART wants to rent you parking spaces, no ride attached
KQED

San Francisco Fought to Name a Major Street After Cesar Chavez. Will It Be Renamed Again?
Knee Deep Times

El Cerrito Bets on Car-Free Living
San Francisco Chronicle

The Silicon Valley builder behind tech campuses turns to a new mission: Affordable housing
Local News Matters

Golden Gate Village renovation: What real changes are coming to Marin City housing?
Mercury News

Californians are nation’s top users of adjustable-rate loans
Mercury News

4 Bay Area cities called great for careers, if you can accept some bustle
Mercury News

Bank shuts several Bay Area locations and chops more than 100 jobs
Knee Deep Times

The Nuances of Tapping North Bay Sediment Supplies
Mercury News

American Airlines and Google say AI helped airplanes reduce contrails that trap heat
Press Democrat

Family’s logging plan for Sonoma County forestland riles coastal community, environmentalists

Headlines for March 19, 2026

San Francisco Chronicle

Could a subway be built on San Francisco’s west side? Officials revive talk of a Geary line
San Francisco Chronicle

Help us name the next five San Francisco Bay Ferry boats. (And travel free for a year!)
San Francisco Chronicle

What should we name the new SF Bay ferries?
Gilroy Dispatch

VTA urges travelers to save on gas by riding public transit
SF Gate

SF waterfront restaurants eye a revival as Bay Bridge lights return
San Francisco Examiner

San Francisco just got a preview of what flying taxis will look like
Mercury News

Caltrans repairs to delay eastbound I-580 drivers near Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
San Francisco Chronicle

Kids are riding in Waymos without an adult. Ride-hail drivers want California to crack down
San Francisco Standard

These condos in Santa Clara were just built. How are they already crumbling?
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael shelter site to follow ‘housing first’ model
Local News Matters

Marin County reports progress on housing goals, 700 homes in development pipeline
Associated Press

Trump’s tariffs are hurting American manufacturers instead of helping them
Press Democrat

Sonoma County airport welcomes Alaska Airlines’ flight to Ontario
Vallejo Times-Herald

Goodwill to open new Fairfield location
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area’s first gray whale death of year reported near Golden Gate Bridge
KQED

Heat Wave Could Blast More Bay Area Temperature Records Friday
Local News Matters

Dungeness crab fishery to end early off Central Coast, pop-up gear allowed longer

Headlines for March 18, 2026

SFMTA

Podcast: The Women of San Francisco Transit, Yesterday and Today
Cal Matters

Some California Democrats pitch gas price relief as prices at the pump soar
Mercury News

Bay Area air taxi companies get their ‘Waymo moment’ under federal effort
San Francisco Chronicle

FAA flags SFO, Oakland airports as ‘hot spots’ for runway close calls
Local News Matters

San Francisco Bay maritime traffic controllers still on the job amid federal paycheck logjam
Bloomberg

Here Comes the Self-Driving Traffic Surge
San Francisco Standard

SF Muni tax likely to pass, but BART is a toss-up
San Francisco Chronicle

Could San Francisco revive Sunday parking meters to fund Muni?
Richmond Standard

BART invites local musicians to perform for Bach in the Subways
Press Democrat

Santa Rosa man’s plight a cautionary tale about loan option that offers seniors relief — but with high stakes
Local News Matters

Construction trades program enables Marin housing residents to rebuild their community
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael housing production lags behind state markers
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Carlos faces a hefty requirement to build housing by 2031
Marin Independent Journal

Marin County makes key moves on housing plan in Point Reyes
Marin Independent Journal

Novato school district taps advisers for workforce housing
Vallejo Times-Herald

Home insurance rates predicted to jump
San Francisco Chronicle

Software giant cuts more than 250 San Francisco jobs in pivot to AI
San Francisco Chronicle

California report offers a controversial way to save Mono Lake
Mercury News

Bay Area temperatures to keep inching higher amid winter heat wave
Local News Matters

Baykeeper sues to limit alleged mining threat to San Francisco Bay’s sandy floor
KQED

California Condors Are Still Dying — Despite a Lead Ammo Ban