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Headlines for July 2, 2025

Redwood City Pulse

San Mateo County leaders back regional transit funding measure to avoid service cuts
Marin Independent Journal

Golden Gate Bridge rescinds DEI resolutions, fearing loss of federal funds
Marin Independent Journal

Golden Gate Bridge toll increases, bus and ferry fares also rise
Mercury News

Clipper Card glitch results in free rides on fare hike day for many agencies
Local News Matters

Bay Area Bike Rescue rolls on, saving cycles, riders, the environment
Railway News

San Francisco Bay Area Readies for California High-Speed Rail
San Francisco Examiner

Want to avoid Golden Gate Park traffic? Maybe try Great Highway
KQED

SFMTA Coming Up Short on Daylighting SF’s Red Curbs, Parents Say
Mercury News

VTA allocates money to address traffic in Los Gatos
San Francisco Chronicle

California finally passed CEQA reform. Will it stop housing roadblocks?
Mercury News

Bay Area loses jobs in May as California posts modest gain
Mercury News

Hundreds of Bay Area tech layoffs jolt TurboTax maker as cuts persist
Local News Matters

Bay Area Air District boosts car buyback to $2,000 amid clash over state emissions rules

Headlines for July 1, 2025

Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Positive signs of progress for Highway 37
Richmond Standard

Richmond vice mayor advocates for new Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
San Francisco Chronicle

Golden Gate Bridge toll to hit $10 for most drivers
Mercury News

Golden Gate Bridge tolls, fares increase
KQED

Golden Gate Bridge District Drops DEI Language, Fearing Loss of Federal Funds
Local News Matters

Caltrain to raise base fares by 25 cents July 1 as service expands with new electric trains
KGO-TV

San Mateo County leaders calling for more public transportation funding
SF Gate

'Way too fast': Tensions rise over e-bikes in Bay Area suburbs
SFMTA

Podcast: Tip of the Cap (and Gown) to Our Dads and Grads
Cal Matters

One of the biggest obstacles to building new CA housing has now vanished
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Holy Grail reform’: California passes major overhaul of
Mercury News

California approves most significant environmental law rollback in decades
KQED

California Lawmakers Approve Major Overhaul of Landmark Environmental Law
Mercury News

California is still the world’s fourth-largest economy
Mercury News

San Jose’s Alum Rock Park hit by ‘BioBlitz’
Mercury News

A mansion with a mission: Filoli House and Garden promotes history, beauty

Headlines for June 30, 2025

San Mateo Daily Journal

SMART extension to Healdsburg gets $81M state boost
San Mateo Daily Journal

Redwood City receives grant for Woodside/Highway 101 project
San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland is renaming its airport — again
Cal Matters

Controversial climate rule, which could raise gas prices, about to go into effect
KTVU

California gasoline tax rises July 1st: the big picture
San Francisco Chronicle

Tesla’s primitive robotaxis are driving in Texas. Will they come to San Francisco next?
San Francisco Examiner

SF transit ridership lags behind pandemic — with one big exception
East Bay Times

BART improves in safety, cleanliness and satisfaction, yet ridership recovery remains slow
KTVU

California budget includes $750-million loan for Bay Area transit agencies
Mercury News

VTA ditches San Jose BART extension tunnel contractor whose estimate was double the budget
Mercury News

Caltrain to increase base fare by 25 cents
Marin Independent Journal

Highway 37 project awarded $73M state grant
Marin Independent Journal

SMART extension to Healdsburg gets $81M state boost
San Francisco Chronicle

Will mortgage rates ever come down — and does it matter for Bay Area home prices?
Mercury News

Bay Area has more homes for sale than last spring. But where are the buyers?
San Francisco Chronicle

Can’t afford an average home in S.F.? Try a mansion in Sacramento instead
Mercury News

Will California scale back its core environmental protection law to build more housing?
The Oaklandside

Affordable housing construction is taking off in Oakland
Mercury News

Here’s how deportations could affect California’s economy
Press Democrat

A to-be-drained lake, a PG&E plan, and the promise and peril of California’s next big dam removal
Local News Matters

San Rafael’s poorest community threatened with flooding, isolation as sea level rises
Los Angeles Times

Plan to sell off public land in the West nixed from ‘big, beautiful bill’ amid GOP backlash

Headlines for June 27, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

Controversial project to widen one of Bay Area’s most congested highways is a step closer to reality
Sacramento Bee

Is a California highway project ‘dumping half a billion dollars into the ocean’?
Press Democrat

Sounding off: As Windsor awaits ‘quiet zone’ for train horns, many praise SMART schedule reprieve, others frustrated
KQED

Golden Gate Bridge District Aims to Drop DEI, Fearing Loss of Federal Funds
Newsweek

California High-Speed Rail Reaches New Construction Milestone
APTA

California’s High-Speed Rail Is the Foundation for a National Future
San Francisco Chronicle

California budget comes down to the wire as Newsom, lawmakers face off over housing
San Francisco Standard

There’s a buyer for San Francisco’s not dead downtown mall
Mercury News

Fish restoration in Alameda Creek nears completion
Bay Nature

25 Years of Exploring Bay Area Trails

Headlines for June 26, 2025

Vallejo Times-Herald

Soltrans launching new Bay Loading System in Vallejo next week
Mercury News

Oakland is making progress filling potholes, but injury lawsuits keep piling up
Mass Transit

New data shows California transit maps and signs are helping riders use transit
KGO-TV

Cost for new or retrofitted Richmond-San Rafael Bridge will cost billions of dollars, officials say
KGO-TV

Caltrans studies Oakland's I-980 and possibilities for its future: Here are the options
San Francisco Standard

This twisting skyscraper was just built. Why is it already on a condo blacklist?
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose loans $72M for affordable housing project
San Francisco Examiner

Big old SF tin-can plant houses more than 200 companies
Fairfield Daily Republic

Regional economic leader all in on California Forever vision
San Francisco Chronicle

UCSF Health to lay off 200 workers, citing ‘serious financial challenges’
San Francisco Chronicle

Intel to cut 107 Silicon Valley jobs and shut automotive unit as global layoffs begin
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area summer is off to coldest start in decades in these places. Here’s when it could shift
San Mateo Daily Journal

Rare plant found at North Crestview Park
Bay Nature

The People Will Keep Fishing, Despite Forever Chemicals in the Fish
San Francisco Chronicle

New study found the most microplastics in a place you wouldn’t expect — here’s why

Headlines for June 25, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

California budget includes $750 million loan to stanch bloodletting for Bay Area transit
Mercury News

East Bay official wants new Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
San Francisco Chronicle

Some commuters want to bring back the Bay Area’s casual carpool. Here’s when
San Francisco Chronicle

Fearing action by Trump, Golden Gate Bridge operator considers removing DEI references
San Francisco Standard

Casual carpool: The Bay Bridge’s low-key rideshare plans a comeback
San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley BART tunnel launches construction
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. to end program that allows residents to request ‘traffic calming’ tactics on city streets
Berkeleyside

Street safety activists think Berkeley is on verge of a ‘huge transformation’
Marin Independent Journal

Highway 101 ramp meters activated in Marin County
Mercury News

Federal judge orders Trump administration to release EV charger funding in California and 13 other states
San Francisco Examiner

SF plan to add housing density set to go before lawmakers
Vallejo Times-Herald

Solano Supervisors reaffirm opposition to Suisun annexation efforts
Berkeleyside

Berkeley approves budget that cuts $1.4M from affordable housing program
Mercury News

Intel, Walmart, other tech companies reveal 500-plus Bay Area job cuts
Mercury News

San Jose Airport passenger trips are far weaker than pre-COVID altitude
Press Democrat

Passenger data offers first look at Avelo Airlines’ pullback from Sonoma County airport
Mercury News

Midpen set to improve access to Bear Creek Redwoods in Los Gatos
Politico

Democrats are taking aim at one of California’s signature climate policies

Headlines for June 24, 2025

KGO-TV

VTA's BART extension construction underway amid delays, funding gaps
San Francisco Standard

The Golden Gate Bridge is dangerously woke, CEO warns
Marin Independent Journal

Divided Tiburon council approves letter to Caltrans on bike lanes
Manteca Bulletin

Lathrop Transit Debuts
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose low-income families get shot at home ownership
Richmond Standard

Survey results positive on new El Cerrito del Norte maps, signs
Press Democrat

Windsor gets SMART to suspend early morning service until official ‘quiet zone’ is in place
San Francisco Chronicle

Wine Country transit agency suspends early morning service over noise complaints
San Francisco Chronicle

This obscure rule is one reason San Francisco can’t build more housing
Marin Independent Journal

Marin County allots $500K to refund housing backers
Cal Matters

State workers get a reprieve from Newsom’s return-to-office mandate
San Francisco Chronicle

More S.F. office space is being leased than let go, but vacancy remains high. Here’s what it means
San Francisco Examiner

How OpenAI’s early decisions changed the course of tech
Cal Matters

Dying honey bees are threatening California’s economy. Can Central Valley lawmakers save them?

Headlines for June 23, 2025

Mercury News

Plan to fund beleaguered Bay Area transit agencies in 2026 faces political headwinds
Local News Matters

New Caltrans director is Bay Area woman
KALW

Transit culture with the Muni Diaries podcast
Mercury News

What’s with the endless construction ripping up Uptown Oakland’s streets?
Alameda Post

AC Transit Board Announces Budget for 2025-26, Fare Increases Starting July 1
Marin Independent Journal

Marin City public housing renovation could begin in February
San Francisco Chronicle

California insurance crisis could have dire consequences for affordable housing
San Francisco Chronicle

Home values in this hypercompetitive part of the Bay Area are starting to dip
Berkeleyside

Berkeley plans to backtrack on banning rent-setting algorithms after tech company sues
Mercury News

Bay Area loses jobs in May as California posts modest gain
San Francisco Standard

Inside Lurie’s plan for the private sector to rescue downtown
Sonoma Index-Tribune

City nominates priority conservation areas, opening door for potential grants
Knee Deep Times

Mayor Pushes Suisun City To Do Better
Knee Deep Times

Ecologist Finds Art in Restoring Levees
Marin Independent Journal

Stinson Beach sea-level report identifies $1.2B in
Mercury News

Landslides delay opening of scenic new public Bay Area beach park

Headlines for June 20, 2025

Marin Independent Journal

Marin sea-level rise study focuses on transportation network
SFMTA

Podcast: Transfers That Fit Our Budget
San Francisco Chronicle

BART experiences another set of systemwide delays after ‘computer networking issue’
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco’s most famous bike commuter? This Giants broadcaster
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. cyclist ‘doored’ by driverless Waymo sues, claiming safety tech failed
Fairfield Daily Republic

SolTrans partners with local artist for mural on operations facility
New York Times

Airlines and Trump Administration Backpedal on Protections for Travelers With Wheelchairs
NBC Bay Area

‘No noise, no vibration, clean': Electric plane on display in Palo Alto
Mass Transit

San Mateo County Transportation Authority awards funding for transit, first/last mile improvements
Mercury News

It’s time for California home prices to fall
San Francisco Chronicle

These are the college majors that lead to the best-paying jobs for UC and CSU graduates
Knee Deep Times

Training 18 New Community Leaders in a Resilience Hot Spot
Los Angeles Times

Plastic bag bans seem to work, at least when it comes to shoreline pollution

Headlines for June 19, 2025

Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Time for Caltrans to tap brakes on Tiburon Boulevard plan
San Francisco Chronicle

BART closures to hit this weekend in the East Bay
Mercury News

BART train service between Walnut Creek, Concord to be canceled for a weekend
Gilroy Dispatch

Photo: Highway interchange construction is under way in Gilroy
Bloomberg

How E-Scooters Conquered (Most of) Europe
KQED

Proposed Transit Tax Should Be Paid by Businesses, Not People, Progressive Group Says
Mass Transit

San Mateo County Transportation Authority awards funding for transit, first/last mile improvements
Mercury News

Auto tariffs seen hiking car prices by nearly $2,000 per vehicle
San Francisco Examiner

Groundbreaking sets stage for Civic Center affordable-housing double play
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael complex considers affordable housing program
Berkeleyside

Berkeley opens 39 units of supportive housing for formerly homeless residents
San Francisco Standard

Personal bankruptcy surges in the Bay as tech employment sags
San Francisco Chronicle

Zoox is opening a Bay Area factory to build and train its robotaxis
Bay Nature

Backed by Supporters, SF State’s Marine Research Lab Delays Closure
The Oaklandside

Radius Recycling ordered to reduce pollution into San Francisco Bay