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Headlines for September 29, 2025

Fairfield Daily Republic

Wilson to hold transportation town hall in Suisun City
Richmondside

Lose something on BART? Here’s how to find it — maybe
San Francisco Chronicle

California’s EV carpool era is coming to an end. Will it unleash traffic chaos?
The Oaklandside

City of Oakland: ‘Daylighting’ enforcement will have to wait
PBS

Public transit systems ‘on the edge of a cliff’ amid funding shortfalls
Press Democrat

Expanded Highway 101 carpool lane hours anger commuters in Sonoma, Marin counties
Government Technology

Commuter Rail Recovers From COVID, With New Scheduling, Tech
San Mateo Daily Journal

South City’s ferry service in jeopardy
San Francisco Chronicle

This is one of the fastest-growing regions of the Bay Area. Is the boom sustainable?
San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County finds way to fight builder’s remedy
Mercury News

Menlo Park opens bidding for downtown affordable housing project
Mercury News

Bay Area homebuyers preparing to ‘swoop’ into the market as mortgage rates dip
Cal Matters

Newsom to decide on renter protections tied to Social Security changes under Trump
San Francisco Examiner

Why experts say Trump’s new $100,000 H-1B fee is bad for San Francisco tech
San Francisco Chronicle

Trump’s tariffs cause ‘absolute chaos’ as Bay Area builders absorb latest hit on cabinets, furniture
San Francisco Chronicle

Starbucks mass closures include several in San Francisco, East Bay
Mercury News

A bold vision for overhauling a dilapidated mall divides Bay Area city
Local News Matters

Feds roll back rockfish harvest restrictions amid coastal California population rebound
Knee Deep Times

Insurance Innovations Reward Communities Trying to Reduce Climate Risk
Knee Deep Times

Nailing Down Opportunities for Nature-Based Infrastructure

Headlines for September 26, 2025

Local News Matters

‘Ridership steadily growing’: BART sets new post-pandemic high as initiatives take effect
KQED

BART Audit Flags Overtime Costs, Weak Controls as Agency Spends $96 Million
San Francisco Standard

Baggu celebrates new Mission store with BART merch. This was news to BART
San Francisco Chronicle

California EV drivers have another 60 days to leave carpool lanes before being ticketed
Mercury News

Caught in the carpool lane? CHP won’t cite solo EV drivers until Dec. 1
Mercury News

Tesla urges US to Keep emissions rules meant to boost EV sales
Press Democrat

Napa County scraps $10 million repair, transforms damaged road into scenic bike path
Fairfield Daily Republic

Cheaper winter fuel formula not impacting prices, yet
Bloomberg

Why US Cities Pay Too Much for Transit Buses
Politico

California dumps its Trump-battered electric truck rule
San Francisco Chronicle

Are new laws speeding up California home permits? Here’s what the data says
Mercury News

Californians pay ninth-highest HOA fees in US
Cal Matters

Why figuring out how many homes California needs is more art than science
Gilroy Dispatch

CordeValle purchases Clos La Chance winery
KQED

Fiber Optic Cables Could Revolutionize Earthquake Detection and Monitoring
Mercury News

Opinion: Why AI is our best defense against invasive species

Headlines for September 25, 2025

Local News Matters

SMART making tracks to Healdsburg with building of 9-mile spur to begin in January
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area parking wars: Why police are cracking down on cones
Fairfield Daily Republic

Solano County hands over transportation dollars for specialized transit needs
KALW

Oakland unveils e-bike lending program
SF Gate

The world's longest light-rail line connects LA suburbs to the past
San Francisco Examiner

Measure seeks to end ‘death spiral’ for stalled housing projects
San Francisco Standard

SF’s ‘rent boom’ may be overblown. Here’s what the numbers show
The Oaklandside

You could get $3,000 to prepare for the next Big One
Local News Matters

Professionals sought for panel overseeing Marin County workforce housing project
Local News Matters

November special election in Sausalito focuses on housing compliance, zoning changes
San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara will be reimbursed millions for hosting Super Bowl
San Francisco Chronicle

Controversial Bay Area recycling startup ‘highly likely’ to leave California
San Francisco Standard

The old money behind a new plan to rebuild downtown San Francisco
KGO-TV

Vicious squirrel sends 2 neighbors to ER after series of attacks: 'She almost killed me'
KQED

Bears, Coyotes, Moutain Lions, Oh My! What To Do When You Encounter Wildlife in the Bay Area
San Francisco Chronicle

2.8 magnitude earthquake strikes near Berkeley

Headlines for September 24, 2025

San Francisco Examiner

Broad Bay Area coalition readies push for transit tax measure
San Francisco Chronicle

A viral app tracked S.F. parking cops in real time. The city moved fast to cut it off
Mercury News

Marin Transit unveils designs for electric bus yard
Mercury News

Antioch to draft ordinance in effort to support affordable housing
Mercury News

How to negotiate commissions with your real estate agent
SF Gate

One of the most photographed houses in California forbids visitors
San Francisco Chronicle

Silicon Valley split over Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee: ‘We want all the brightest minds’
Local News Matters

Whale entanglements surged 48% in 2024, with Monterey Bay emerging as hot spot
KQED

A New Book About Butterflies Makes the Bay Area a More Magical Place
Gilroy Dispatch

Amah Mutsun Tribal Band acquires ancestral property

Headlines for September 23, 2025

Local News Matters

Bay Area Transit Month features freebies, CEO ride-alongs to tout improved service
SFMTA

Hop on Board for Transit Month
KQED

Free Fare Day in the South Bay on Tuesday
San Jose Spotlight

Palo Alto looks to add tunnels across tracks for cyclists, pedestrians
Bloomberg

Trump Cancels Trail, Bike-Lane Grants Deemed ‘Hostile’ to Cars
KGO-TV

Trump administration wants to distribute $2.4 billion it took from California’s high-speed rail project
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito executes ambitious street repair agenda
Local News Matters

Zero-emission carpool stickers expire in 9 days. Are you ready?
Local News Matters

Hayward expands paratransit service for residents, neighboring communities
Bloomberg

Should We Let Public Transit Die?
Mercury News

Huge housing costs are stressing out California
New York Times

Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws
Richmondside

Richmond officials say Viridi fits their vision of a green waterfront economy
Mercury News

Does Monday’s Bay Area earthquake increase the chances of a bigger one?
San Francisco Chronicle

What's the risk that the Berkeley earthquake was a foreshock for a bigger quake?
NBC

U.S. rivers are experiencing unprecedented and unexpectedly intense warming
KPIX

Antioch unveils desalination plant that takes advantage of its "Rivertown"
San Francisco Chronicle

Is this S.F.’s ultimate hiking challenge? Crosstown Trail founders unveil epic 38-mile walk

Headlines for September 22, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

Which Bay Area bridges see the most traffic now — and what that says about the remote-work era
San Mateo Daily Journal

Costs down for Caltrain downtown extension
Marin Independent Journal

SMART approves contract for Healdsburg extension
Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit cost estimates balloon for electric bus transition
San Francisco Examiner

This BART operator loves his job. Here’s why.
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Super bus,’ once intended to replace S.F.’s cable cars, back in service after 72 years
San Francisco Chronicle

California housing market: These are the most — and least — expensive ZIP codes
Mercury News

A big Realtors settlement could have led to lower agent commissions. They haven’t changed.
https://sanjosespotlight.com/silicon-valley-community-college-district-buys-workforce-housing/

Silicon Valley community college district buys workforce housing
Mercury News

Donald Trump’s pricey H-1B visas alarm prospects aiming for Silicon Valley jobs
San Francisco Standard

The future of the Cliff House is on a precipice
Local News Matters

4.6-magnitude earthquake strikes near Berkeley, felt across Bay Area
Marin Independent Journal

Point Reyes National Seashore conservation plan gets $2.7M grant

Headlines for September 19, 2025

Sacramento Bee

Sacramento-area commuters can get free help navigating mass transit. Here’s how
Marin Independent Journal

SMART invokes eminent domain to defend path
Mercury News

Did you dawdle on that new heat pump or EV? Better move fast to get those tax credits
Mercury News

Dublin council pumps the brakes on red-light camera proposal
Marin Independent Journal

Marin workforce housing plan gets boost from budget amendments
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s Powell Street makeover approved: Lights, sidewalk cafés and a golden lantern by 2027
Mercury News

AI cameras are spotting wildfires across California — often before humans call 911
The Oaklandside

Finding joy in cleaning up Oakland’s parks and shores
https://oaklandside.org/2025/09/18/creek-to-bay-day-joy-cleaning-trash-oakland-creeks-shoreline/

Finding joy in cleaning up Oakland’s parks and shores

Headlines for September 18, 2025

Richmond Standard

‘Rosie Ride’ returns for Transit Month
Local News Matters

Permit puts Waymo in the driver’s seat to test three-phase autonomous service at SFO
San Francisco Chronicle

A pretend plane crash. Lots of gory makeup. How SFO prepares for the worst
Mercury News

A car-free stretch of highway in San Francisco leads to recall vote and warning to politicians
San Francisco Chronicle

Could San Francisco really reopen the Great Highway?
Smart Cities

FTA administrator pledges partnership with transit authorities on safety, efficiency, accessibility
San Francisco Examiner

SF eviction cases rise to highest levels in 10 years
San Francisco Chronicle

Empty malls are being converted into housing. Why the 93% empty S.F. Centre won’t
San Francisco Examiner

With $40M in pledges, downtown-championing nonprofit hires CEO
Associated Press

What the Fed rate cut will mean for your finances
New York Times

Nvidia to Buy $5 Billion Stake in Intel, Giving Rival a Lifeline
Marin Independent Journal

Marin contributes $1.35M for park in Canal area
Local News Matters

Marin County brings back in-person Green Home Tour to inspire sustainable upgrades
Local News Matters

Oakland resident, Newsom advisor named chairperson of state air resources board

Headlines for September 17, 2025

Mercury News

Bill to boost housing near transit passes. But one Bay Area county got an out
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. votes for speed reductions on eight roads, including Great Highway
KALW

Getting Around the Bay Q&A: Transit month edition
Fresno Bee

More money, less red tape. Here’s CA high-speed rail’s wish list for success
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo developments getting close to vehicle trip limits
San Francisco Examiner

Supe pushes SF to make affordable-housing funding plan
Mercury News

Shutdown of 21st Amendment Brewery will erase dozens of jobs in the Bay Area
San Francisco Chronicle

Major Bay Area refinery on track to close, city official says
Mercury News

Coastal Cleanup dangles $1,000, other prizes for Saturday volunteers
Knee Deep Times

Alameda Flood Group Keeps Chin Up Despite Claw Backs
Knee Deep Times

Suisun Marsh, a Zone of Potential in a Sinking Ecosystem

Headlines for September 16, 2025

Mercury News

Sales tax to help fund Bay Area transit appears to be headed for 2026 ballot
San Mateo Daily Journal

Regional transit measure passes state legislature
San Francisco Chronicle

After BART’s latest rush hour meltdown, transit agency to make computer upgrades on weekends
Daily Cal

Amid record-breaking BART speedrun attempt, fears around Bay Area transit funding loom
San Mateo Daily Journal

Boost in SamTrans ridership
San Francisco Chronicle

More people are walking around S.F. — except in this area
San Francisco Examiner

SF stemming crossing guard shortage to mixed reviews
Vallejo Times-Herald

SolTrans offering free rides on Saturday to Benicia Oktoberfest
Local News Matters

Air District expands ‘Clean Cars for All,’ offering $12K incentives for zero-emission vehicles
Mercury News

California launches $55 million program to expand EV fast charging network
Next City

Why Are We Still Building Car-Oriented Development Next to Transit?
Cal Matters

California Legislature overrides local zoning to boost transit-oriented development
San Francisco Chronicle

Under state pressure, Marin County town will approve controversial 243-unit apartment complex
Mercury News

For 27% of California tenants, rent is more than half their income
The Oaklandside

Oakland city workers’ new union contracts approved
San Francisco Business Journal

Mission Bay fuels San Francisco's office recovery, but AI workers are also filling offices in other neighborhoods
KQED

Trump Tariffs Could Cause Job Loss and Lower Incomes in SF
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo County to get climate cash
Berkeleyside

Berkeley nonprofit has saved over 1.5 million acres of island forests and marine ecosystems
New York Times

California’s Environmental Past Confronts Economic Worries of the Present