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Headlines for August 28, 2025

Mercury News

BART plans $930 million muni bond sale as budget deficits loom
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo County officials continue the disagreement over contributions to BART
San Francisco Examiner

Waymo says its SF fleet has tripled in size since last public disclosure
Local News Matters

SF’s Market Street to open to ride hailing services, much to the chagrin of some locals
Napa Valley Register

Napa airport receives federal grant
San Jose Spotlight

State bill to increase housing near transit draws scrutiny in Mountain View
San Francisco Standard

Bay Area housing production is frozen, forcing developers to take riskier bets
Mercury News

Bay Area home sales dropped in July, but so far prices haven’t followed
Mercury News

California homebuying drops 7% below 2008 crash levels
Berkeleyside

Photos: New student housing at People’s Park ‘tops out,’ giving sense of its scale
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. tourism to grow in 2025 despite Trump’s hostility, declines from Canada and Mexico
Richmondside

It’s official: Point Molate preserved as public parkland

Headlines for August 27, 2025

San Francisco Examiner

Can kids take a Waymo to school in San Francisco?
Marin Independent Journal

Marin green-transit training program gets funding boost
San Mateo Daily Journal

Bike lanes, warning signs OK’d for San Carlos interchange
The Oaklandside

BART crime plummets, police report says
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Absolutely brain dead’: High-speed rail advocates push back as Trump administration cuts more funding
Mercury News

Trump cuts $175 million from California high-speed rail projects
Vacaville Reporter

Bay Area Council issues California Forever study
Mercury News

Defense contractor trims South Bay jobs, will shut San Jose complex
NBC Bay Area

New study highlights impacts of wildfire smoke

Headlines for August 26, 2025

Mercury News

Landfill that closed 47 years ago continues to leak trash into Pacific Ocean
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo moves ahead with street closures to help lessen train noise
SF Gate

Lawmakers urge $1B per year investments to save Calif. high-speed rail
San Francisco Chronicle

‘One of the craziest things’: Skysurfer rides Bay Bridge’s suspension cables
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael taps brakes on affordable housing guidelines
The Oaklandside

You could win $3,000 to prepare for the next Big One
San Francisco Chronicle

Marin County plans to build homeless shelter for ranch workers leaving Point Reyes National Seashore
Vacaville Reporter

Vallejo, Napa car dealerships gear up to cope with Trump’s tariffs
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose faces criticism on Sharks deal
KPIX

Bay Area refill shop tackles single-use plastic problem
Sacramento Bee

More people are moving away from California, U-Haul says. Where are they going?

Headlines for August 25, 2025

San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA adds service to speed up commutes for students, workers
Mercury News

California high speed rail: Central Valley line alone won’t be profitable. Building to Gilroy could be
Mercury News

Congressional committee launch investigating into California’s high-speed rail project
Mass Transit

Transit agencies expand free and discounted passes for students as new academic year begins
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco developer turns stalled housing project into 425 affordable apartments
Mercury News

Future housing levels remain sticking point for Hilltop Mall plans
Richmond Standard

High-rises in Hilltop? It could be on the horizon
Local News Matters

Port of Oakland container volume surges in July as tariff jitters drive shipping activity
Axios

Inside the Ferry Building’s plan to own the night
Cal Matters

Three bills would protect California workers from AI management, but will costs stand in the way?
Knee Deep Times

The Rancher Using Goats to Fight California Wildfires
Marin Independent Journal

MMWD backs out of Nicasio Reservoir plan
Knee Deep Times

California’s Solar Boom Is Powering Clean Energy Careers

Headlines for August 22, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

How Muni cuts are changing ridership habits
Mass Transit

Inside the four-block-long train station quietly taking shape beneath downtown San Francisco
San Mateo Daily Journal

BART finishes installation of new fare gates in San Mateo County
SFMTA

Class Is Back in Session
Vallejo Times-Herald

Caltrans suspends construction work on Benicia Bridge for four weeks
San Francisco Chronicle

California drivers make these mistakes when driving in the fog
Richmond Standard

67 citations issued in joint traffic enforcement in Richmond
Associated Press

Tesla is slow in reporting crashes and the feds have launched an investigation to find out why
San Francisco Chronicle

Houseboat developer says Marin County tried to block his business, once they found out he was Black
Mercury News

Defense contractor Northrop Grumman trims South Bay jobs, will shut San Jose complex
San Francisco Examiner

Electrification push is yet another source of SF housing tension
NBC Bay Area

New study highlights impacts of wildfire smoke

Headlines for August 21, 2025

Mercury News

For BART, a new way to purchase tickets is expected to be a time saver
KTVU

BART's new tap and ride now underway
San Francisco Chronicle

Cars will soon return to section of San Francisco’s Market Street
San Francisco Standard

Waymo and rideshare cars will soon be rolling down Market Street again
Bloomberg

We Need a Reality Check on Crime, Safety and Transit
San Francisco Examiner

Affordable-housing residents bend mayor’s ear over living conditions
San Francisco Chronicle

Developer behind S.F. housing megaproject has big plans for a Peninsula strip mall
Mercury News

Downtown San Jose office market health tops San Francisco, Oakland
SF Gate

Oakland: Tariff Worries Drove Increased Port Traffic For July
San Francisco Examiner

SF July job gains don’t cure local observers’ economic jitters
Mercury News

New setbacks could be fatal for $2.7 billion plan to build major reservoir in Santa Clara County
Marin Independent Journal

Mill Valley to turn sea-level studies into action plan
Knee Deep Times

Feds Ghost Climate Action But Locals Stay the Course

Headlines for August 20, 2025

San Jose Spotlight

Can Silicon Valley express lanes end traffic congestion?
San Francisco Standard

Your Muni driver needs the bathroom. They’ll have to ask their boss first
SF Gate

Bay Area Ferry Operators Receive Federal Grants For Operations
KPIX

Santa Rosa will consider lowering speed limits on multiple streets
San Francisco Chronicle

Why the Bay Area will be the center of the ‘flying car’ revolution
Mercury News

Joby achieves milestone flight between Marina and Monterey
Cal Matters

California has a fallback plan for Trump’s clean car attacks. Does it go far enough?
Cal Matters

California will plow ahead with its electric vehicle goals but what’s the price tag?
KQED

Marin Moves Forward With Ban on Some E-bikes for Youth, as Research Into Safety Continues
Marin Independent Journal

Some bike lanes removed in latest Tiburon Boulevard repaving plan
High Speed Rail Authority

Bay Area Transit Month Pop-Up Transit Art Fair
Marin Independent Journal

Marin housing project hoping for state financial rescue
Bloomberg

Trump Takes Second Swing at Cutting Housing Assistance for Immigrants
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s how much money it takes to be Bay Area ‘rich’ — and how your income stacks up
San Francisco Examiner

New downtown SF businesses ride some welcome upward momentum
Mercury News

Cisco Systems, Oracle trim 300-plus Bay Area jobs in new layoffs
San Francisco Chronicle

The last phase of San Francisco’s most expensive park project is underway
Phys.org

The next ‘Big One’ on the San Andreas fault might not be the earthquake we expect, researchers say

Headlines for August 19, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

Starting this week, BART will take credit cards — here’s what to know
KQED

Starting This Week, You Can Tap Onto BART With a Credit Card — Here’s How
Local News Matters

$36.3M charging infrastructure approved to support SamTrans’ growing electric bus fleet
SF Gate

Oakland: Ferry Terminal Receives Federal Grant To Upgrade For Electric Ferries
The Oaklandside

Caltrans issues a state-wide plan for city cycling
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Penngrove town hall on traffic, roundabouts draws hundreds of locals
Patch

Alameda County Seeks Community Input On Transportation
Marin Independent Journal

Despite progress, SMART lawsuit imperils regional path
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. developer eyeing Bay Area Macy’s site for new housing development
San Francisco Chronicle

A new California law just snuck in a cap on HOA fines. Here’s why that could be a problem
Local News Matters

The puck stops here: San Jose will modernize SAP Center to keep Sharks in town until 2051
Gilroy Dispatch

Gavilan College recognized for strong return on investment
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Former Vintage Wine Estates CEO returns to the industry
KQED

Santa Cruz's Iconic Mystery Spot is More than Just a Ubiquitous Bumper Sticker

Headlines for August 18, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

He went to prison and turned his life around. Now can he fix BART?
KGO-TV

BART to begin contactless payments at fare gates
San Francisco Chronicle

Marin-Sonoma rail corridor expansion faces ‘existential threat’ from lawsuit
Local News Matters

AC Transit, union reach deal in new contract
SF Gate

Muni launches new ad campaign making fun of the Dodgers
Local News Matters

‘They all deserve to be safe’: SF officials urge traffic safety amid back-to-school season
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s Sunset Dunes redesign aims to ease tensions between families and cyclists
San Francisco Examiner

SFUSD’s foray into teacher housing reaches an ‘inflection point’
Mercury News

Remember the ’90s! 2008 wasn’t California’s only housing crash
KQED

As Flood Risk Grows, Suisun City Weighs Annexing California Forever Land
San Francisco Chronicle

‘The end is coming’: San Francisco’s biggest mall is effectively dead. Will it become something else?
Mercury News

Bay Area and California bounce back with July job gains after June loss
Richmond Standard

Planning Commission to review Hilltop Horizon draft land plan
Cal Matters

Gavin Newsom warms to Big Oil in climate reversal
San Francisco Chronicle

Marin wants to expand its second-biggest reservoir. The nearby town isn’t happy

Headlines for August 15, 2025

SF Gate

BART reverses longtime rule after unauthorized YouTube video
KGO-TV

Additional 8,000 SF city workers going back to the office 4 days a week could boost transit
Daily Cal

BayPass can take students to 9 counties starting Aug. 20
San Francisco Examiner

SF emphasizes slowing down with school fast approaching
The Oaklandside

Wanted: Your ideas on making Oakland better for walking and biking
Mercury News

San Jose, Oakland airports struggle in 2025 while SFO glides higher
Wall Street Journal

From E-Bikes to Scooters, Roads Are Getting More Crowded and Confusing
Mercury News

Construction of housing complex near Berryessa BART station could begin soon
Mercury News

Just 15% of Californians can afford a home vs. 34% nationally
San Francisco Chronicle

Oracle lays off 188 Bay Area workers in latest round of cuts
Mercury News

Oracle chops well over 100 Bay Area jobs
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s biggest mall loses additional half-dozen restaurants as retail exodus builds
San Francisco Examiner

Outer Sunset’s monthly market ‘more than just a retail venue’
Los Angeles Times

California’s signature climate effort is up for renewal — and it’s a fight
KPIX

San Francisco volunteers help preserve Presidio habitats, inspired by global public art project
San Francisco Chronicle

Yosemite’s top official gives wide-ranging update on wait times, reservations