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Headlines for July 31, 2025

KQED

SF Speed Cameras Are About to Start Ticketing. They’ve Already Helped, Officials Say
Richmond Standard

Four lanes will soon become two on 13th Street in Richmond
City Journal

Better Transit Could Solve Big Cities’ Housing Problems
Richmond Standard

2025 edition of BART’s holiday sweater not supposed to be ugly
San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley transit advocates want VTA to join regional tax proposal
Mercury News

California high-speed rail has a plan to build to Gilroy, Palmdale simultaneously with Central Valley segment
Mercury News

Harassment on Bay Area transit targets women, youth, survey shows
Fairfield Daily Republic

MTC 2050 plan says Bay Area can grow by 900K new homes
San Mateo Daily Journal

Legal challenges for new developments could start declining in San Mateo County
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s top-paid employee made $850K. Here’s what every city worker gets paid
KPIX

Marin County community concerned about flooding from proposed reservoir expansion

Headlines for July 30, 2025

Local News Matters

Re-greening of SF’s Sunset Boulevard takes big step with $1.5M in state and local funding
SF Gate

Hilarious videos of fake in-flight drink service on BART go viral
NBC Bay Area

San Francisco residents hope new bump strips deter sideshows
The Oaklandside

Oakland residents and businesses at odds over city axing protected bike lane near Grand Lake Theater
Bloomberg

We Should All Be Biking Along the Beach
San Francisco Examiner

Why SF wants to safeguard unpermitted rental homes from demolition, too
Cal Matters

They already live on the edge. Trump’s immigration crackdowns now threaten their housing
San Francisco Chronicle

Jobs of the rich: What the highest-earning Bay Area residents do for work
Mercury News

Silicon Valley’s $4 billion gamble on defense manufacturing
San Francisco Chronicle

EPA moves to undo key climate rule; California vows to fight back
San Francisco Chronicle

Tsunami updates: California sees 4-foot waves; Hawaii escapes major damage
San Francisco Chronicle

Russia’s 8.8 earthquake was one of the biggest ever. Could California see a quake that strong
KPIX

San Francisco gas ban could include homes, businesses undergoing renovations

Headlines for July 29, 2025

San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain approves transit measure funding proposal
Press Democrat

Napa’s Vine Transit to expand East Bay connection to Saturdays
SFMTA

Podcast: Summer in the City by the Bay
KPIX

Enforcement to begin on San Francisco daylighting law that bans parking near a crosswalk
Mercury News

Day-to-day road safety tools at odds with evacuation times, new Berkeley study finds
San Mateo Daily Journal

Millbrae hopes to fund bike-sharing program and offer rebates for e-bikes
Local News Matters

Oakland breaks ground on bicycle project near Lake Merritt after 4-year-old’s death
San Francisco Standard

Engardio wants to spruce up Sunset Boulevard. Recallers say it’s ‘too little too late’
San Francisco Standard

‘Sunset Special’: Inside SF’s most competitive housing market
San Jose Spotlight

Cupertino retail space to become townhomes
San Francisco Chronicle

Why S.F. eviction notices are at highest level in years
Richmondside

New Richmond tiny home project doubles number of county beds for unhoused youth to 25
Mercury News

California’s property insurance apocalypse: Some progress, no immediate relief
San Francisco Chronicle

California’s major home insurers are likely to raise rates soon.
Cal Matters

So many reasons to stay put: What’s behind California’s frozen housing market?
San Jose Spotlight

Palo Alto downtown aims to raise heights, spur residential growth
Mercury News

California home sales 29% below average with prices at record high
Local News Matters

Safeway, unions reach tentative deal for 16,000 Bay Area workers, averting strike
Gilroy Dispatch

Gilroy Garlic Festival returns
Local News Matters

State’s mallard population takes off, growing nearly 50% in CDFW’s latest waterfowl count

Headlines for July 28, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. releases new report on traffic after Great Highway closure. Here’s what it shows
The Oaklandside

Lakeshore Avenue protected bike lane honors Oakland girl who died in collision
San Mateo Daily Journal

Police: New bike styles cause confusion
San Francisco Chronicle

Mt. Tam railroad’s last survivor restored and ready for new role at California museum
SF Gate

Transportation Officials Look To Get More Funding And People On Board
Marin Independent Journal

Marin transit projects get $5M in bridge toll revenue
Marin Independent Journal

Trump administration rescinds San Rafael’s $1.9M path grant
Mercury News

Across the Bay Area, home sellers are dropping their prices as inventory rises
San Francisco Chronicle

$200,000 homes in the Bay Area? Yes, but residents worry their affordable neighborhood is changing
San Francisco Examiner

Bayside development project moves forward — without office building
Mercury News

Millionaire renters surge across Bay Area, study finds
San Francisco Chronicle

The Bay Area suburbs where renters are taking over the market
San Francisco Examiner

Supes aim to protect small businesses from upzoning displacement risks
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. in talks with prestigious university about a downtown campus. Here’s what we know
Mercury News

The legendary Delta Breeze: Yes, it’s a real thing
Local News Matters

Bay Area congressmembers call for NOAA investigation into rising whale deaths

Headlines for July 25, 2025

Mercury News

Largest campground at Yosemite National Park to reopen after $26 million renovation
San Mateo Daily Journal

Just how did San Mateo County's bad blood with BART begin?
San Jose Spotlight

West Valley commuters have limited public transit service
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael protesters demand changes at deadly intersection
Reuters

Tesla plans to launch Robotaxis in San Francisco this weekend
Associated Press

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirm merger talks to create coast to coast railroad
Mercury News

How Democrats overcame special interests that long blocked CEQA reform
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco rent prices surge in ‘landlord’s market.’ Here’s what’s going on
San Jose Spotlight

Liccardo bill would create pathway to financing ADUs
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito council gets reminder of opposition to condo high-rise
Marin Independent Journal

Marin planners release Point Reyes affordable housing study
Local News Matters

UCSF service, patient care workers to strike Friday over layoffs of more than 130 staff
Associated Press

Intel cuts back spending, workforce as struggling chip maker mounts comeback
Cal Matters

Key player in California’s water wars embraces controversial pact
KPIX

Relative of extinct Xerces butterfly helps restore California habitat destroyed in its demise
KQED

‘Get Out There and See’: As America’s Public Lands Come Under Threat, Here’s Why They’re Worth Saving

Headlines for July 24, 2025

Mercury News

El Cerrito council backs divisive bike lane project despite parking concerns
San Mateo Daily Journal

New San Mateo bike lane plan faces pushback
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito looks to preserve street parking amid new safety mandate
Mercury News

Get on board these four fantastic Bay Area ferry trips
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain acquires properties to facilitate grade separation in Burlingame
Local News Matters

‘It’s about connection’: Free water shuttle from Alameda and Oakland expands service
San Francisco Chronicle

Shuttered Oakland school was slated for affordable housing. Then squatters moved in
San Francisco Examiner

Bayside development project moves forward — without office building
Local News Matters

Alameda County charts plan for hundreds of millions in housing and homelessness money
Local News Matters

Alameda County supervisors approve final terms for sale of Oakland Coliseum
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. tech firm moves into downtown Macy’s building — no, not that one
San Francisco Standard

Yes, bring that hoodie, because this could be the coldest SF summer of your life
San Francisco Chronicle

California summers are getting hotter. This map shows the most dramatic increases
Richmond Standard

East Brother Light Station fundraiser aims to replace critical pier and gangway

Headlines for July 23, 2025

Mercury News

Closure of I-680 planned in Fremont this weekend
Press Democrat

SMART to silence train horns in Windsor next month
KGO-TV

SF teens intern at Muni's bus maintenance yard hoping for future jobs: 'AI can't replicate this'
San Francisco Chronicle

This Bay Area city is the fourth-most ‘impossibly unaffordable’ place on Earth
San Francisco Examiner

Report finds US rents gaining ground on unaffordable SF
San Francisco Examiner

It could be 2012 all over again in The City
Vacaville Reporter

Solano County Assessment Roll Surges
Mercury News

Tesla’s sales in California drops for seventh straight quarter
Fairfield Daily Republic

California Forever marries new manufacturing park to Travis, shipbuilding, East Solano
Local News Matters

Sea lion recovering from bacterial infection after discovered wandering San Rafael street
Local News Matters

Changing the Game: Study quantifies global impact of local carbon-reduction efforts

Headlines for July 22, 2025

Mercury News

Cupertino quarry owner to begin multimillion-dollar cleanup of mining waste in creek
San Francisco Chronicle

Long strange trip: Muni just unveiled new psychedelic buses in San Francisco
KPIX

SMART expanding as North Bay transit agency sees ridership increase
The Oaklandside

Oakland adds bollards at MacArthur Boulevard intersection — and sideshows abate
Vallejo Times-Herald

Construction work on the Mare Island Bridge will begin Aug. 4.
Mercury News

Here’s a look at the $43.5 million push to boost EV sales
San Francisco Examiner

Why Tesla likely won’t offer robotaxi service in SF in ‘a month or two’
San Jose Spotlight

West Valley primed for housing after CEQA changes
Sonoma Index-Tribune

City Council OKs grant to Burbank Housing to purchase affordable housing
San Francisco Chronicle

Where should you live in San Francisco? Here’s a guide based on the weather
San Francisco Chronicle

Trump’s immigration raids are wreaking havoc with California’s economy and schools
Mercury News

Bay Area hotel development slows in face of rough market
KQED

After Months, Oakland Coliseum Sale Is Finally Up for Key Vote. Here’s What to Know
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s why S.F. fog has been soaring so high recently
Local News Matters

Gray whale deaths in Bay Area hit 25-year high, raising alarm among scientists
San Francisco Chronicle

Popular Mount Tam trail abruptly closes, with no estimate for reopening

Headlines for July 21, 2025

Bloomberg

How San Jose’s Mayor Is Working to Build an AI Capital
Fairfield Daily Republic

Wilson begins series of meetings to identify new transportation funding model
Vacaville Reporter

Assemblywoman Wilson discusses future of funding for roads, bridges
The Oaklandside

Mayor Barbara Lee announces major investment in Oakland sidewalks and curb ramps
SF Gate

San Francisco votes to end free parking in Golden Gate Park
Smart Cities

More than 30K warnings issued in first weeks of San Francisco speed cameras
Vallejo Times-Herald

SolTrans beautifies community with park cleanups
Mercury News

19% of California houses are owned by investors
San Francisco Examiner

SF wants upzoning to deliver a wave of new homes — but will they look any good?
Mercury News

California is so eager for homeowners to build ADUs, it’s helping them save on architect fees
San Francisco Chronicle

The surprising way San Francisco has become more affordable in the last 20 years
Mercury News

Port of Oakland shipments drop dramatically as tariffs spur ‘market recalibration’ in trade
San Francisco Chronicle

Plan to streamline contracting rules hits very San Francisco roadblock
Richmondside

In Richmond, a nighttime fish ‘dump’ works to counter salmon’s declining population
Marin Independent Journal

Marin Conservation League appoints new leader

Headlines for July 18, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

The Golden Gate Bridge is about to see 10 years of intensive construction
Marin Independent Journal

SMART preps for hiring spree, more trains
Richmond Standard

‘No Kings,’ Pride events help boost BART ridership
San Mateo Daily Journal

Early stages of El Camino improvements underway in San Mateo County
San Mateo Daily Journal

Transportation policy a focus for Mullin. Multiple bills modeled on San Mateo County transit agency work
San Jose Spotlight

Cupertino dashboard tracks traffic collisions
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Trial for part-time Richmond Bridge bike lane will be monitored closely
Berkeleyside

BART chooses developer team for 618-unit housing project at Ashby station
Vacaville Reporter

California Forever launches Solano Foundry
Gilroy Dispatch

ADU plan galleries help ease process for cities, builders
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco AI company lays off 200 after Meta’s multibillion-dollar deal
Mercury News

Intel cuts hundreds more Bay Area jobs as tech layoffs worsen
Marin Independent Journal

Kaiser lays off nurses in San Rafael, Petaluma
The Oaklandside

Proposal to swap housing for green space at Estuary Park roils community
Mercury News

AI comes to California’s electric grid
Bay Nature

These Programs Have Monitored Our Waters For Decades. Trump Could Destroy Them.
Politico

From green icon to housing villain: The fall of California’s landmark environmental law