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Headlines for July 17, 2025

Associated Press

Trump administration pulls $4B in federal funding for California’s bullet train project
San Francisco Chronicle

Newsom slams Trump’s $4B cut to California bullet train as ‘illegal’
Local News Matters

100,000 riders and counting: Free Oakland-Alameda water shuttle celebrates one year
Richmond Standard

El Cerrito council approves ‘complete streets’ plan for Richmond Street
Richmond Standard

Speeds limits reduced on some Pinole roads
San Jose Spotlight

Long-delayed Santa Clara project cuts office space
San Francisco Examiner

Four-mile bench, digital banners among Market Street idea winners
Mercury News

Intel eyes hundreds more Bay Area job cuts as tech layoffs worsen
Mercury News

Cost to build largest new reservoir in California in 50 years increases by $2 billion to at least $6.2 billion
KPIX

Experimental tiles bring life to seawall along San Francisco's Embarcadero

Headlines for July 16, 2025

Mercury News

High-traffic boulevard raises concerns in three South Bay cities
Berkeleyside

Berkeley eyes safety upgrades for Claremont Avenue
The Oaklandside

Street where Marvin Boomer was killed in crash to get speed bumps this week
Bloomberg

The Dutch Intersection Is Coming to Save Your Life
San Francisco Chronicle

Muni report: Difficulty of getting voters to approve tax measure ‘should not be taken lightly’
Mercury News

Second phase of San Jose Tamien Station transit-oriented development could begin mid-2026
Local News Matters

Presidio Parkway turns 10: Leaders celebrate infrastructure success, unique partnership
San Francisco Chronicle

This key data shows S.F.’s growth remains sluggish — and far worse than rest of the Bay Area
San Francisco Chronicle

More S.F. neighborhoods would get homeless shelters under revised proposal
San Francisco Chronicle

The latest negotiation tactic in S.F. housing fights? A coin-operated laundromat
Marin Independent Journal

Marin City public housing renovations spark fears
Marin Independent Journal

Marin Civic Center roof gets redo to reveal the blue
Sacramento Bee

CalPERS health premium rates to increase in 2026. Here’s how much they’ll cost
San Francisco Standard

Never mind the ‘for lease’ signs: Powell Street is at the beginning of a bounceback
KQED

KQED to Slash Workforce by 15%, Cutting Dozens of Jobs in Latest Round of Layoffs
San Francisco Chronicle

KQED cuts 15% of staff as it faces budget woes and federal threats
Knee Deep Times

Nine Tiles Hint at Preferred Textures for Seawall Life
Knee Deep Times

Bayfront Redevelopment on a Landfill Sparks Pollution and Flood Concerns

Headlines for July 15, 2025

Axios

Where Americans walk and bike most often
San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley bike superhighway gets state funding
KTVU

Neighbors turn neglected overpass into community garden in Oakland
Mass Transit

Key takeaways for public transit, passenger rail funding from House Appropriations FY 2026 THUD Appropriations Bill
Smart Cities

Amtrak, high-speed rail, public transit take cuts in House 2026 budget proposal
Planetizen

Amtrak Cutting Jobs, Funding to High-Speed Rail
San Jose Spotlight

Palo Alto hopes to protect El Camino retail amid housing boom
San Francisco Chronicle

Proposed S.F. high-rise would forever change skyline, dwarfing Salesforce Tower
Cal Matters

CalPERS recovers from tariff plunge and notches a big investment gain
San Francisco Chronicle

This is the real doom loop. It will change everything about life in the Bay Area
San Francisco Examiner

Local reporters live ‘pipe dream,’ founding worker-owned news outlet
Associated Press

The tariff-driven inflation that economists feared begins to emerge
Cal Matters

A new invader threatens California water supplies. Can the state stop its spread?

Headlines for July 14, 2025

San Francisco Standard

Meet the transit nerd behind that viral BART and Muni personality quiz
SF Gate

BART station ad draws thousands to take San Francisco transit personality test
Berkeleyside

All in Alameda County can enter lottery to get a heavily subsidized e-bike
Local News Matters

Oakland airport name saga resumes; leaders try again to add San Francisco Bay to moniker
Mercury News

SFO publicly objects to newly adopted name for Oakland airport
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: With DEI decision, bridge district focuses practical necessity
Marin Independent Journal

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge revised bike path plan submitted
Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit electric bus yard plan presents trade-offs
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. wants to extend Embarcadero bike lane — and remove parking and trees
San Francisco Chronicle

Home prices in these cities are now more expensive than in S.F.
San Francisco Chronicle

Nvidia’s stock price is soaring. Could Silicon Valley home prices follow?
Mercury News

Bay Area developer building ‘micro-studios,’ and yes, people are renting them
KPIX

Berkeley flea market shutters, but vendors continue selling at Ashby BART station
Local News Matters

Growing pains: Marin County agriculture crop values see smallest post-pandemic decline
Richmondside

Rising sea levels could make it harder to clean up Richmond’s toxic shoreline
Cal Matters

California’s wind and solar projects face new federal hurdles

Headlines for July 11, 2025

Railway Age

SFMTA Sees Highest Ridership Recovery in May
San Mateo Daily Journal

SamTrans continues hydrogen fuel cell investment for buses
Marin Independent Journal

Novato joins county in e-bike safety changes
Local News Matters

Mayor Lurie cuts ribbon on Bayview’s first electric vehicle fast-charging stations
Local News Matters

Oakland awarded $10M to fund safer streets, bicycle paths in eastern portion of the city
San Francisco Examiner

State housing bill calls into question hard-fought SF zoning plans
Mercury News

Are we pouring SALT on housing’s affordability wounds?
Cal Matters

California, epicenter of the nation’s housing crisis, is finally getting a housing agency
San Francisco Chronicle

This new S.F. apartment building is leasing fast — is the city’s development freeze finally over?
Mercury News

Intel chops several hundred Bay Area tech jobs as chipmaker retrenches
Local News Matters

Waste collection disruption in Bay Area continues into Friday amid Teamsters strike
San Francisco Chronicle

Even after Texas floods, S.F. has no plans to fix its defunct tsunami warning sirens
KPIX

Bay Area air quality advisory issued as fires burn in far Northern California

Headlines for July 10, 2025

San Francisco Examiner

SF supe wants to make Central Subway better — and maybe longer
Mass Transit

SamTrans contracts with Trillium to design and construct permanent hydrogen fueling station to support zero-emissions bus fleet
KALW

The joys, and dangers, of walking in San Francisco
Bloomberg

Why Did Cars Get So Hard to See Out Of?
Reuters

Tesla to expand robotaxis to San Francisco area within two months, Musk says
New York Times

As MetroCard Phases Out, Riders Gripe About Its Replacement
San Francisco Chronicle

Map: Here’s how much the California FAIR Plan costs in every ZIP code
Richmond Standard

Hercules commission to consider 171-home Bayfront development
Cal Matters

Why one California union sided with YIMBYs and developers on housing
San Francisco Examiner

Tech layoffs drop in San Francisco after two-year surge
San Francisco Standard

Popular Sunset Night Market killed for 2025, thanks to bitter SF politics
Politico

California has an idea to counter Trump’s megabill: Roll back environmental laws
San Francisco Chronicle

A Bay Area fault that could produce a major earthquake is not where scientists thought it was
KQED

A Corpse Flower Is Blooming at San Francisco’s Conservatory of Flowers — and It Stinks

Headlines for July 9, 2025

Mercury News

State budget includes $750 million in loans to keep Bay Area transit agencies running while new tax sought
San Francisco Examiner

For BART and Muni, a $750 million loan is just the start
San Francisco Chronicle

Muni says it’s ready to modernize S.F.’s subway, by tossing the floppy disks that control
Local News Matters

Muni’s post-pandemic ridership gains could be jeopardized by service and budget cuts
San Francisco Chronicle

Cruise lays off 101 Bay Area employees as GM winds down robotaxi program
San Francisco Chronicle

An energy company is offering $10 million in e-bike rebates for residents of this Bay Area county
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Petaluma accepts $3.4 million in grants for airport rehab, development plans
Fairfield Daily Republic

Rio Vista police join national campaign to slow drivers down
San Mateo Daily Journal

Burlingame planning for partial compliance with transit-oriented policies
San Francisco Examiner

SF housing advocates cheer CEQA reform, but will new development follow?
San Jose Spotlight

New building reforms change pace of San Jose development
Mercury News

Big Oakland hotel is seized by lender as Bay Area lodging market fades
Local News Matters

SF joins class action lawsuit over more withheld federal funds — this time from EPA
Mercury News

3.0-magnitude earthquake rattles South Bay suburb
Mercury News

Seniors are the fastest-growing age group in the Bay Area, and nationwide

Headlines for July 8, 2025

Alameda Post

AC Transit to Realign Routes Starting Sunday, August 10
San Mateo Daily Journal

SamTrans adopts capital improvement budgets
New York Times

Could the Electric Hydrofoil Ferry Change the Way We Commute?
New York Times

California Offers Spirited Defense of Bullet Train Project
Mercury News

Santana Row in San Jose is poised to produce its first housing in a decade
Mercury News

Opinion: Tax Silicon Valley Big Tech to rescue BART and other Bay Area transit
Bloomberg

Can Americans Just Stop Building New Highways?
Associated Press

Travelers may no longer be required to remove shoes before boarding a plane
KRON

Oakland awarded $10m grant for safer streets, bike paths in East Oakland
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco’s new speed cameras caught nearly 100K violators in May
San Francisco Chronicle

This Marin County town is having a ‘freakout’ over a planned downtown apartment complex
SF Gate

'Shame on us': Wealthy Bay Area city weakens affordable housing law
Vacaville Reporter

Navigating Solano County market’s mood swings
San Francisco Standard

1,000 homeless beds short of goal, Lurie abandons signature campaign promise
San Francisco Examiner

Mahmood targets ‘outdated’ housing rules limiting unrelated housemates
Mercury News

Trump tariffs hike prices at downtown San Jose farmers market
Politico

Democrats retreat on climate: ‘It’s one of the more disappointing turnabouts’
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Sea lion rescued after lounging in Petaluma Outlets parking lot
San Francisco Chronicle

What Trump’s latest order means for national parks like Yosemite

Headlines for July 7, 2025

San Francisco Standard

Policing has little effect on SF traffic deaths, decades of data show
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael approves roadside memorial policy
Richmond Standard

Richmond looks to install stop signs at problematic intersections
Marin Independent Journal

Transportation Authority of Marin approves sea-level plan
San Jose Spotlight

Apple rescues Cupertino’s transit project
San Francisco Chronicle

Could this plan actually save California’s high-speed rail project?
Mercury News

State budget includes $750 million in loans to keep Bay Area transit agencies running while new tax sough
Marin Independent Journal

Marin, Sonoma propose transit overhaul along Highway 101
APTA

SMART on a Roll: Record Ridership and Expanded Service in the North Bay
Vallejo Times-Herald

Upgrades to the Mare Island Causeway Bridge starting in July
Richmond Standard

AC Transit upcoming service changes impact West Contra Cost County
San Francisco Chronicle

Mystery benches are appearing on S.F. sidewalks. The city isn’t happy about it
Mercury News

CEQA reform: Will big changes to landmark California environmental law lower housing prices?
San Francisco Examiner

What happens to property values after upzoning? It’s complicated
Mercury News

Home values soared in East Bay, South Bay while plummeting in San Francisco, Oakland
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito reviews repeal of housing requirement
San Francisco Chronicle

These are the best places to retire in California, according to a new ranking
Mercury News

Tight job market forces Silicon Valley college grads to examine options
Mercury News

Uncertainty of future FEMA disaster funding alarms Bay Area emergency planners
Cal Matters

Cleaning up smog is suddenly much harder. Reined in by Trump, what will California do next?

Headlines for July 3, 2025

San Francisco Examiner

What's the deal with that broken Bay Bridge toll lane?
Railway Age

Transit Briefs: VTA
San Francisco Chronicle

SFO braces for nearly 1 million travelers during Fourth of July travel surge
Marin Independent Journal

New e-bike rules taking effect across Marin
Fairfield Daily Republic

Funding for Markeley Lane design approved
Cal Matters

California lawmakers side with landlords to kill renter eviction relief
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose to add more multifamily affordable housing
Marin Independent Journal

Marin median house price climbs to $1.9M
Associated Press

Tesla sales plunge again as anti-Musk boycott shows staying power and rivals pounce on the weakness
San Francisco Chronicle

Parts of Bay Area face high fire risk due to these weather conditions