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Headlines for June 4, 2025

Mercury Independent Journal

Marin Transit approves balanced budget as revenue dropoff looms
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose will use cameras to catch red light runners
Mercury News

Plan to raise $500 million in annual sales taxes for beleaguered Bay Area transit advances in Legislature
San Mateo Daily Journal

Senate OKs regional transit bill
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco considered charging property owners for their driveways
San Francisco Examiner

Why SoMa high-rise proposal ‘encouraging’ to housing boosters
San Francisco Chronicle

These S.F. malls are experiencing a ‘renaissance’ that defies the doom loop. Here’s their secret
Mercury News

Bay Area tech workers endure grim 2025 as big companies reveal layoffs
San Francisco Chronicle

Walmart lays off 106 tech workers in Silicon Valley
Associated Press

Schwarzenegger tells environmentalists to ‘stop whining’
NBC Bay Area

New program aims to monitor air pollution in California
KPIX

San Francisco man dons bee suit as part of his mission to save the city's bees

Headlines for June 3, 2025

Marin Independent Journal

Mill Valley contemplates new parking rules
Seattle Transit Blog

San Francisco to Seattle by Local Transit
San Francisco Chronicle

Waymo is teaching its robotaxis cars to drive more like humans. Here’s what that means
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Unsound’: Broken concrete on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge causes emergency shutdown, massive delays
Richmond Standard

Ferry fares to increase by 3 percent on July 1
Richmond Standard

Richmond council backs plan for citizen-built bus benches
Mercury News

How California’s road signs have influenced the nation and what’s new
KQED

South Bay Transit Workers to Vote on New VTA Contract Offer After Historic Strike
Press Democrat

Photos: SMART debuts train service to Windsor
Mercury News

Affordable homes project in San Jose makes progress with property deal
San Francisco Examiner

Return-to-office mandates unlikely to refill downtown SF
San Francisco Chronicle

Are Canada wildfires impacting Bay Area air quality? Here's what we know

Headlines for June 2, 2025

KQED

Bay Area Transit Faces a Fiscal Crisis. Newsom’s Budget Plan Could Make It Worse
San Francisco Chronicle

Enthusiasm ‘sky high’ as Sonoma-Marin rail service expands northward
San Francisco Chronicle

Traffic tickets are up 50% in San Francisco. These are the most common violations
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose will use cameras to catch red light runners
Richmondside

Rogue bus stop benches to be legalized in Richmond
San Francisco Chronicle

This small California county is building housing at the fastest rate in the state
Mercury News

Big San Jose hotel goes up for sale in tough Bay Area lodging
KPIX

Benicia prepares for possible closure of Valero refinery, its largest employer and top taxpayer
San Mateo Daily Journal

Juvenile salmon released at the Pillar Point Harbor
Bay Nature

Will Newsom’s Expedited Wildfire Prevention Plans Harm Wildlife?

Headlines for May 30, 2025

Hoodline

Bay Area's Clipper START Program Goes Permanent, Halving Transit Fares for Lower-Income Riders
KQED

SF Planned to Improve Treasure Island’s Transit. Trump Took Back the Funds
San Francisco Standard

One thing Lurie won’t cut in his budget? Street cleaning
Fast Company

‘Jeopardy!’ star Ken Jennings is hosting a miniseries about the history of public transit
San Francisco Chronicle

California’s native oysters are unusually well adapted for climate change
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito advances amended plan for more housing
Mercury News

Bay Area breakthrough in imaging earthquakes with 1000 times more accuracy could revolutionize how we prepare for tremors
Mercury News

California has two of the nation’s oddest job markets
Mercury News

Tech companies slash hundreds of Bay Area jobs as hiring slump persists

Headlines for May 29, 2025

Gilroy Dispatch

Construction begins on key highway interchange
Cal Matters

How gentrification is killing the bus: California’s rising rents are pushing out commuters
Marin Independent Journal

Marin-Sonoma bike-share program shows early growth
San Jose Spotlight

Cupertino pulls funding for road safety improvement study
Mercury News

California lawmakers narrow Jay Leno bill to end smog checks for vehicles 35 years and older
Mercury News

US Supreme Court limits environmental review of major infrastructure projects
Mercury News

As Google retreats from real estate, will it still build the 15,000 homes it promised?
NBC Bay Area

First look at Berkeley's new affordable housing
San Francisco Standard

Lurie’s budget axes 1,000 city jobs, sources say
Cal Matters

Trump trade war has already had huge effect on California ports
San Francisco Business Journal

Bay Area transit service's milestone month called 'a really important part of downtown San Francisco’s recovery'
Knee Deep Times

San Francisco Youth Explore Flood Risk on Home Turf
Knee Deep Times

Federal Funding Flip-Flops Stop Work on California Forest Safety and Working Lands Projects
KPIX

5 dead gray whales found in the Bay Area in one week, Marine Mammal Center confirms

Headlines for May 28, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

Avoiding flight delays? These are the best and worst airlines at SFO
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Absolutely terrifying’: Oakland residents decry city’s removal of DIY speed bumps as sideshows surge
Marin Independent Journal

More Marin municipalities strengthen electric-bike safety rules
KQED

BART Meltdowns, Fare Hikes, Budget Cuts and Other Bay Area Transit Woes
East Bay Times

Return to normal BART service interrupted as fire sparks another shutdown
New York Times

This California Highway Is Now a Park. The Cars Are Gone, but Not the Anger.
San Francisco Chronicle

New San Francisco ADUs could soon be sold as condos
Mercury News

It’s not quite a ‘buyer’s market’ — but some indicators shows competition is cooling in the Bay Area housing market
KQED

Asm. Buffy Wicks Takes on a Sacred Cow to Build More Housing
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito scraps affordable housing rule in commercial zones
KTVU

Sausalito's housing-crisis struggle: Build 724 units by 2031
San Francisco Chronicle

Six Flags to cut 135 jobs in California, including at Vallejo and Santa Clara parks
Gilroy Dispatch

Gilroy City Council tells staff to enforce food truck regulations
Mercury News

After two decades of restoration work, a crucial Bay Area habitat returns to its original natural beauty
Local News Matters

Sunken ship in Oakland Estuary has environmental mission to spotlight plastic pollution

Headlines for May 27, 2025

San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo split on supporting regional transit measure
Local News Matters

SamTrans launches $40 Summer Youth Pass for unlimited rides
Local News Matters

SFMTA makes taxi, ride-hailing fare comparison program permanent after 2-year pilot
San Mateo Daily Journal

Foster City unsure of 92/101 project
San Mateo Daily Journal

Burlingame moves forward with Broadway rail line redesign
San Francisco Chronicle

All BART trains resume service nearly a week after fire knocked out key East Bay line
Mercury News

BART commute week opens with all lines open again
NBC Bay Area

Which California cities are most residents leaving and why: Study
San Jose Spotlight

Cupertino slow to build housing residents can afford
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco has a huge homeownership divide across generations. Is that starting to change?
Mercury News

It’s not quite a ‘buyer’s market’ — but some indicators shows competition is cooling in the Bay Area housing market
San Francisco Examiner

Will The City's plans to add more homes make housing affordable?
Marin Independent Journal

Two Marin women announce plans to open the county’s first women’s sports bar
Knee Deep Times

Federal Funding Flip-Flops Stop Work on California Forest Safety and Working Lands Projects
KPIX

Pacifica loses $50 million in FEMA funding to pay for a seawall project
Marin Independent Journal

Lagunitas Creek salmon habitat restoration project advances

Headlines for May 23, 2025

San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley transit agency expects multiyear budget deficit
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Inexcusable’: Two meltdowns in two weeks prompt soul-searching at BART
San Francisco Examiner

Fire shuts down BART line through at least Memorial Day
Marin Independent Journal

SMART seeks $45M in bridge toll revenue
SF Gate

How 2 Bay Area teenagers helped make a Marin County bus system better
Mass Transit

SFMTA awards WSP-PGH Wong Joint Venture program management contract for train control upgrades project
Local News Matters

‘Out of control’: Tens of thousands caught speeding in first month of SF camera rollout
Mercury News

‘Like getting tickets to a Taylor Swift concert’: State officials pledge improvements to botched e-bike signups
Mercury News

San Jose Airport passenger trips lose more altitude years after COVID
KPIX

California filing suit over U.S. Senate vote revoking state's EV mandate and strict emission standards
Mercury News

Here’s where the money Meta spent on its $1 billion pledge for affordable housing has gone
Mercury News

29% fewer California homes sold. Is the Fed to blame?
San Mateo Daily Journal

Foot traffic in Downtown San Mateo sees increase even after large surge
San Francisco Chronicle

$100 million investment set for an Oakland neighborhood
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito wrestles with approach to ‘formula retail’
Mercury News

The next big earthquake: When is the Bay Area due?
KQED

California’s Pelicans Are Once Again Starving. This Year, It’s the Babies

Headlines for May 22, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area workers are returning to office, but most aren’t taking transit, new data shows
NBC Bay Area

Examining BART's recurring issues and how agency plans to improve transit system
NBC Bay Area

SF Muni pushes safety, sense of community for transit riders
San Francisco Examiner

Tenderloin was the focus of Vision Zero. What’s next?
Local News Matters

Spanning a century: Oakland reopens iconic Leimert Bridge after seismic retrofit project
Cal Matters

US Senate blocks California’s electric car mandate in historic vote
San Francisco Chronicle

Santa Clara County approves $28.7 million for affordable housing projects
Vacaville Reporter

Luxury living under construction in Vacaville
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s massive Power Station development pivots from hotel to waterfront park
San Francisco Chronicle

California’s extraordinary tree die-off may finally be easing
Press Democrat

Federal funding cuts threaten Bodega Marine Lab’s pioneering program to save rare white abalone

Headlines for May 21, 2025

KQED

BART to Raise Fares Again as Deficit Looms
SF Gate

The simple change BART made that’s enhancing safety on trains
San Francisco Examiner

Your Muni fare is going up — again
Axios

Advocates push to revive "Vision Zero" amid rising pedestrian fatalities
Associated Press

Senate will try to block California vehicle standards that would phase out gas-powered cars
San Francisco Chronicle

Want a Bay Area starter home? In these 59 cities, it’ll cost you at least $1 million
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s Parkmerced to see big investment to lease up units but plans for expansion still on ice
Mercury News

Meta promised $1 billion for affordable housing. Then it quietly walked away
Mercury News

San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco downtown office markets stay weak
Fairfield Daily Republic

Walk in the Marsh trail work under way
Cal Matters

San Francisco Bay fish are contaminated with levels of ‘forever chemicals’ that could harm anglers