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Headlines for December 20, 2024

SFMTA

Taken with Transportation Podcast
Mercury News

Nystrom Village redevelopment dreams reignited in Richmond
Fairfield Daily Republic

Solano County continues own housing development options
SF Examiner

These are SFs main office-to-housing hurdles
LA Times

How fighting affordable housing nearly bankrupted one of America’s richest towns [Portola Valley]
LA Times

Battle over luxury Verdugo Mountains housing development spills into court
East Bay Times

San Jose housing project may add auto dealer building in fresh shift
East Bay Times

Dave & Buster’s eyes expansion at choice spot near East Bay waterfront
SF Examiner

Amazon warehouse workers in San Francisco join nationwide strike
SF Examiner

Marriott hotel workers ratify contract after union says Lurie lent hand
SF Chronicle

Owner of sixth-largest S.F. hotel surrenders it to lenders
SF Examiner

SF office market shows year-end signs of rebound
Mercury News

PG&E power bills will rise after utility secures approval for 6th rate hike in 2024
Mercury News

California nets large population increase in 2024 — nearly returning to pre-pandemic level

Headlines for December 19, 2024

Mercury News

Toll Authority approves measure to further increase Bay Area bridge tolls starting in 2026
San Mateo Daily Journal

Bridge tolls heading to $11.50 in San Mateo County
SF Examiner

Tenderloin neighborhood advocates say Taylor Street widening ‘overdue’
East Bay Times

How did East Bay’s most dangerous highway see fatal crash numbers fall dramatically in 2024?
CalMatters

California’s lemon law is changing and car buyers have fewer protections in the new year
Berkeleyside

Berkeley zoning board approves 17-story apartment building at former United Artists Theater
Mercury News

Housing development to replace San Jose office building takes shape
SF Standard

Revealed: The anonymous donor behind $100M Market St. housing project
Washington Post

Companies that mandate RTO see slower workforce growth, studies show
Sacramento Bee

Biden’s EPA approves California climate rules including ban on new gas car sales in 2035
CalMatters

New decisions boost California’s zero-emission vehicle mandate, but major hurdles remain
SF Chronicle

PG&E wins $15 billion loan from Biden administration to expand grid
SF Standard

Sacramento man sues over ‘discriminatory’ Bay Bridge lights, says they cause suicidal thoughts

Headlines for December 18, 2024

Fairfield Daily Republic

SF Bay Ferry makes history with 3-battery vessel purchases
East Bay Times

EPA grants California authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Action faces reversal by Trump
SF Chronicle

California’s fourth-largest home insurer to drop all condo, rental policies
Press Democrat

Sonoma County government has $60 million in building projects underway. Here’s a look
Marin IJ

Marin City housing developer files Tam Valley plan
SF Chronicle

22-story development proposed on S.F. oceanfront — where a 50-story tower was previously pitched
SF Chronicle

S.F. gig staffing company to pay $1 million to settle claims it deprived workers of benefits

Headlines for December 17, 2024

SF Chronicle

California’s high-speed rail project may be in trouble — again
SF Examiner

SF landlords owe highest security-deposit interest rate in 15 years
Mercury News

Google pays San Jose advanced benefits as downtown village plan lags
East Bay Times

Phillips 66 to build 88-acre solar project on Contra Costa County site
CalMatters

Here’s how California plans to get millions of adults without college degrees into better jobs
LA Times

Salaries of $500,000 and up are ‘a dime a dozen’ in this California region, report says
SF Chronicle

Daniel Lurie puts former Twitter executive in charge of revitalizing downtown S.F.
SF Chronicle

S.F.’s office vacancy drops for the first time in over four years
SF Chronicle

Here’s what surprised scientists about California storm that spawned a tornado
LA Times

Supreme Court dismisses constitutional claim in California air pollution case
CalMatters

Walters: Can new state regulations resolve California’s existential insurance crisis?

Headlines for December 16, 2024

Marin IJ

Sausalito board backs plan for bike lanes, crosswalks
SF Examiner

Lurie mum on future SFMTA leader with Tumlin departing
SF Examiner

Great Highway inches closer to coastal park after state commission's vote
SF Examiner

Oakland appeals federal injunction of ‘San Francisco’ airport moniker
CalMatters

California lawmakers want to cut red tape to ramp up clean energy but rural communities push back
CalMatters

‘No way, not possible’: California has a plan for new water rules. Will it save salmon from extinction?
East Bay Times

California auto emissions case gets US Supreme Court review
PR Newswire

MTC, Transit Agencies Debut Bay Area's New Transit Maps and Signs
Marin IJ

Bay Area planners to poll residents on transportation tax
Marin IJ

Marin Transit approves $3.7M contract for bus lot with solar canopy
SF Chronicle

Fewer people are living together in the Bay Area — and it's driving up housing demand
Sf Chronicle

The Bay Area still has the highest cost of living in the U.S. But one region is catching up
Mercury News

California’s plan to stabilize its home insurance market is now law. Will it work?
SF Examiner

Population loss in SF earns dubious distinction nationally
Berkeleyside

City approves plan for North Berkeley BART housing

Headlines for December 13, 2024

KQED

The Ongoing Saga of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Bike Lane
San Francisco Chronicle

Controversial Muni transportation chief Jeffrey Tumlin stepping down
KQED

San Francisco Public Transit Boss Jeffrey Tumlin to Resign
SFMTA

Mobility for Everyone
San Francisco Standard

Great Highway park wins state approval
Mercury News

Walters: California’s housing crisis has gotten worse in last 30 years
Local News Matters

San Jose housing plan slashes affordable homes, leaving advocates disappointed
San Jose Spotlight

New luxury apartments could boost downtown San Jose
San Francisco Standard

Safeway blames shoplifting for closure. Guards say the store loses $7,000 a day to theft
Richmondside

Iconic Down Home Music expects to raise enough money to buy El Cerrito space
KPIX

Holiday revelry in United States produces massive quantity of plastic waste
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area storms will bring high surf to beaches, coastal flood risk
NBC Bay Area

Feeding cattle seaweed reduces methane gas emissions
Bay Nature

Large-Scale Solar Is Coming to Tiger Salamander Country

Headlines for December 12, 2024

KTVU

San Francisco Bay Area bridge tolls could go above $10 by 2030
The Oaklandside

The initial verdict is in for Oakland’s Universal Basic Mobility program: ‘extremely helpful’
San Francisco Chronicle

Rare parking crackdown at S.F. landmark catches staffers by surprise
SF Gate

San Francisco officials delay crackdown on parking law
San Francisco Standard

Photos: Billie Eilish stans ride a special Caltrain to San Jose concert
KQED

San Francisco Wants to Make It Cheaper for Developers to Build Housing Downtown
San Francisco Chronicle

Is the S.F. Bay Area full of people making millions? This data shows a dramatic trend
San Francisco Examiner

Nearly 1,400 SFUSD workers eligible for early-retirement buyouts
San Francisco Standard

SFSU students worry layoffs will ruin their education
Vallejo Times-Herald

Solano’s jobless rate ticks up
Local News Matters

Martinez refinery’s $4.4 million settlement will go to environmental projects in the Bay
Mercury News

EPA awards $144 million to California to phase out big diesel trucks
Marin Independent Journal

Lawsuit delays removal of Point Reyes elk fence

Headlines for December 11, 2024

Politico

Can a ballot measure save BART?
Marin Independent Journal

Bay Area planners to poll residents on transportation tax
Smart Cities

Lowest-income households face highest transportation cost burden: federal report
San Francisco Chronicle

San Franciscans are using Bay Wheels more than ever. These maps show where they’re riding
San Mateo Daily Journal

Bike lanes in North Central Sab Mateo still an issue
Mercury News

Opinion: To boost BART, make rides free and raise taxes to cover costs
Local News Matters

Holiday Train delivers Christmas cheer to thousands of families along Peninsula route
San Francisco Chronicle

General Motors exits robotaxi market, refocuses Cruise after San Francisco crash
San Francisco Examiner

Cruise's future in SF unclear after GM pulls plug on robotaxis
SF Gate

Caltrain's Billie Eilish 'test run' could be the first of many
San Francisco Chronicle

Safeway to close struggling S.F. location over concerns about customer safety, theft
San Francisco Chronicle

Former Chevron HQ site could become 2,510 new East Bay homes
San Francisco Examiner

SF supervisors overturn expanded overnight RV parking restrictions
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco claws back RV parking restrictions adopted this fall to curb homelessness
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. has the same housing goals as New York City — which is 10 times its size
Richmondside

Downtown Richmond Walgreens to close
Marin Independent Journal

Mill Valley marsh restoration effort gets $670,000 grant
KPIX

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service plan to list monarch butterflies as threatened species
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. rates its parks from best to worst based on 300 criteria. Here’s how each park scores

Headlines for December 10, 2024

Bloomberg

San Francisco, Paris Named Best Cities for Urban Transportation
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. to restrict parking in 2025 — but exactly how many spots will be affected?
San Francisco Chronicle

Muni fares set to rise in San Francisco starting Jan. 1
San Francisco Examiner

Muni fares to increase for first time since pandemic
San Francisco Examiner

Where Great Highway closure fits in national roadway reexamination
Press Democrat

SMART to suspend weekend service Dec. 14-15 for testing, construction
Richmondside

Richmond makes progress completing projects to deter reckless drivers
San Mateo Daily Journal

Port of Redwood City ends year with grants, award
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo County Transportation Authority awarding $26.8M for pedestrian, bicycle and congestion relief projects
Cal Matters

Polluted communities hold their breath as companies struggle with California’s diesel truck ban
Mercury News

San Jose green homes and tech hubs project is due to launch in 2025
San Francisco Chronicle

Former Chevron HQ site could become 2,510 new East Bay homes
San Francisco Chronicle

Marin County town pushes back against affordable housing project: ‘Misplaced nitpicking’
Mercury News

Berkeley forgoes air rights to move forward Ashby BART development
San Francisco Chronicle

Another AI firm is leasing office space in downtown S.F., and expects to take more next year
Mercury News

Californians have dim view of Newsom’s handling of economy, poll finds
Mercury News

Boeing lays off hundreds in California and Washington as part of cuts announced previously
Press Democrat

Southeast Greenway celebration honors decade-plus work to acquire Santa Rosa’s newest park as supporters look ahead
Local News Matters

Bay commission adopts regional plan to gird coastal communities for impact of rising seas
Marin Independent Journal

Marin awarded nearly $6M for coastal projects
Berkeleyside

King tides surface a trashy problem for the bay

Headlines for December 9, 2024

Mercury News

‘Billie Car’: Eilish fans can take special train to concert at SAP Center
Mercury News

South Bay state senator proposes to bar resale of diesel-powered trains
KPIX

San Francisco MTA says it will raise most Muni fares in January
The Oaklandside

North Oakland slow streets project is postponed after local outcry
Fairfield Daily Republic

STA directors meet Wednesday
Mercury News

Is a California EV rebate the answer if federal support ends?
San Jose Spotlight

Philbrick: Transit workers make your holiday trips possible
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: SMART must keep pushing to fulfill path promises
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco housing is second only to Brooklyn and Boston for oldest dwellings
San Jose Spotlight

Affordable housing preserved for East San Jose families
San Francisco Chronicle

Marin County town pushes back against affordable housing project: ‘Misplaced nitpicking’
Mercury News

Oakland braces for possible layoffs to clear nearly $130 million deficit
San Francisco Examiner

Sam Wo’s fate to be determined by mid-January, owner says
Knee Deep Times

Don’t Tidy, Leave Winter Homes for Insects
Bay Nature

Condor Chauffeur
KQED

What's Causing Hazy Skies Across the Bay Area? Here's What to Know
San Mateo Daily Journal

Belmont Creek restoration continues in midst of tight deadline
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito invests $1.9M to boost energy savings