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Headlines for November 5, 2024

San Francisco Examiner

Feds give $55M to finalize electric SF Bay Ferry fleet
KPIX

San Francisco gets $55M grant for high-speed, zero-emission ferry network
Contra Costa Herald

Contra Costa Transportation Authority’s INNOVATE 680 Program to receive over $166 million mega-boost
Local News Matters

BART installs new fare gates at San Francisco airport to help protect against fare evasion
New York Times

San Franciscans Are ‘Fighting for Their Lives’ Over One Great Highway
Mercury News

California city sued over ‘unlawful ban on new housing’
Marin Independent Journal

Novato school district plans new panel for housing goal
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael reschedules Northgate housing hearing
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. plans revamp of Embarcadero Plaza into sprawling park with retail corridor and event stage
San Francisco Standard

A new park may come to SF’s Embarcadero with help from the Salesforce Tower owner
Bay Nature

A Hazardous Waste Site Becomes ‘San Francisco’s Next Great Park’
Knee Deep Times

Six “Unrealistic” Ideas for Deep Greening San Francisco
Bay Nature

A Hazardous Waste Site Becomes ‘San Francisco’s Next Great Park’

Headlines for November 4, 2024

Napa Valley Register

Here's what drivers are experiencing at Napa's new Soscol Junction
Local News Matters

Caltrain advisory panel has six openings for representatives of pedestrian, cycling public
Mercury News

California is about to change fuel standards. That means higher gas prices. But how high?
Cal Transit

New Wayfinding Designs Unify Bay Area Transit Agencies
Mercury News

Patients are relying on Lyft, Uber to travel far distances to medical care
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose streets getting traffic cameras to improve safety
KGO-TV

Bay Area roads receive 67 percent score from Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Local News Matters

Annual pavement report finds no major changes in Bay Area’s road conditions
Press Democrat

American Canyon tops Fortune’s list of ‘Best Places to Retire Affordably’ 2024
Marin Independent Journal

George Russell: Another big housing project drops on Novato
San Francisco Chronicle

Exclusive: AI-powered S.F. startup slated to move headquarters downtown with big new lease
Local News Matters

Bay Area ports receive millions from EPA fund to trim carbon emissions, update equipment
Mercury News

In California, employers must give you time off to vote. Here’s how that works
Cal Matters

Why California’s vote count will take days

Headlines for November 1, 2024

San Francisco Chronicle

Where are the best and worst roads in the Bay Area? New report ranks cities
KPIX

Bay Area pavement report card finds few changes, Larkspur tops list
Marin Independent Journal

Marin officials scrutinize Larkspur ferry expansion plans
Local News Matters

San Ramon’s Bollinger Canyon Road to close for 3 days for trail overcrossing construction
Bloomberg

Robotaxis Are No Friend of Public Transportation
San Francisco Chronicle

First look at plans to redevelop site of Oakland’s deadly Ghost Ship fire into affordable housing
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose leaders wants to give developers more control
San Francisco Chronicle

Moscone Center loses another conference in latest blow to S.F. tourism sector
Press Democrat

Hotel project near Sonoma County airport breaks ground
Mercury News

Environmentalists buy part of huge ranch at center of mining controversy in Santa Clara County
Marin Independent Journal

Richardson Bay ‘eelgrass protection zone’ goes into effect
Cal Matters

‘Immediate threat’: Mussel invades California’s Delta, first time in North America

Headlines for October 31, 2024

Mass Transit

Results of MTC’s 2024 Clipper survey show satisfaction among users at 94 percent
NBC Bay Area

VTA announces new funding to develop transit villages in South Bay
Progressive Railroading

USDOT awards $545M loan to BART for new rail cars
San Francisco Chronicle

Zoox to offer driverless rides in its new robotaxis, but only in this part of San Francisco
Napa Valley Register

Napa Valley College students' bus fares to drop from $220 to $8 per semester
Richmondside

What’s Up: Free Friday ferry rides from Richmond to San Francisco
Smart Cities

Is US high-speed rail finally on a roll?
San Francisco Examiner

Bayview residents divided over new plan to redevelop Candlestick Point
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. has spent millions on a parking site for the homeless. It’s finally got reliable electricity
San Francisco Examiner

Homeless SF families call for transparency in $50M plan
NBC Bay Area

New interim housing site opens in San Jose
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael commission signs off on Northgate mall project
Mercury News

Hotel De Anza in downtown San Jose bought for just over $11 million
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco just opened two new parks: Here are 12 ways to explore them
Berkeleyside

Berkeley tries to rein in off-leash dogs at Cesar Chavez Park amid burrowing owl nesting season
San Mateo Daily Journal

Sea-level rise, shoreline in focus for Redwood Shores

Headlines for October 30, 2024

San Francisco Examiner

Downtown SF rail extension gets $25M boost from the federal government
East Bay Times

Passengers seem pleased with new Oakland Alameda Water Shuttle
Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit responds to resistance on San Rafael bus lot
Marin Independent Journal

More toll hikes proposed for Bay Area bridges
Local News Matters

Next stop, the 21st century: MUNI ditching its obsolete tech to limit delays, win back riders
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. approves $700-a-month sleeping pods in former bank. Now the operator has plans for more
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. program made ‘crucial investment’ to support public housing. It will soon expire
San Francisco Chronicle

New data shows just how big an impact California’s insurance crisis is having on home sales
San Francisco Examiner

Chinatown affordable-housing tower clears key hurdle
San Francisco Chronicle

Visa to lay off 1,400 employees to streamline global operations
San Francisco Chronicle

Reports of S.F. coyote encounters exploded this year. What should the city do about it?
NBC Bay Area

Climate tech conference gets underway in Silicon Valley

Headlines for October 29, 2024

San Francisco Chronicle

Ferry rides between Richmond and S.F. will be free on Fridays for rest of 2024
Marin Independent Journal

Marin agency approves $11.86M for transit projects
Local News Matters

‘A huge victory’: $81M to extend SMART rail service from Windsor through Healdsburg
Clean Technica

Which Form of Transit Has the Smallest Carbon Footprint?
San Francisco Standard

‘A big dirt hole’: Candlestick Park is a broken promise to San Francisco’s Black community
Mercury News

Despite more Bay Area tech layoffs, hope for sector as pace of job cuts slows
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. has lost 45,000 jobs since 2019. These industries were hit the hardest
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco car rental startup exits most U.S. markets, cuts workforce by half
Bay Nature

The Pacific mole crab thrives in tumult

Headlines for October 28, 2024

San Francisco Chronicle

New lanes meant to speed up Bay Area traffic may be slowing some drivers down
SF Gate

An on-demand shuttle service is quietly reshaping Bay Area transit
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Wheels usage has surged this year. Here’s what is driving the uptick
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Skyway: New cycling path across entire Bay Bridge pushed back to 2033
San Francisco Chronicle

North Bay’s passenger train awarded millions to extend service in Wine Country
Daily Cal

BART receives $25M award for North Berkeley Station mobility enhancements
Alameda Post

$12M State Grant Awarded for Electrification of Harbor Bay Ferry Service
The Oaklandside

OakDOT paving plan hits a pothole, but roadwork will continue for now
KQED

Another Tragic SF Pedestrian Death Raises the Question: Is Vision Zero a Failure?
Local News Matters

On the road to toll hikes: Public can comment on proposed new rates for 7 Bay Area bridges
Cal Matters

California’s plan to overhaul a key climate program — raising the cost of gas — ignites debate
San Francisco Chronicle

Maps show where a small group of owners is buying up Bay Area land
San Francisco Examiner

Supes could give long-delayed Candlestick Park redevelopment new life
San Francisco Standard

Who wants to own a dead mall? San Francisco Centre up for grabs
Mercury News

California’s 2024 Dungeness crab season postponed to protect whales
Mercury News

Environmentalists buy part of huge ranch at center of mining controversy in Santa Clara County

Headlines for October 24, 2024

Calmatters

Which California ballot props are likely to pass?
LA Times

L.A.’s promise of “car free” Olympics running short on time and money
LA Times

A rail connection to LAX
LA Times

What should L.A. do about homelessness? Renters and homeowners answer differently, poll finds
Mercury News

Eye-catching vision emerges for San Jose three-tower housing project
Calmatters

Walters: California reservoirs are full, but water politics may trump hydrology

Headlines for October 22, 2024

San Francisco Chronicle

600 applicants for 68 apartments: Tahoe’s largest affordable housing development welcomes residents
Napa Valley Register

American Canyon looks at Highway 29 traffic reliever route
Berkeleyside

Incoming BART board director Barnali Ghosh: Trains should be ‘reliable, frequent, clean and safe’
San Francisco Chronicle

Time is running out for BART. Can Bay Area leaders save it?
Politico

Will penny-pinching voters doom LA’s latest effort to end homelessness?
Mercury News

Farms or subdivisions? Ballot measure would curb development on Silicon Valley’s southern edges
SF Examiner

Public-private vision for $30 million Embarcadero Plaza overhaul advances
San Francisco Chronicle

New S.F. waterfront park opens today next to Chase Center, featuring Bay Bridge steel
San Francisco Chronicle

Founder of state’s latest planned tech utopia explains how it isn’t like California Forever
Marin IJ

Tech companies chop hundreds more Bay Area jobs as industry wobbles
Marin IJ

Sausalito sea level rise plan advances

Headlines for October 21, 2024

Mercury News

Caltrans creates equity tool to learn from past infrastructure mistakes
San Francisco Standard

These are the SF intersections where you’re most likely to get a red-light ticket
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Muni approves $212 million technology to replace floppy disks
Mercury News

SamTrans, bus operators set mediation date as contentious negotiations continue
Marin Independent Journal

SMART plans system closure to prepare new Petaluma station
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Hop aboard LumaGo, Petaluma’s new fare-free shuttle service
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. homes are taking longer to sell — except in this part of the city
Mercury News

Farms or subdivisions? Ballot measure would curb development on Silicon Valley’s southern edges
Marin Independent Journal

Marin creek protection ordinance stirs new criticism
The Oaklandside

Senior housing breaks ground at Lake Merritt BART
Mercury News

Bay Area job gains in September produce nearly half of state’s growth
Press Democrat

Lost in the aisles: PD reporter, a Costco newbie, nearly falls prey to store’s allure at Napa grand opening
San Francisco Chronicle

‘We refuse to go backwards’: Hundreds of S.F. luxury hotel’s workers join strike
Local News Matters

Microplastic pollution is everywhere, even in exhaled breath of dolphins, researchers find
Marin Independent Journal

Tiburon eyes $1.4M grant for shoreline project
Berkeleyside

The monarch butterfly is counting on you