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Headlines for August 14, 2024

San Francisco Chronicle

A ‘gently used’ Caltrain locomotive is for sale — but there’s a 135-ton catch
Local News Matters

SamTrans’ expanded paratransit options give local riders with disabilities more flexibility
Press Democrat

From lower speed limits to improved crosswalks, Santa Rosa looks to bolster road safety
Mercury News

California auto insurance premiums soaring 54% this year
Fairfield Daily Republic

SolTrans offers free bus service for youth
KPIX

Santa Clara VTA seeks assistance for committee to ban "troublesome" riders
NBC Bay Area

Electric trucks, buses on showcase at Oakland arena
East Bay Times

Honking Waymo driverless cars blare horns at all hours, disrupting San Francisco residents’ sleep
Associated Press

Want to speed up a road or transit project? Just host a political convention
San Francisco Chronicle

Prop 5 ballot label doesn’t have to mention 2/3 voter approval rule
Vallejo Times-Herald

Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson’s Housing Bill AB 3057 passes Senate
Mercury News

$20 billion Bay Area housing bond could be cut from the ballot
Press Democrat

Bay Area’s $20 billion housing lifeline could be pulled from November ballot
San Jose Spotlight

$20B Bay Area housing bond lawsuit may not matter
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. financial tech company valued at $855 million shuts down, lays off entire staff
Cal Matters

Californians will vote on a $18 minimum wage. Workers already want $25 and more
KRON

Video: Huge great white shark follows Half Moon Bay kayakers

Headlines for August 13, 2024

Local News Matters

‘Model for future of all rail’: Caltrain debuts electric train, first of its kind in California
San Francisco Chronicle

This S.F. developer is building housing everywhere, except in the city: ‘Here it is not welcome’
Vallejo Times-Herald

SolTrans announces new schedules for improved connectivity, efficiency
San Mateo Daily Journal

New same-day options for riders of paratransit in San Mateo County
San Francisco Chronicle

Waymo robotaxis are now driving on S.F. freeways. What it means for company’s Bay Area expansion
Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit approves 2-year fleet replacement plan
Cal Matters

Billions more for California housing? Why some construction unions aren’t sold yet
Mercury News

Developer scuttles affordable housing project at prime San Jose site
KQED

Historic Japanese American Family Farm Is About to Fade Into Much-Needed Housing in San José
Cal Matters

Californians: Your rent may go up because of rising insurance rates
Bloomberg

Biden Invests $100 Million to Fuel Housing Construction
San Francisco Examiner

SF awards $500K in entertainment and nightlife grants
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. is giving grants to help revitalize downtown. Here are the first recipients
Richmondside

Garden designed for people with disabilities is coming to Richmond Greenway
Bay Nature

College Student Discovers 11 New Species of Predatory Worms in Bodega Bay

Headlines for August 12, 2024

Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Marin Transit, San Rafael can work together for benefit of all
New York Times

Los Angeles Has Promised a ‘Car-Free’ Olympics in 2028. Can It Do It?
Mercury News

Caltrain rolls out first electric train for trip from San Francisco to Millbrae
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain debuts electric train
San Francisco Chronicle

Caltrain debuts electric trains that are faster, more spacious and quieter than past models
San Francisco Chronicle

Why California’s high-speed rail project could look different if Trump regains the presidency
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area microclimates can feel completely different. This BART map shows how much
Mercury News

San Mateo County: Over $900,000 committed for older adults transportation program
San Francisco Chronicle

One type of S.F. parking citation jumped 62% in recent ‘intensive’ crackdown. Here’s the data
Press Democrat

Santa Rosa Transit Mall temporarily closing for renovations
Mercury News

The ‘A’ word: Affordability in housing has become a muddled term
Mercury News

A first-of-its kind housing project comes to Cupertino
Mercury News

Lawsuit: Opponents of $20 billion regional affordable housing bond say language is biased
Cal Matters

Why Silicon Valley wants to kill this AI bill
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito business district plan clears vote hurdles
Mercury News

A new plan seeks to protect California’s coast against a rising ocean. And it doesn’t require sea walls.
Local News Matters

Watch out for whales: Humpbacks swimming near Bay Area shores pose hazard to boaters
San Francisco Chronicle

Dead whale washes ashore at S.F.’s Fort Funston, one of several recent sightings

Headlines for August 9, 2024

Mass Transit

Bay Area transit agencies syncing schedules to improve transfers between systems, align schedule changes
San Francisco Examiner

BART touts schedule timed to other SF transit agencies
SF Gate

Bay Area's oldest train rolls out first public electrified service
Mercury News

Be careful where you park. AI is watching AC Transit bus stop lanes
KPIX

Oakland Unified debuts all-electric fleet of school buses; 1st in the nation
Local News Matters

Caltrain will reduce youth fares to ‘less than the cost of a boba tea’ starting in September
Marine Link

WETA Reveals New Details for San Francisco's Battery Electric Ferry Builds
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito awards contract for ferry plaza project
San Francisco Examiner

Great Highway closure another potentially permanent pandemic holdover
Vallejo Times-Herald

SolTrans continues to roll out community resources
Local News Matters

Road closures planned, traffic delays expected this weekend due to Outside Lands festival
Fresno Bee

High-speed rail agency in California gets new CEO. What experience does he bring?
Local News Matters

San Mateo supes decide against placing affordable housing measure on Nov. ballot
San Francisco Chronicle

Developers call it S.F.’s ‘newest neighborhood.’ Does it live up to the hype?
Fairfield Daily Republic

California Forever reaches out to county on new start to East Solano Plan
Reuters

Cisco to lay off thousands more in second job cut this year, sources say
San Jose Spotlight

Santana Row parking no longer free
NBC Bay Area

Local nonprofit offers recycled materials for art

Headlines for August 8, 2024

NBC Bay Area

Bay Area express lanes generate millions above projected revenue. Where is it all going?
BART

Unified schedule changes will improve transit service in the Bay Area
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. will keep expanding ban on right turns on red, with growing support to make it citywide
Local News Matters

Speed limit changes coming to several Fairfield streets following public survey
San Francisco Standard

Sideshows are out of control. Can the nerds take back the streets?
Ingleside Light

K Ingleside Quick-Build Project Starts This Weekend
Bay Nature

Don’t Make Them Cross the Road
Fairfield Daily Republic

Resolution introduced to name SF stretch of I-80 after Mays
KQED

What Will It Take to Improve EV Infrastructure in California?
Bloomberg

When Climate Funds Pay for Highway Expansion
San Francisco Chronicle

What a Fed rate cut would mean for Californians looking to buy or refinance a home
Mercury News

Are cheaper mortgages bad news for California’s housing market?
San Francisco Standard

Big companies leaving SF look bad — but the doomsayers are wrong about the reasons
Mercury News

Costco is cracking down on membership moochers
East Bay Times

Some Bay Area neighborhoods breathe more hazardous air. Here’s where they are.
East Bay Times

It’s a Rock Pigeon’s World

Headlines for August 7, 2024

Alameda Post

Plan Bay Area 2050+ Public Engagement Period Begins in August
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. ready to replace Muni train control system that runs on floppy disks
San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA board punts on additional red-light right-turn bans
KTVU

New AI cameras to target illegally parked vehicles on all AC Transit lines starting Wednesday
KRON

AI cameras target illegal parking on AC Transit lines
Alameda Post

AC Transit Preserves Key Routes in Draft Final Realign Plan
San Francisco Chronicle

Waymo’s robotaxis can now drive you beyond S.F. Here’s where
Press Democrat

What are ‘speed tables,’ and are they coming to Sonoma County-controlled roads?
Fairfield Daily Republic

WRM will welcome first BART car on Friday
San Jose Spotlight

Bay Area fund aims to speed up housing construction
Local News Matters

San Mateo supervisors to consider ballot measure authorizing more housing in county
NBC Bay Area

Daly City school district welcomes teachers, staff to affordable housing complex
San Jose Spotlight

Cupertino housing project designed for people with disabilities
San Francisco Chronicle

What the Oakland Coliseum sale could mean for the vast — and largely barren — property
Fairfield Daily Republic

Indoor ag represents more than $50 million to county gross value
Local News Matters

Algae infestation at Hidden Lakes Park in Martinez causes ‘substantial’ loss of fish
Berkeleyside

Is Berkeley’s Aquatic Park on the brink of a new era?

Headlines for August 6, 2024

San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley BART expansion has multimillion-dollar shortfall
Local News Matters

Leaders, advocates laud $5.1B federal grant to boost extension of Silicon Valley BART
San Francisco Examiner

In remote-work era, more people ride Muni for recreation than commutes
Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit approves $14M purchase agreement for San Rafael lot
East Bay Times

San Jose researcher designs robot to help children cross streets safely
Bloomberg

What a Beautiful Bus Stop Can Do
Fast Company

The rest of the world is building subways like crazy. The U.S. has pretty much given up
Alameda Post

$20B Housing Bond Measure on November Ballot
San Francisco Standard

SF plans to bus more homeless people out of town. Here’s where they’ve already been sent
San Jose Spotlight

Sunnyvale notches another affordable housing project
San Francisco Chronicle

41-story S.F. tower with hotel and office space proposed next to Transamerica Pyramid
KQED

Many Freelancers Don't Get Paid on Time. This California Bill Aims to Fix That
San Francisco Examiner

X's reported closure of SF HQ another blow to reeling Mid-Market
Fairfield Daily Republic

Air district board chair embarks on talk series
Gilroy Dispatch

OSA secures $800k in federal funds for local preserve improvements

Headlines for August 5, 2024

Press Democrat

Penngrove residents say traffic moving way too fast. Could ‘speed tables’ be one solution?
San Francisco Chronicle

Muni’s riders give S.F. transit service highest rating in years, with one noticeable caveat
Mercury News

Two Bay Area transit agencies win national transportation awards
San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley transit service wins international award
Mercury News

VTA announces billions of dollars in federal funding for BART to San Jose
Local News Matters

Leaders, advocates laud $5.1B federal grant to boost extension of Silicon Valley BART
San Francisco Standard

BART to get more federal money than any transit project outside New York City
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain to debut electric trains in a couple weeks
Mercury News

Free shuttle in Alameda will run through September
San Francisco Standard

Breed pressures SFMTA to kill Chinatown bike lanes after backlash
Mercury News

‘Charger hogs’ are ruining the electric vehicle experience. One company is clamping down on bad manners
Mercury News

Gas prices plummet in California over past three months
Mercury News

San Jose airport lands federal funding to bolster new terminal project
San Francisco Chronicle

Berkeley has a huge new dorm. The city’s downtown will never be the same
Berkeleyside

Dorm or luxury hotel? Peek inside UC Berkeley’s new $300M student housing complex
San Francisco Chronicle

Love Fest SF: Willie Brown rejects ‘doom loop’ label, invites world to visit city
Richmondside

Richmond has some of the worst air in the state. Our reporting aims to understand why.
KQED

See Which Bay Area Schools Are at Risk From Rising Seas
San Francisco Chronicle

Nation’s first citywide reusable cup program rolls out in the Bay Area

Headlines for August 2, 2024

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco drivers get the most red light tickets at these intersections
Fairfield Daily Republic

Highway 37 will someday become a toll road
KPIX

Driverless shuttles in Rossmoor
Newsweek

California High-Speed Rail Design Gets First Public Test
Napa Valley Register

American Canyon mulls Oat Hill housing
Cal Matters

‘Taking it off the speculative market’: These nonprofits help tenants afford to stay put
San Francisco Chronicle

Breed orders S.F. homeless people be offered bus tickets out of town before shelter or housing
Mercury News

Massive 501-unit Gilroy apartment inches forward amid simmering legal battle, comparisons to “television gangsters”
Gilroy Dispatch

Developer sues Gilroy for not approving 501-unit housing proposal
San Francisco Chronicle

Intel to cut 15,000 jobs in one of biggest mass tech layoffs since pandemic
Mercury News

Intel plans massive layoffs that will slash 15,000 workers worldwide
San Francisco Standard

What’s driving the Bay Area’s supposed tech hiring freeze?
KPIX

Seaweed could help fight climate change
San Francisco Chronicle

Wild horses are romping all over California’s massive dam-removal project

Headlines for August 1, 2024

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area FasTrak scams are surging again. This is how to spot them
Local News Matters

BART’s taller, stronger new fare gates swing into operation at Civic Center Station in SF
Axios

How parking meters became ubiquitous in San Francisco
San Jose Spotlight

Cupertino to upgrade bike lanes along major road
Gilroy Dispatch

Gourmet Alley construction update
Route Fifty

Trump, Harris offer starkly different paths on transportation policy
Vancouver Sun

TransLink employee takes nine-day journey from Vancouver to Tijuana — on public transit
SF Gate

Hoping to cut San Francisco rents, supervisors approve software-pricing ban
Mercury News

As workers return to the office, residents are moving back to cities, driving up home prices
San Francisco Standard

Caravan of the unwanted: Upheaval in condemned RV community shows the city has no plan
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. doesn’t really know how many people are homeless in the city. Here’s what experts say could help
Marin Independent Journal

Marin approves controversial rural housing linked to retail expansion
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose school bond could fund teacher housing
Napa Valley Register

Transit oriented development in Napa
Mercury News

East Bay candy factory will shut down after selling site two years ago
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area tech layoffs: Intel reportedly to cut thousands of jobs in major cost-saving move
Local News Matters

EPA awards San Francisco Estuary Partnership $10.6M for Bay Area watershed projects
San Francisco Chronicle

Yosemite rock climbers aid big comeback for once-endangered bird species