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Headlines for September 5, 2024

SFMTA

Podcast: Ahoy! Boat Tram historic streetcar
KPIX

BART installs new fare gates and turns old tickets into a fashion design project
Fairfield Daily Republic

Nut Tree Airport project progressing
Mercury News

How much does an Uber driver make?
Mercury News

New cars cost too much? Consumer Reports offers used model ‘top picks’. Here’s the top 10
Bloomberg

Madrid to Ban E-Scooter Rentals, Following Lead Set in Paris
Mercury News

Former San Rafael mayor, Golden Gate Bridge District president Al Boro dies
Mercury News

Housing cost slowdown to run into 2025, San Francisco Fed suggests
Local News Matters

San Francisco becomes first in nation to ban use of AI algorithmic tools to set rent prices
San Francisco Examiner

Giants-led Mission Rock development team opens second apartment tower
Mercury News

‘A second slap in the face:’ Tiny homes housing vs. jail diversion sparks a fresh round of neighborhood outrage in San Jose
KQED

Berkeley Could Sweep Homeless Encampments Without Offering Shelter Under New Proposal
NBC Bay Area

Menlo Park bookstore adding surcharge to help employees
Mercury News

Can movie theaters survive in the Bay Area?
San Francisco Chronicle

Intel announces first round of layoffs. Here’s how many Bay Area employees were affected
Mercury News

Bay Area Intel layoffs surface after tech titan warns of huge job cuts
Bay Nature

Bees Are Heating Up. How Will They Cope?
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area getting new park with glorious views of the Golden Gate Bridge

Headlines for September 4, 2024

Fairfield Daily Republic

Walk this way: Tips for keeping pedestrians safe
Mercury News

San Jose airport trips gain summer altitude in hopeful economic sign
NBC Bay Area

Gov. Gavin Newsom calls California lawmakers into a special session to find ways to cut gas prices
KCRA

Sacramento Regional Transit launches low-floor trains that increase accessibility
Route Fifty

Cities are trying to cut down on cars. Some states are standing in their way.
San Francisco Chronicle

California poised to become first state where cars must warn drivers when they’re speeding
KPIX

San Francisco pedestrians, cyclists lobby to expand ban on right turns at red lights
Bloomberg

The Outsized Cost of Expanding US Roads
KQED

It Was a Sleepy Year For Housing Legislation; Here Are Some That Made It Through
Mercury News

Big affordable housing development might sprout near downtown San Jose
San Mateo Daily Journal

Developers cautiously optimistic on residential market in San Mateo County
The Oaklandside

Oakland finalizes sale of its share of Coliseum to AASEG
NBC Bay Area

Plastic recycling project in the works at UC Berkeley

Headlines for September 3, 2024

Local News Matters

Caltrain rolls out $1 youth fare, making train rides ‘now easier than ever’ for young riders
Mass Transit

City of Fairfield’s FAST transit service unveils three BEBs
Contra Costa Herald

MTC, SPUR to hold webinar on Bay Area transit planning Sept. 3
San Francisco Chronicle

Did your car witness a crime?
Mercury News

‘Willie Mays Highway’ bill approved by California Legislature
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s how much money you need to make to buy a ‘starter home’ in the Bay Area
Marin Independent Journal

Novato updates housing code to align with state law
Marin Independent Journal

Marin City critics pan Tam Junction housing offshoot
New York Times

This Is How to Fix the Housing Crisis
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s what kind of home you can buy with $1.5 million in 12 Bay Area cities
San Francisco Chronicle

Nearly 2,500 Bay Area hotel workers strike at seven hotels in biggest walkout since 2018
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael-based BioMarin to lay off 225 employees
Mercury News

Gray wolf population growing fast in California — up sixfold in the past five years
Los Angeles Times

Has a UC Berkeley chemistry lab discovered the holy grail of plastic recycling?
Press Democrat

PD Editorial: Time to revisit county groundwater rules
San Jose Spotlight

East San Jose gets funds to clean lake

Headlines for August 30, 2024

San Francisco Examiner

California ban on driverless trucks heads to Newsom’s desk — again
East Bay Times

BART charges ahead with building more electric vehicle plugs following federal grant
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s when to expect the worst Bay Area traffic during Labor Day weekend
Petaluma Argus-Courier

New bike lanes on Petaluma’s D Street draw praise, ire
Mercury News

Hundreds of affordable homes might sprout on vacant lot in San Jose
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael site proposed for 213-apartment complex
Marin Independent Journal

Study ranks Marin as best place to retire in California
San Francisco Examiner

State Legislature passes Wiener’s controversial AI safety bill
San Jose Spotlight

AI companies see San Jose as a place for growth
San Francisco Chronicle

Elon Musk to shut down X’s San Francisco headquarters on Friday the 13th
Bay Nature

The Pocket Forests Grow Thick
KPIX

Process to recycle plastics indefinitely being developed at UC Berkeley
Cal Matters

A stunt or first step? Inside California’s last-minute effort to cut electric bills and streamline clean energy
San Francisco Chronicle

California Labor Day weekend weather includes heat, fog, smoke and winds

Headlines for August 29, 2024

Mercury News

Pack your patience: Labor Day travel expected to shatter records
San Francisco Chronicle

Waymo eyes S.F. robotaxi expansion, personal vehicles after first-year ‘success’
Mercury News

Questions growing about safety of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system
Mass Transit

L.A. Metro ridership increased for 20th straight month in July
New York Times

M.T.A. Says No More Free Bus Rides for Fare Evaders
San Francisco Chronicle

Kamala Harris’ YIMBY push for more housing hitting overdrive
Mercury News

San Mateo County approves $14 million loan for its largest affordable housing project
Fairfield Daily Republic

Vaca development, with investor ties to California Forever, advancing
San Francisco Examiner

The Crossing at East Cut, popular downtown pop-up park, earns top awards
Cal Matters

California’s fast food workers got a $20 minimum wage, but is it working? It’s debatable
San Francisco Standard

AI firms are SF’s most desired tenants. Here’s how much office space they’re gobbling up
Cal Matters

1 in 6 CHP jobs are vacant — despite historic raises and Newsom’s hiring campaign
Hoodline

San Francisco Partnership Collaborates with Community Organizations and Tribes to Address Tap Water Quality Concerns
Marin Independent Journal

Mount Tamalpais search party finds rare bee

Headlines for August 28, 2024

Mass Transit

BART to launch Safe Trips to BART safety plan
Mass Transit

Santa Clara VTA launches Microsite dedicated to BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension Project
Grist

The forgotten fight to ban gas-powered cars in the 1960s
Mercury News

Big housing project near San Jose train stop gets affordable revamp
Local News Matters

Supervisors to consider splitting Marin City affordable apartment project into two sites
Bloomberg

Intergenerational Housing Could Help Older Adults Combat Loneliness
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area tech layoffs: Apple announces rare wave of job cuts
San Francisco Standard

The city is loving its coyotes to death. How can we learn to live alongside them?
Marin Independent Journal

Farallon Islands whale fracas reported by biologists

Headlines for August 27, 2024

SF Gate

Here's what's happening to the thousands of leftover BART paper tickets
Mountain View Voice

Caltrain releases new electric train service schedule
Newsweek

San Francisco $8.26 Billion Rail Expansion Plan Gets Update
San Mateo Daily Journal

Regional transit tax revisited in San Mateo County
San Mateo Daily Journal

SamTrans workers don’t strike, but negotiations continue
KQED

More BART Stations Could Soon Get EV Chargers Thanks to Federal Funding
San Francisco Chronicle

This Bay Area surfing town is struggling to house its workers. A co-op could help
Marin Independent Journal

Marin supervisors approve financing for senior housing complex
San Mateo Daily Journal

Affordable housing development to lower income thresholds in San Mateo
Mercury News

Surprise! California could have 60,000 more jobs than previously reported
Mercury News

New waves of Cisco layoffs surface as tech job cuts worsen in Bay Area
Marin Independent Journal

Marin agriculture sector suffers another drop in gross value
Alameda Post

New Plan Maps Route for Finishing Bay Trail
San Francisco Chronicle

Fences by homes on popular California beach found in violation of local law
San Francisco Examiner

La Niña Watch: Just how wet will San Francisco get?

Headlines for August 26, 2024

Mercury News

Regional transportation committee eyes 2026 ballot measure for Bay Area transit funding
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. commuters and tourists learn to get around without Twin Peaks Tunnel
San Francisco Chronicle

Should S.F.’s Great Highway be permanently closed to cars? West side residents are divided
San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA rolls out service changes
Local News Matters

‘Deeply disappointed’: SamTrans braces for work stoppage after union rejects contract
New York Times

Fare Evasion Surges on N.Y.C. Buses, Where 48% of Riders Fail to Pay
San Francisco Chronicle

The reinvention of this S.F. island is undergoing its first phase — the rest will take decades
Press Democrat

Gallaher Community Housing, Windsor Unified schools ink pact to pave way for development of shuttered elementary site
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose tiny homes construction faces ongoing delays
San Mateo Daily Journal

Affordable housing approved on Millbrae’s Broadway
Mercury News

Bay Area home sales up 19% from last July, as prices remain strong
San Francisco Standard

There’s a clearance sale for San Francisco real estate. Here’s who’s buying
Mercury News

Yosemite National Park: Crews restore damaged landscape back to conditions not seen in 150 years
Cal Matters

Technically, California won’t delay an oil well protection law — but Newsom axes funding to enforce it

Headlines for August 23, 2024

Mercury News

A million-and-a-half cyclists, 67 turnouts, 10 years: How Mt. Diablo embraced safety and made history
Railway Gazette

Caltrain Downtown Rail Extension contract awarded
San Francisco Chronicle

Cruise’s robotaxis are returning to paid driverless ride-hailing — with the help of a competitor
Press Democrat

PD Editorial: Slow down to save lives
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Maria Drive neighbors await end of summer roadwork
San Francisco Standard

Humboldt ‘dismayed’ with SF homeless bus program. Turns out they bus people here too
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose apartments designed for people with disabilities
Mercury News

Community uproar forces delay of county’s plan to transform San Jose tiny home site into jail diversion
Marin Independent Journal

Tam Junction site proposed as solution to Marin City housing conflict
Local News Matters

Sunnyvale awards nearly $30M to build 600 affordable homes for unhoused residents
Mercury News

Could a Harris administration spur construction of 3 million new homes?
Bloomberg

With Housing Costs High, Democrats Hone YIMBY Message
San Francisco Standard

SF icon Julius’ Castle close to reopening after 12-year restoration saga
Mercury News

San Jose mixed-use tower site loan goes into default amid office woes
Press Democrat

2014 South Napa quake dealt severe blow to downtown. But it also ushered in its rebirth
Bay Nature

How to Tell Our Local Turtles Apart
Gilroy Dispatch

OSA announces winners of Coyote Valley photo contest

Headlines for August 22, 2024

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. police are pulling over a lot more drivers. These citations have tripled from last year
Press Democrat

Speed limits dropping soon on dozens of Santa Rosa streets
San Francisco Standard

Parents’ hush-hush back-to-school hack: Sending their kids off in a Waymo
Knee Deep Times

Delivering BART Muck to South Bay Marshes?
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: ‘Rooted in Marin’ survey is a good start
San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley housing coalition rethinks future without bond measure
Marin Independent Journal

Novato schools opt into new Marin workforce housing coalition
Marin Independent Journal

Developer proposes 240-unit senior housing
Mercury News

Google preps huge San Jose site for advanced research and tech efforts
Napa Valley Register

Costco announces Napa job opportunities, expects to hire 300
Knee Deep Times

Uncertainty Requires a Buffet of Resilience Choices
Knee Deep Times

Knock-On Flood Threat Gets 4-Inch Reality Check
Vallejo Times-Herald

Solano Land Trust opens new park