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Headlines for August 7, 2024

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
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
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
Berkeleyside

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

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

Headlines for August 6, 2024

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
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
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
San Francisco Examiner

X's reported closure of SF HQ another blow to reeling Mid-Market
KQED

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

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
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
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

Newsweek

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

American Canyon mulls Oat Hill housing
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
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
Cal Matters

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

Headlines for July 31, 2024

Local News Matters

GIG Car Share to cease service in December citing decreased demand and rising costs
Newsweek

Is Kamala Harris On Board with High-Speed Rail?
Mercury News

Big Lots to close dozens of stores around California, including Bay Area locations
San Francisco Examiner

Measure to fund Muni by taxing Uber, Waymo heads to November ballot
SF Gate

New report shows dramatic drop in San Francisco traffic enforcement
San Francisco Standard

One year, 14,000 tickets: How delivery giants shrug off fines and flout SF’s parking laws
Berkeleyside

Photos: UC Berkeley starts construction at People’s Park
San Francisco Standard

SF Lot remains empty
Vacaville Reporter

Solano Land Trust welcomes California Forever removal
Bloomberg

A Radical Fix for Britain’s Housing Crisis: A New Offshore City
San Francisco Chronicle

Legislation could add nearly 900 acres to Golden Gate National Recreation Area
KPIX

Longfin smelt in San Francisco Bay and Delta added to Endangered Species List

Headlines for July 30, 2024

San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley ride-share service offers free summer rides
San Francisco Chronicle

Yes, there are more driverless Waymos in S.F. Here’s how busy they are
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Electrified Angel Island ferry fits state goal
KQED

BART’s New Evasion-Resistant Gates Arrive in San Francisco for the 1st Time
Palo Alto Daily Post

A new Bay Area transit measure is in the works
San Francisco Chronicle

California drivers are killing people. Can the state annoy speeders into slowing down and saving lives?
San Francisco Chronicle

This wealthy S.F. neighborhood hasn’t added new housing in 50 years. That could soon change
San Francisco Standard

To answer homeless 311 complaints, officials wield a new tool: a 4-foot measuring stick
Mercury News

Bay Area home prices up 6% from last year as wealthy buyers dominate housing market
Vacaville Reporter via East Bay Times

California Department of Education plans to develop housing on school district-owned lands
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael apartment plan switches to seniors’ housing
Fairfield Daily Republic

Solano Land Trust joins party for East Solano Plan ballot pull
San Francisco Examiner

Wiener’s bill to avert catastrophic AI harms draws plenty of fire
Mercury News

More than 1,000 job cuts jolt workers in East Bay and Wine Country
Local News Matters

Port of Oakland receives $3M grant to offset ‘existential threat’ posed by rising sea levels
San Francisco Examiner

SF lands $1 million grant from federal EPA
Bloomberg

How Economic Damage Will Drive Climate Migration

Headlines for July 29, 2024

Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito readies $1.3M contract for ferry landing project
San Francisco Examiner

What’s next for California gig drivers after Prop. 22 court loss
Forbes

60 Million Miles And Counting: Robotaxis Shift Into High Gear
Mercury News

After living in 700 square feet for 5 years, this family wanted a bigger space. What could they find for under $1 million in the Bay?
San Francisco Chronicle

How California homeowners can assess their risk of nonrenewal
Mercury News

New homes won’t cure California’s housing affordability problems
San Francisco Chronicle

California has seen a dramatic rise in the number of young adults living with their parents
San Francisco Chronicle

What does Nvidia’s meteoric stock rise mean for Silicon Valley home prices?
Mercury News

From segregation to upzoning: Berkeley struggles to reform housing policies
San Francisco Chronicle

Half-empty downtown S.F. building to be purchased by L.A. investor at a major discount
SF Gate

EPA Awards Estuary Partnership $10.6 Million For Bay Area Watershed Projects
KPIX

San Francisco Estuary Partnership receiving $10.6 million to restore East Bay watersheds
Richmond Standard

Wildcat Creek gets $12.2M for restoration, flood mitigation
Axios

SF reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 48% since 1990
NBC Bay Area

Why global temperature records keep falling

Headlines for July 26, 2024

Mass Transit

California State Transportation Agency, CHSRA renew agreement with FRA
San Francisco Chronicle

Big changes in store for SFO and OAK flyers as Southwest ends open seating policy
KPIX

Scientist-activist group criticizes Oakland airport expansion
The Oaklandside

GIG will shut down its car-sharing service by year’s end
Press Democrat

PD Editorial: Repeal Cotati’s roundabout ban
SFMTA

Podcast: Scooting Safely
Fairfield Daily Republic

SolTrans throwing tropical party
Bloomberg

Bikeshare Is More Popular Than Ever. But It’ll Cost You
Mercury News

Walters: Eye-popping construction costs intensify California’s housing shortage
San Francisco Chronicle

This SF group says it solved the math on affordable housing. Can it get others to follow?
Marin Independent Journal

Marin program adds art to housing support
Mercury News

San Jose job hub may sprout at vast site after project lands key loan
San Francisco Chronicle

This historic building embodies S.F.’s challenges — but its owners aren’t giving up
Knee Deep Times

New Rules on Rebuilds, FEMA Says No to Wet Feet

Headlines for July 25, 2024

Napa Valley Register

Soscol Junction roundabouts
CNBC

Las Vegas transit system is nation’s first to plan full deployment of AI surveillance system for weapons
Local News Matters

Voters appear in favor of recalling Millbrae councilmembers over controversial housing
The Oaklandside

Touring the Posey Tube, a 100-year-old engineering feat connecting Oakland and Alameda
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose uses AI to streamline government
KPIX

Oakland has 18 sites for speed cameras
Alameda Post

Free Alameda Point Weekend Shuttle Launches Saturday, July 27
San Francisco Examiner

UCSF: Electric bike, scooter accidents are soaring across the U.S.
Mercury News

California homebuying: Collapse? Crumble? Or crash?
Cal Matters

Eye-popping construction costs intensify California’s chronic housing shortage
Cal Matters

When California housing regulators beef with voters, who wins?
Berkeleyside

Berkeley Council tasks redraft of ‘missing middle’ zoning changes
Marin Independent Journal

Central Marin sanitation easement adds wrinkle to housing plan near San Quentin
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Unprecedented’ Marin County housing project moves forward amid neighbor pushback
San Mateo Daily Journal

After recall, what’s next for Millbrae?
Mercury News

Proposed California law seeks to protect public from AI catastrophes
Knee Deep Times

Letting the Cliff Crumble