Headlines for February 26, 2024 Mercury News No fare! Free bus rides raise questions of fairness, viability KRON BART sets post-pandemic record for Saturday ridership — thanks to Chinese New Year Parade, Oakland Fans Fest KTVU BART looking for young budding poets in Bay Area Mercury News Saratoga council OKs $100,000 donation for Quito Road sidewalk improvements Mercury News Alameda County: Niles Canyon Road partially reopens after collapse during storm KQED Proposition A: Why SF Is Asking Voters For a $300 Million Affordable Housing Bond Mercury News A young couple searches for a first home in the Bay Area. What could they get for $500,000? Mercury News Section of massive East Bay development topples into loan delinquency San Francisco Chronicle San Jose tries to fuel AI boom with hands-on approach to luring startups San Francisco Standard San Francisco hopes college students can save downtown. This university is already trying Mercury News Cisco plans to chop more than 700 Bay Area jobs in latest tech layoffs Mercury News Americans have racked up a trillion dollars in credit card debt. That’s actually OK Mercury News Awaiting the count – gray whales population has been declining Mercury News Where California sea otters go, coastal erosion rates slow SF Gate The hidden 62nd floor of SF's Salesforce Tower controls what you see at night
Headlines for February 23, 2024 San Francisco Examiner BART survey says rider satisfaction highest in a decade The Oaklandside BART, AC Transit and other agencies to test out discounts for transfers Sonoma Index-Tribune Highway 37 to close on April weekends for repairs ahead of major improvements Marin Independent Journal SMART reduces 2024 budget by millions San Francisco Chronicle Driverless robotaxis are causing less mayhem on S.F. streets. City officials explain why San Francisco Chronicle Bay Area’s smallest airport adding new direct flights and destinations Mercury News Saratoga council OKs $100,000 donation for Quito Road sidewalk improvements Planetizen Despite High Ridership, Intercity Bus Lines Are Eliminating Stations Berkeleyside Developers submit North Berkeley BART housing proposal San Francisco Chronicle Marina, Cow Hollow residents worry S.F.’s housing push could transform neighborhoods Mercury News San Jose affordable homes land financing package of $100 million-plus The Oaklandside Oakland is considering new labor standards for affordable housing projects Cal Matters Tech-billionaire promises for a new city, from roads to water, are worth hundreds of millions of dollars — if they’re binding San Francisco Chronicle Developer seeks to expand huge housing conversion of defunct S.F. medical center San Francisco Chronicle Abandoned S.F. site reimagined as 100% affordable homes for seniors San Francisco Standard Nordstrom left a giant hole in SF’s downtown mall. Could a foreign store soon fill it? San Francisco Chronicle Monster avalanche on California mountain forms 60-foot walls of snow Cal Matters California’s polluted communities could miss out on billions under state’s flawed system San Francisco Chronicle Large swath of California’s Central Coast land to be preserved with $10.3 million grant
Headlines for February 21, 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Storm damage and flooding shut roads across Bay Area San Francisco Chronicle Valencia Street’s contentious center lane bikeway will remain — for now San Francisco Chronicle S.F. businesses threaten to sue city over ‘disastrous’ Valencia Street bike lane Napa Valley Register St. Helena tackles public works projects Inequality Progressive Dreams for Public Transit Mercury News Where is homeownership highest in California? Mercury News Residents ponder prospect of thousands of homes at San Jose golf site San Francisco Chronicle S.F.’s Chinatown could get new affordable housing tower, and the return of a storied banquet hall Mercury News San Jose mini golf venue could boost downtown, aims to open next week San Jose Spotlight How many Santa Clara County tech workers have been laid off Fairfield Daily Republic More layoffs expected at Kreysler plant in Vallejo San Francisco Chronicle Here’s how much California’s snowpack has improved after recent storms
Headlines for February 20, 2024 San Francisco Examiner Drivers, beware: New text-message scam targets FasTrak customers Marin Independent Journal Golden Gate Bridge district seeks feedback on toll increase proposals San Mateo Daily Journal Plans to extend Highway 101 express lanes Mercury News Accessible travel, a $58 billion market, gets its first one-stop shop San Mateo Daily Journal San Francisco-bound express bus service launches Mercury News Nearly all Caltrans under-freeway lease spaces in Bay Area failed fire inspectio Gilroy Dispatch New ‘turbo roundabout’ open at Highways 25/156 San Francisco Chronicle A Bay Area city just passed a rent control measure. Will others follow suit? Mercury News Santa Clara County selects developer for West Valley teacher housing project Mercury News Newsom visits Oakland to announce $14 million homeless housing grant Marin Independent Journal San Rafael critics fault mall housing environmental report Mercury News Huge new Cupertino neighborhood slated to rise atop old mall gets city OK San Jose Spotlight Cupertino greenlights housing development at former Vallco mall Berkeleyside Berkeley must pay $4M after illegally blocking housing project at Ohlone shellmound site Silicon Valley Business Journal Rising costs and fewer resources could slow affordable housing production. Here's how a $20B regional bond could help KQED California Will Help Fund the Down Payment for Your First House. Here's How to Apply San Francisco Standard New apartment towers could rise from a North Beach parking lot. Not everyone is impressed Wall Street Journal Tech Leaders Fled San Francisco During the Pandemic. Now, They’re Coming Back. Mercury News Bay Area tech layoffs finally start to weigh down region’s job market San Francisco Chronicle Here’s the stunning share of Bay Area homes that are at risk of poor air quality Mercury News Climate change is fueling a new type of anxiety, therapists say Marin Independent Journal Marin experts assess state’s new salmon strategy
Headlines for February 16, 2024 San Francisco Chronicle This is the first Bay Area transit agency to fully recover its 2019 ridership KQED New Bill Would Ban Tolls for People Walking and Biking Across California Bridges San Jose Spotlight San Jose preps plan to rework one of its most dangerous roads San Francisco Standard San Mateo County doesn’t want Waymo robotaxis—it’ll probably get them anyway CNN Headlights are blinding us. Here’s why it’s mostly an American problem Smarter Travel 15 most walkable cities KQED California Forever Faces Resistance from Federal Lawmakers and Local Leaders in Solano County San Francisco Chronicle Developer wants to ‘supersize’ S.F. project under new state housing law — while it’s being built San Francisco Chronicle California Forever developers could create their own de facto government, lawmakers warn Mercury News What city’s homes have California’s smallest yards? The Oaklandside Eastmont affordable housing and food hall project one step closer to reality New York Times To Save San Francisco, a Democrat Wants to Scrap Environmental Reviews San Francisco Chronicle Here’s latest forecast showing impact of S.F.’s troubled office market on property tax revenues San Francisco Chronicle Bay Area’s Raging Waters theme park to reopen this summer San Francisco Examiner Chevy, not Cruise, will be featured on Giants jerseys this season San Francisco Standard Ex-Disney exec backs San Francisco sales software startup San Francisco Standard Growing AI company quadruples its office space in San Francisco Gilroy Dispatch State Parks recommends grant for Gilroy trail San Francisco Chronicle S.F. beaches are littered with trash. Here’s why it’s worse this time of year Press Democrat PD Editorial: Close California’s plastic shopping bag loophole
Headlines for February 15, 2024 New York Times A Rebrand for London’s ‘Spaghetti of Orange’ Overground Train System San Francisco Examiner The City's Tony Bennett cable car climbs ‘halfway to the stars’ New York Times San Francisco Dedicates a Cable Car to Tony Bennett San Jose Spotlight Los Gatos to build bike path over highway Railway Age Transit Briefs: ACE SF Gate No one likes San Francisco's Valencia Street bike lane. Here's a solution. KQED Headed to Tahoe? What to Know About Safe Winter Driving — From Chain Control to Snow Forecasts Bloomberg A Highway Cap Divides the City It Was Designed to Reconnect New York Times Subway Cars With No End in Sight San Francisco Chronicle Marina, Cow Hollow residents worry S.F.’s housing push could transform neighborhoods Mercury News San Jose housing tower with hundreds of apartments may sprout downtown San Jose Spotlight State gives San Jose money instead of tiny homes San Francisco Chronicle Warren Buffett protege among outside investors betting on downtown S.F. Could it signal a buying frenzy? San Francisco Chronicle Cisco confirms layoffs of 5%, or over 4,000 jobs cut New York Times After shutting down, these golf courses went wild Wall Street Journal Scientists Resort to Once-Unthinkable Solutions to Cool the Planet Mercury News Before and after: Sierra Nevada snowpack expands steadily over past month
Headlines for February 14, 2024 Planetizen The Link Between Transit Access and Employment Press Democrat New Highway 37 planning structure elevates focus on environment, San Pablo Baylands Sacramento Bee A railway expansion could make Bay Area-Sacramento commute easier by 2026. Here’s the plan San Francisco Chronicle BART to remedy nauseating smell near Oakland station making riders ‘gag’ Redfin The 10 U.S. Cities With the Best Public Transportation, Ranked The Oaklandside Q&A: State Sen. Scott Wiener on his new bill to mandate speed-limiting tech in cars San Francisco Standard Mayoral candidate calls for bringing cars back to Market Street Mercury News Holiday weekend closure of I-680 in Pleasanton delayed because of anticipated Bay Area storms San Francisco Examiner Cruise hires first safety chief amid post-crash rehab efforts San Mateo Daily Journal San Mateo County has worries on robotaxis San Francisco Standard California lawmakers want to ban kids from riding e-bikes Mercury News VTA ditches quest to grab San Jose site as train station design shifts Marin Independent Journal Caltrans proposes southern Marin flood control project San Francisco Chronicle Bay Area Chinatown home values have plummeted. Here’s why that could help renters San Francisco Standard Foreign tech firm takes advantage of SF office pullback in largest lease of 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Another sign of distress in Oakland’s real estate market as owner surrenders huge tower San Francisco Examiner San Francisco-based Instacart to cut 250 workers San Francisco Chronicle El Niño is fading — but La Niña may be on way. What it means for California weather Mercury News East Bay refineries agree to pay $20 million in fines for hundreds of air-quality violations
Headlines for February 13, 2024 Fairfield Daily Republic Federal agencies convene transportation meeting San Mateo Daily Journal Express lane use is above expectations in San Mateo County Local News Matters Golden Gate Bridge directors to hold public hearing on proposed 5-year toll hike plans KALW MUNI DIARIES: Public transit in San Francisco Mercury News With the state mandating zero emissions, Bay Area agencies are split on hydrogen vs. electric San Francisco Standard Two teens died ‘surfing’ BART trains. Their grieving mothers are begging people to stop Mercury News County adds new stop sign to Blossom Hill manor in Los Gatos San Mateo Daily Journal Foster City helps beloved crossing guard Berkeleyside Berkeley’s tenant union rights, golden duplex rent control proposed for November ballot SF Gate ‘Staggeringly’ better market: SF real estate could finally be bouncing back Bloomberg Office Towers Reshaped US Skylines. Now Construction Cranes Are Vanishing. Mercury News Big Santana Row office building in San Jose may soon be half-leased Mercury News Growing tech company officially buys Fry’s Electronics San Jose site Mercury News Big San Jose regional shopping mall is slated to be sold by mid-year Local News Matters Three weather systems expected to bring light to heavy rains in Bay Area this week
Headlines for February 12, 2024 Marin Independent Journal Sausalito approves new ferry landing project plans San Mateo Daily Journal Debate continues over vehicle speed bill The Travel US Cities With The Best Public Transportation Systems Mercury News With the state mandating zero emissions, Bay Area agencies are split on hydrogen vs. electric Marin Independent Journal Tiburon Boulevard bike lane project troubles Belvedere officials Marin Independent Journal Marin Transit selects new operator for Muir Woods shuttle San Francisco Chronicle S.F. home sales hit a record low in 2023. Here’s why Mercury News Why the fight to preserve Bay Area movie palaces has become cultural history vs. new housing San Francisco Chronicle This new S.F. office building hints at what downtown could look like Mercury News East Bay buildings flop into default as Bay Area office woes persist San Francisco Standard California lawmakers to ask voters for $1B to pay for offshore wind farms New York Times The Planet Needs Solar Power. Can We Build It Without Harming Nature? San Francisco Chronicle California is ‘ground zero’ for poor air quality. Map shows how it could get worse Marin Independent Journal Marin environmental restoration projects allocated $1.4M Marin Independent Journal George Russell: Corte Madera Marsh is being invaded by pampas grass
Headlines for February 9, 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Super Bowl Sunday: These S.F. freeway ramps, streets will be closed The Oaklandside 33 people died on Oakland’s dangerous roads in 2023 Bloomberg Mapping the ‘Super Speeders’ of New York City Next City Individualism Is Making Public Transit Worse Contra Costa Herald 65 Bay Area candidates in March 5th primary share vision, values on transportation issues San Francisco Chronicle California officials take a rare stance against YIMBYs, side with Bay Area city San Francisco Chronicle Federal government would play a bigger role — and spend far more — under Adam Schiff’s housing plan Marin Independent Journal ‘Slap in the face’: Sausalito waterfront eyed for 47 homes San Francisco Chronicle Oakland’s apartment market is in distress. The abandonment of one building shows why Local News Matters Decision time for Lakspur: Voters to decide fate of rent control law in March 5 election Mercury News Big East Bay office complex lands buyer in deal that tops $70 million Mercury News Pure Storage, Google trim Bay Area jobs in widening tech industry cuts Marin Independent Journal Marin economy analyst offers mixed near-term outlook Cal Matters Will California leaders nurture or strangle the state’s economic golden goose? Cal Matters Why California legislators want to ban more plastic bags Bay Nature California’s New State Mushroom Is One Heck of a Fungus