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Headlines for October 28, 2024

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

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

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

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

California’s 2024 Dungeness crab season postponed to protect whales

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?
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
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
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

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
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
The Oaklandside

Senior housing breaks ground at Lake Merritt BART
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
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

Headlines for October 18, 2024

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. sets launch date for new speed cameras. Here’s how much violators will pay
San Francisco Standard

Waymo’s plan to encourage public transit use? Providing credit on its app
Clean Technica

Waymo Now Encouraging Mass Transit
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: As funding paths emerge, SMART must continue to build public support
Local News Matters

SamTrans reaches contract agreements with several unions, including series of pay hikes
Mercury News

Final environmental impact report for Oakland airport expansion released
The Oaklandside

Introducing the East Bay Public Transit Beer Trail
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael deems Dominican-area housing plan ready for review
San Mateo Daily Journal

New Millbrae development begins construction
KTVU

100 units of affordable housing being built in Oakland's Chinatown
KTVU

Affordable housing units break ground in Oakland's Chinatown
San Francisco Examiner

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

S.F. developer proposes 26-story, thin tower at the site of former French restaurant
Mercury News

A retired teacher decided to downsize. What could she find for $1.2 million near San Jose?
San Francisco Chronicle

Meta lays off workers in multiple divisions, reportedly fires dozens over meal credit violations
San Francisco Chronicle

Why this tech company is moving to downtown S.F.: ‘We love the city’
Mercury News

Family-owned Mexican market eyes San Jose site near big retail hubs
KPIX

Global biodiversity report shows "catastrophic decline" in wildlife populations
Mercury News

Los Gatos council set to repeal all-electric requirement for new buildings

Headlines for October 17, 2024

Mercury News

People with blindness and their allies rally outside Uber and Lyft over ride denials
Vallejo Times-Herald

Caltrans continues exploratory drilling on the Novato Creek Bridge Replacement project
Marin Independent Journal

George Russell: SMART is facing a tax renewal in 2029
San Francisco Standard

Mayoral candidates vow to end crazy driving, traffic deaths
Local News Matters

BART to conduct earthquake drill Thursday, 35 years after Loma Prieta rocked Bay Area
Planetizen

San Francisco Muni Sees Highest Ridership Since Start of Pandemic
KQED

Turning SF’s Great Highway Into a Park Will Have Major Ecological Benefits, Report Says
San Francisco Examiner

Visually impaired people protest alleged discrimination by Uber, Lyft
SF Gate

'We're being ghosted': California town mystified when developer disappears
Associated Press

Walgreens to close 1,200 stores as US pharmacies struggle to define a new role
Knee Deep Times

Be Prepared for So Much More than the Big One
Mercury News

Great California Shakeout: Earthquake drill comes on Loma Prieta quake’s 35th anniversary
Local News Matters

Electrifying Marin: County adopts roadmap to wean homes, buildings off of gas appliances
KPIX

San Francisco water discharge dispute debated at U.S. Supreme Court

Headlines for October 16, 2024

San Francisco Standard

The actually successful downtown SF mall is for sale
San Francisco Chronicle

The three-day office week is killing BART. Will the Bay Area pay higher taxes to save it?
Local News Matters

AC Transit realigns bus routes, introduces new services without increasing costs
The Oaklandside

AC Transit’s long-awaited bus plan, assailed by advocates and drivers as racist, is moving forward
San Mateo Daily Journal

SamTrans reaches agreement with Teamsters union, still negotiating with ATU
Mass Transit

BART opens new escalator at Embarcadero Station
Knee Deep Times

Pros and Cons of Hydrogen in the Climate Space
Local News Matters

San Francisco transit system’s post-pandemic ridership exceeds 500K, highest since 2020
Mercury News

Walters: What’s behind the political theater over California’s high gas prices?
Bloomberg

What It Takes to Make City Solutions Go Viral
San Francisco Chronicle

California Highway Patrol catches driver using plastic skeleton for carpool lane access
ABC7

California is in serious need of housing. Is Proposition 5 the solution?
San Francisco Examiner

Metreon owner selling downtown SF mall in new listing
San Francisco Chronicle

Intel to cut hundreds of tech jobs in Northern California
San Francisco Examiner

Revised office-vacancy figures hint at SF turnaround, real-estate firm says
Bay Nature

The Backstory on Pacifica’s Whale Bonanza
Knee Deep Times

Don’t Count on Kelp to Buffer the Coast
Mercury News

There’s still time to see a spectacular comet, before it’s gone, maybe forever
Napa Valley Register

Napa County approves huge floating solar panel array

Headlines for October 15, 2024

San Mateo Daily Journal

In San Mateo, train noise a new ongoing concern
Mercury News

Gov. Newsom signs bill he says will help avoid gas price spikes
Mercury News

California Democrats want to slash gas prices, a state climate policy will raise them
San Francisco Chronicle

Muni ridership in September was the highest since COVID began
Smart Cities

Transit agencies document equity efforts in APTA report
The Real Deal

Silicon Valley transit agency plans to turn HQ into housing
San Francisco Chronicle

Plan to rebuild S.F. public housing where Mayor Breed grew up with 750 homes stalls out
Mercury News

Q&A: Why America’s housing shortage is so hard to fix
SF Gate

The astronomical salary it takes to 'live comfortably' in San Francisco
San Francisco Standard

Could a new mayor bring SF’s workers back to the office?
San Francisco Chronicle

Blue Shield of California to lay off dozens of employees statewide before holidays
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area Amazon rival shuts down due to lack of funds
Local News Matters

Bay Area nonprofit acquires 750 acres of land to expand 2 state natural reserves
KQED

'Helping Them Build Resiliency': How This Bay Area Preschool Is Protecting Kids From Extreme Weather
KQED

The US Gets a New National Marine Sanctuary, the First Led by a Tribe
Local News Matters

Bay Area should expect dry, windy conditions this week that increase fire risks, NWS warns
Local News Matters

Santa Clara County officials warn of invasive tree-killing beetle detected in Felton area
Mercury News

A tale of two turfs: Bay Area residents split over using artificial grass

Headlines for October 14, 2024

Marin Independent Journal

West Marin bridge plan heads to California Coastal Commission
Mercury News

Avelo Airlines now flying from Sonoma County airport to Ontario
Press Democrat

FAA investigating Sonoma County airport after whistleblower complaint about level of safety staffing
San Francisco Examiner

Muni crosses half-million monthly rider average for first time since 2020
Marin Independent Journal

Larkspur ferry expansion planners begin environmental review
Fairfield Daily Republic

Fairfield council will consider free fare for youths, eliminating cash boxes
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sonoma adds electric trucks to public works fleet
Mercury News

They decided to leave the Bay Area and never looked back
Mercury News

Bay Area exodus: Poll finds nearly half of residents want to leave region’s challenges behind
San Francisco Chronicle

Less than 2% of Bay Area homes have changed owners this year. Here’s why
Local News Matters

The California mandate and San Francisco’s housing debate
Mercury News

Renting vs. owning: What’s fair for Californians?
Mercury News

SF Assemblyman Matt Haney has high praise for downtown San Jose
San Francisco Chronicle

This quiet S.F. neighborhood defies the ‘doom loop’ narrative. A new wine bar shows how
Mercury News

Silicon Valley Clean Energy Dream Home rolls into Milpitas
Mercury News

The beloved banana slug becomes California’s official state slug
Marin Independent Journal

State commission clears Tomales Bay vegetation removal plan

Headlines for October 11, 2024

Mass Transit

BART PD sees overall crime drop with improved transit safety
San Francisco Chronicle

BART to join Bay Area program giving discounts to riders taking multiple transit systems
KQED

BART Riders Are Set for Free or Discounted Transfers Between Bay Area Transit Systems
San Jose Spotlight

NBC Bay Area: Safety concerns about plans for deep BART tunnel in San Jose
San Francisco Chronicle

Did Waymo violate ethics rules in lobbying SFO for airport access? The Teamsters say so
Napa Valley Register

Costco's gas station now open in Napa. What's the price per gallon?
Multihousing News

MidPen Completes Bay Area Affordable Housing
Associated Press

Vineyard owner fined $120K by Santa Clara County for providing free housing to his employee
KALW

Watchdog alleges widespread housing discrimination in California
Mercury News

Pleasant Hills Golf Course could add 1,700+ homes but housing advocates want more
Mercury News

Oakland office tower lands buyer for huge loss in property value
KPIX

Levi's Stadium project tackles climate change at its root
Mercury News

Sunnyvale celebrates new era of downtown developments
Mercury News

Several Bay Area counties are among the most at risk in the U.S. for natural disasters. One of them is trying to improve its preparedness.
Marin Independent Journal

Lagunitas Creek salmon restoration project progresses
SF Gate

Wolves near Lake Tahoe? California officials are investigating