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Headlines for February 6, 2025

Trains

Inspector General says California high speed rail is unlikely to meet current start date
San Francisco Chronicle

Trump says he will personally investigate California high-speed rail project
San Francisco Chronicle

L.A. fires fuel opposition to new Bay Area housing development
San Francisco Examiner

Why SF renters pay more amid stagnant market
San Francisco Standard

The Fillmore Safeway is SF’s newest empty lot. No one knows when homes will appear
San Francisco Standard

Lurie’s homeless plan hits an early snag as SF shutters 116-person shelter
Local News Matters

‘A pointed attack’: Unions file restraining order to stop ‘buyout’ of federal workers
San Francisco Chronicle

Workday lays off 1,750 employees as Bay Area tech giant pivots to AI
Alameda Post

AC Transit Launches New Real-Time Prediction Engine
Mercury News

Workday chops 600-plus Bay Area jobs, one-third of worldwide total
San Francisco Examiner

Looming Muni cuts spark tension with SFMTA, neighborhoods
gil

Attorney General intervenes in Betabel lawsuit
KQED

SF Muni Board Says Not So Fast to Proposed Service Cuts
Gilroy Dispatch

Winery celebrates 100 years
San Francisco Chronicle

Muni owns a lot of S.F. land. Could developing it solve the agency’s financial problems?
Bay Nature

How Trump’s Attack on Environmental Programs Is Already Affecting Local Conservation Work
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s most controversial bicycle lane is going away. Here’s what happens next
San Francisco Chronicle

Another storm bringing up to 55 mph wind gusts
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael traffic roundabout project nears launch
Cal Matters

California’s surge in EV sales has stalled — so what happens to its landmark mandate?
San Francisco Examiner

Cruise cuts more than 300 in SF after GM takes full control

Headlines for February 5, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

Hundreds of federal workers are likely to flood downtown S.F. as part of Trump’s return-to-work order
San Francisco Chronicle

Salesforce reportedly to lay off 1,000 workers
San Francisco Chronicle

Bloomingdale’s to lay off 164 employees as flagship San Francisco store closes
Mercury News

Bloomingdale’s, Walgreens disclose plans for Bay Area retail job cuts
San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA says cuts aim to minimize deficit, Muni disruptions
Mercury News

Macy’s and Rite Aid reveal Bay Area job cuts as retail layoffs widen
KPIX

San Francisco residents worried Muni service cuts could have far-reaching impacts
Fairfield Daily Republic

Restoration of Point Buckler expected to take years, millions to complete
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo moves to remove most of bike lanes
San Francisco Chronicle

Robotaxi company Cruise to lay off half of staff as GM takes full ownership
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Current downtown Petaluma parking is adequate, study finds
Mercury News

D.C. plane crash: Records show a startling number of midair near misses around the country
KGO-TV

Trump says he plans to investigate California's High-Speed Rail Project
Railway Supply

Trump Calls for Investigation into California’s High-Speed Rail Project
Bloomberg

Transportation Memos Favor Places With Higher Birth and Marriage Rates
Mercury News

Santa Clara’s newest neighborhood — the Clara District — is coming to life with 2,000 new homes opening this year
Cal Matters

Should ‘aiding’ or ‘abetting’ a homeless camp be illegal? It may soon be a reality in this Bay Area city
San Jose Spotlight

Sunnyvale eyes former hardware store for housing

Headlines for February 4, 2025

The Guardian

The Golden Gate Bridge safety net is saving lives: ‘A symbol of care and hope’
Mercury News

Huge San Jose housing project advances with flurry of property deals
Mercury News

State Farm seeks 22% rate hike for California homeowners to cover Los Angeles wildfire losses
Mercury News

California bosses cut hours as wages soared
The Oaklandside

Oakland requiring city employees to return to office after several years of remote work
San Francisco Chronicle

California weather live updates: Track forecast, impacts as atmospheric river storm hits
Cal Matters

California’s monarch butterfly count yields a worrisome finding
Local News Matters

Have ideas about improving transportation in CoCo County? CCTA wants to hear from you
San Francisco Examiner

Campaign aims to make downtown cable-car stop 'Instagrammable'
Government Technology

Restructured Calif. High-Speed Rail Is Poised to Lay Track
Transportation Today

California allocates $1B for transportation infrastructure
Mercury News

As EV vehicles get heavier, they’re also getting more dangerous, safety experts say
San Francisco Chronicle

Air traffic control understaffed in Bay Area, elsewhere as D.C. crash highlights problem
Mercury News

Gas prices hop higher in California, Bay Area after refinery blaze
SF Gate

New speed cameras are coming to San Francisco: Here’s how they’re different

Headlines for February 3, 2025

Marin Independent Journal

Marin approves new plan for Bolinas parking ‘chaos’
NBC Bay Area

VTA plans affordable housing near San Jose light rail station
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose agency plans low-income homes at transit station
San Francisco Chronicle

Creative financing paves way for rare 22-story tower on S.F.’s Lower Nob Hill
San Francisco Standard

SF built homes for teachers — but they can’t get in
Mercury News

Tiny homes key to big vision in Richmond
Mercury News

A major Bay Area real estate firm is leaning into private listings. Critics contend buyers and sellers will be hurt
Associated Press

What are tariffs and how do they work?
The Oaklandside

‘We’re gonna fight for our members’: Unions respond to Oakland layoffs
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area weather: Atmospheric river forecast to stall, cause flooding
Richmondside

Golden mussel threat shuts down San Pablo Reservoir boating season
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Muni cutbacks take effect, and Metro lines are the first to feel them
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo residents make noise over train horns
Mass Transit

Caltrain layover facility in Salinas continues path to construction
SF Gate

Money crunch pushes SF transit to eye major parking changes

Headlines for January 31, 2025

Cal Matters

California’s carbon crusade faces resistance due to its real world impact
San Francisco Chronicle

Muni to cut service on a number of bus lines this summer, as it confronts $50 million shortfall
Mercury News

A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco might cut these Muni routes to save $50M
Bay Nature

Winter 2025 Almanac: Salamanders and Sperm Whales
SF Gate

Bay Area airport narrowly avoids losing its air traffic controllers
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Carlos Airport control tower will remained staffed
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael details proposal for parking permit program
New York Times

Trump Administration Considers Halting Congestion Pricing
Local News Matters

How AI tech companies, Trump could impact future of SF’s commercial real estate market
San Francisco Chronicle

This abandoned S.F. site became a garbage-filled swamp. A new owner plans to build condos there
Marin Independent Journal

Tiburon gets proposal for 120 apartments downtown
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s workforce keeps moving farther away from their jobs. Here’s how far they live
San Francisco Standard

Inside one developer’s audacious comeback plan for downtown Oakland
San Francisco Examiner

After 'Year of Jackson Square,' neighborhood not slowing down
San Francisco Chronicle

Google offers buyouts to employees not ‘deeply committed’ to its mission
San Francisco Examiner

Hybrid work here to stay in SF and beyond, professor predicts
Mercury News

California consumer confidence drops to a 30-month low
Mercury News

Clean battery company, consumer electronics maker trim Bay Area jobs

Headlines for January 30, 2025

San Francisco Standard

Boom Supersonic, and the promise of an airplane renaissance
Mercury News

Will the batteries that power electric buses stall California’s zero-emission mandates?
San Francisco Examiner

SF monthly rent nears post-pandemic peak
Fairfield Daily Republic

Fairfield has mixed views on possible chats with California Forever
Vallejo Times-Herald

City staff says delayed Broadway Project is now 85 percent done
San Francisco Examiner

Aurora Solar’s layoffs appear to have been wider than reported
Mercury News

Nvidia strikes deal with Sobrato to buy big Santa Clara tech campus
KQED

Discovering Brooks Island, a Scenic Surprise in San Francisco Bay
Gilroy Dispatch

County installs solar panel array at San Martin animal center
Bay Nature

Rainy-Day Hikes in the Bay Area
Marin Independent Journal

Tiburon nears last phase of traffic study research
KQED

SF's Valencia Bike Lane Remodel Set to Begin February After Appeal Rejected
San Francisco Chronicle

Tesla stock jumps as Elon Musk unveils robotaxi plans for California
San Francisco Examiner

Effort launches to improve Moscone Center-Union Square route

Headlines for January 29, 2025

NBC Bay Area

What to know about NOAA's Climate, Ecosystems, and Fisheries Initiative
Mercury News

‘Super pod’ of 1,500 dolphins captured on drone video as they cavort off Monterey coast
Napa Valley Register

Manfree will represent Napa County on Metropolitan Transportation Commission
San Francisco Examiner

Chinatown parking, Muni free for Lunar New Year parade
San Francisco Chronicle

These S.F. neighborhoods own the most cars. Here’s how other neighborhoods rank
San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County housing plans approved by state
San Francisco Examiner

Review remote work policies, Lurie tells department heads
Mercury News

Bay Area loses jobs while California manages modest gains in December
San Francisco Chronicle

This major S.F. street is filled with vacant storefronts. A new plan would allow chain retail there
Mercury News

Moss Landing battery fire: Unusually high concentrations of toxic metals found in wetlands near plant

Headlines for January 28, 2025

Local News Matters

Keeping hummingbird habitats happy means trimming trees prior to nesting, SPCA advises
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s speed cameras are coming soon, but the city wants drivers to adjust their behavior now
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael gets grant to advance Canal bridge project
Berkeleyside

After pedestrian’s death Sunday, Berkeley considers changes to intersections
Mass Transit

CHSRA, MTA projects to bring economic growth to respective regions
SF Gate

Ticket prices leaked for high-speed rail between California, Vegas
Politico

Plan for California startup city may have found backdoor off the ballot
Mercury News

San Jose affordable housing development could sprout near BART stop
Mercury News

Holiday travel helps San Jose airport passenger trips zoom higher
Local News Matters

San Francisco Bay’s Point Buckler Island sold at auction for $3.8M to John Muir Land Trust
San Francisco Chronicle

Every SFSU student will soon take climate justice course under new graduation requirement
NBC Bay Area

Explaining the science behind mudslides
Marin Independent Journal

Marin Audubon Society joins legal fray on owl killing plan

Headlines for January 27, 2025

Press Democrat

Rohnert Park mayor, businesses respond to Sonoma State University cuts: ‘A lot of people say we aren’t a college town, but we are’
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose plummets in economic rankings
San Mateo Daily Journal

Burlingame breaks ground on town square
Local News Matters

Bay Area Air Quality Management District shortens name, launches ‘fresh, modern’ logo
San Francisco Standard

Officials held up car registrations millions of times over unpaid bridge tolls
San Francisco Chronicle

This ultra-wealthy California town is an anomaly for just how much energy its residents consume
San Francisco Standard

Transit officials brace for federal funding decrease
Richmondside

Richmond’s Boorman Park is getting $12M renovation
San Francisco Standard

Muni’s on-demand Bayview shuttle is exploding in popularity
Cal Matters

Trump orders more Central Valley water deliveries — claiming it would help LA fires
Governing

Ridership Lulls and Autonomous Vehicles: How San Francisco Transit Fared the Last Five Years
Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit approves $1.3M dispatch system upgrade
San Mateo Daily Journal

South City, San Bruno grade separation projects in early stages
San Francisco Chronicle

These S.F. neighborhoods own the most cars. Here’s how other neighborhoods rank
San Francisco Chronicle

This new street design is meant to slow traffic. It’s angering S.F. drivers
San Francisco Chronicle

At least 2 S.F. drivers got tickets at fake no-parking red zones in the city
Berkeleyside

Paint the curbs red: New parking law will cost Berkeley at least $1.25M
Local News Matters

As more states adopt traffic enforcement cameras, here’s where California stands
San Francisco Chronicle

This city wants to expand. Critics worry it’s how California Forever will take root

Headlines for January 24, 2025

Mercury News

New nonstop flights are poised to give San Jose Airport a travel lift
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose’s projected budget deficit skyrockets
San Francisco Chronicle

San Franciscans can’t stop feeding wild coyotes, study shows
Bay Nature

A Mussel Bed is Full of Life, 80 Years Later
Bay Nature

Paddling the Cosumnes River Preserve, a Lush Refuge in the Central Valley
San Francisco Standard

Muni and BART are on life support. Here are the taxes you might pay to save them
San Francisco Standard

Parking vigilantes are painting curbs red. A local says he spotted the culprits
Mercury News

Redwood City ferry project gets boost from transportation commission
San Francisco Examiner

Waymo went on SF lobbying spree last year
Sacramento Bee

It isn’t just Congress. Republicans in the Assembly want to kill high-speed rail, too
San Francisco Chronicle

‘A perfect storm’: California’s housing crisis could worsen as construction slows
Mercury News

Bay Area home sales bounce back in 2024 from 15-year low
Marin Independent Journal

Marin workforce housing complex edges toward construction phase