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Headlines for May 23, 2024

Mercury News

VTA is betting on federal dollars to complete the San Jose BART extension — with no backup plan
NBC Bay Area

VTA bus hijacking video highlights fragmented transit emergency response
Marin Independent Journal

California Senate passes bill aiding SMART tax renewal
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: With SMART numbers in spotlight, commuter train showing some signs of progress
Local News Matters

‘We’ll show out’: Community advocates rally against closure of Antioch Amtrak station
Mercury News

Train riders rally against closure of Amtrak in Antioch
Press Democrat

North Bay getting $81 million for transportation work: Where is the money going?
San Francisco Chronicle

SFO went from top to bottom of airport rankings. Here's what might be to blame for delays
Mercury News

San Jose, Oakland airports await summer as passenger rebound stalls
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s massive plan to create a ‘Grand Central Station of the West’ wins major funding grant
Bloomberg

The Dream of a Texas Bullet Train Lives On
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo faces suit over its housing plan
Mercury News

Hundreds of homes may sprout in San Jose with double-tower complex
NBC Bay Area

Watch: Redfin expert discusses millennials and mortgages in Bay Area
San Francisco Standard

Newsom promised 1,200 tiny homes for homeless Californians. A year later, there are none
Fairfield Daily Republic

Solano tourism spending up 4.6% in 2023; California at $154 billion
San Francisco Chronicle

Pixar hit by layoffs as Disney cuts 175 jobs at Bay Area animation studio
San Francisco Chronicle

When and where to get the best weather across California this holiday weekend
Local News Matters

Unified command response issued for 1950s-era vessel leaking fuel, oil in Delta waterway
Cal Matters

California climate programs would lose billions in Newsom’s budget

Headlines for May 22, 2024

San Francisco Chronicle

California Senate passes bill to require speed governors in new cars
Berkeleyside

Paving, bikes and sidewalks: Dueling Berkeley ballot measures file petitions
Local News Matters

San Jose to install 33 speed cameras by late 2025 to address traffic safety, racial equity
New York Times

Federal Spending Rescued Mass Transit During Covid. What Happens Now?
San Francisco Chronicle

You’ll have to wait longer to ditch your Clipper card to ride BART or Muni
San Francisco Standard

Meet the San Francisco parking crusaders who call 311 on their neighbors
San Francisco Chronicle

50-story condo tower proposed in S.F. is dead. This is what will replace it
Mercury News

Hundreds of homes may sprout in San Jose with double-tower complex
San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland reaches landmark deal to sell Coliseum site to developers, ending decades of ownership
Mercury News

In surprise move, Oakland will sell off Coliseum stake to pay salaries
The Oaklandside

Oakland has a big plan to balance its budget: sell the Coliseum
Mercury News

Concerns raised over zoning issues as San Mateo approves housing plan
Mercury News

YIMBY group hits wealthy Peninsula city with lawsuit over housing plan
San Mateo Daily Journal

Developer completes 195 apartments in South San Francisco
San Francisco Chronicle

Is this affluent S.F. neighborhood downtown’s new epicenter?
San Francisco Chronicle

Walmart layoffs result in 568 cuts at Bay Area offices
New York Times

Pixar Lays Off 175 Workers as It Returns Its Focus to Films
Fairfield Daily Republic

ABAG business meeting set for June 21
Cal Matters

This county is California’s harshest charging ‘desert’ for electric cars. Local activists want to change that

Headlines for May 21, 2024

SF Gate

Federal Funds Advance Vision For Rail Connections To Salesforce Transit Center
KTVU

SF's Transbay Terminal gets $3.4 billion to connect trains
NBC Bay Area

Touring what's to come at San Francisco's Transbay Transit Center
KGO-TV

How $3.4B in federal aid will help in effort to connect Caltrain and high-speed rail to SF
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco is getting speed enforcement cameras. Here’s how they’ll work
Marin Independent Journal

Larkspur path segment opens for cycling, walking
Los Angeles Times

California is offering drivers $400 gift cards to test its alternative to the gas tax
Mercury News

California’s median home price crosses $900,000 threshold
Marin Independent Journal

Ross adopts more changes to housing element
KPIX

New law helping ease Bay Area housing crisis and financial woes for some homeowners
Mercury News

Learning how to use AI could boost your pay by 25%, study finds
NBC Bay Area

Using technology to better understand California's coastline
Knee Deep Times

Orchards Not So Chill with Warmer Winters
San Francisco Chronicle

The surprising reason starving pelicans are filling a Bay Area rescue facility
San Francisco Chronicle

California’s General Sherman, the world’s largest tree, may be at risk

Headlines for May 20, 2024

Press Democrat

Avelo Airlines to launch ‘wine travels free’ program at Sonoma County
Mercury News

Travelers gearing up for Memorial Day road trips will have plenty of company
San Francisco Chronicle

California gas prices could go up thanks to a little-known program
San Francisco Chronicle

Why S.F. drivers say owning a car in the city is ‘miserable’
Marin Independent Journal

Tiburon gets $24M grant to electrify Angel Island ferries
SFMTA

A Safe and Fun School Commute
San Francisco Chronicle

This block is the epicenter of the battle over blocked driveways in S.F.
Petaluma Argus-Courier

SMART crossing construction scheduled Friday in Petaluma
Marin Independent Journal

SMART freight continues struggle to regain revenue
Mercury News

Editorial: About 1,000 passengers could have died at SFO. Finally, Congress has acted
Mercury News

The Bay Area’s building boom is coming to an end. It could be years before housing production climbs back
Marin Independent Journal

5 charts that show which Bay Area cities are building the most housing
San Francisco Chronicle

Affordable housing is out of reach for S.F.’s extremely low-income households. Here’s a plan to change that
San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland rent prices see steep declines, driven by this neighborhood
San Francisco Chronicle

The ‘Black Tax’ is an enduring feature of homeownership in the U.S. and California
Marin Independent Journal

Novato adopts revised housing plan after state feedback
Mercury News

Dow Jones stock index crosses 40,000: Good or bad for California?
Mercury News

How one Safeway controversy kicked off the spread of gas station bans around the Bay Area

Headlines for May 17, 2024

Berkeleyside

Footbridge open, West Frontage Road closed at Gilman Street and Interstate 80
SF Gate

This trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco takes 38 hours, but it's worth it
KCBS

Bike to Work Day
Mercury News

Futuristic downtown San Jose rail and transit hub might cost billions
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo County to see significant upgrades to its bus stops
Marin Independent Journal

Fairfax poll suggests road repair bond measure would fail
Fairfield Daily Republic

Highway 37 work continues through weekend, next week
Mercury News

The first electric school bus fleet in the US will also power Oakland homes
Mercury News

First commercial hydrogen fueling station in the nation for big rigs set to open in West Oakland
The Press

County to make presentation on affordable housing bond
San Francisco Chronicle

Lathrop is the fifth fastest growing in the U.S.
Mercury News

Cupertino adopts housing plan for 4,588 homes, seeks to allow zoning for high-density projects
Mercury News

Big San Jose housing project advances with property purchase deal
Vallejo Times-Herald

California Forever announce employer commitments
Vacaville Reporter

Vacaville Council holds housing study session
Mercury News

Bay Area and California add jobs in April — but the gains are puny
San Francisco Chronicle

Steph Curry just bought a building in S.F. Here are his plans for it
San Francisco Examiner

New Anchor Brewing owner expected to be announced by end of May
Bay Nature

The Bat Healers
NBC Bay Area

Underwater robots tracking climate change
KPIX

New technology captures harmful ship emissions at the Port of Oakland
Gilroy Dispatch

A look inside: Anderson Reservoir diversion tunnel
Mercury News

Photos: Tour of the 1,732-foot-long tunnel at the Anderson Dam project

Headlines for May 16, 2024

Local News Matters

Don a helmet, grab your bike and take a spin for annual ‘Bike to Wherever Day’ Thursday
San Mateo Daily Journal

Port of Redwood City piloting ferry service
Mass Transit

Bay Area transit providers turn to Discord to keep riders informed
KQED

When BART Was Built, People — and Houses — Had to Go
San Francisco Chronicle

NHTSA investigates Waymo robotaxis after more than 20 reported incidents
KRON

Oakland becomes first district nationwide with 100% electric school buses
Mercury News

Ron Gonzales: It’s time to finish what we started with San Jose BART extension
San Francisco Chronicle

Berkeley is poised to let homeowners sell their ADUs as condos to address housing shortage
San Francisco Chronicle

Half Moon Bay planning commission approves farmworker housing plan, with vocal reluctance
San Francisco Standard

‘No more room’: As homelessness spikes, SF changes rules on housing access
Berkeleyside

Planned 26-story student housing tower meets environmental goals, report says
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area inflation jumps amid soaring electricity rates
Wall Street Journal

Dow Jones Industrial Average Tops 40000 for the First Time
San Francisco Chronicle

Californians may notice more days in bad air categories. Here’s why
Bloomberg

Appetite for Deconstruction

Headlines for May 15, 2024

Mercury News

Opinion: It’s time to finish what we started with San Jose BART extension
SF Chronicle

Exclusive: Oakland's homeless population rose 9%, according to new count
SF Chronicle

San Francisco is the nation’s most dramatic ‘leadership hub.’ Here’s what that means
Sacramento Bee

Gavin Newsom wants California cities to plan housing for homeless — without enough money to fund it
SF Chronicle

Major California insurer will hike rates for 200,000 homes this week
Marin IJ

Fairfax housing strategy to focus on in-law units
Politico

Top California Democrats come out against rent control ballot measure
SF Chronicle

California’s beleaguered wine industry finally gets some good news
SF Chronicle

Tesla’s layoff spree continues with 600 new job cuts in Bay Area
East Bay Times

Tech job cuts ease a bit in Bay Area as industry layoffs haunt region
East Bay Times

Fearing layoffs amid budget crisis, Oakland’s unions put blame on unpaid business taxes
East Bay Times

Bay Area consumer prices hop higher as pace of inflation worsens
San Francisco Chronicle

Map shows where radioactive waste may have been dumped in Bay Area parks

Headlines for May 14, 2024

San Francisco Standard

SoMa businesses, residents brace for three years of construction to its main artery
Mercury News

Wolfe Road in Sunnyvale to undergo long-awaited repavement
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area airports and roads are going to be packed Memorial Day weekend
Mercury News

Tesla rehires some Supercharger workers weeks after Elon Musk’s cuts
KQED

'We Approach in Peace': Are BART's Efforts to Help People in Crisis Working?
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain’s ‘3rd act’
San Francisco Standard

Cone wars: The people who squat on parking spots—and the neighbors who hate them
San Francisco Chronicle

This S.F. office tower was empty when it sold at a discount last year. Now it’s filling up
NBC Bay Area

Here's how much you need to earn to live comfortably in the Bay Area's largest cities
San Jose Spotlight

Campbell development will add dozens of homes
Mercury News

Bay Area small businesses struggle with inflation as optimism slides
San Francisco Examiner

Shreve & Co. closing San Francisco flagship after 170 years in The City
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area’s WNBA team unveils team identity: Meet the Golden State Valkyries
Los Angeles Times

Revelations of possible radioactive dumping around the Bay Area trigger new testing at parks
Marin Independent Journal

Point Reyes seashore study favors elk fence removal
KQED

The Bay Area Butterfly Festival Is Happening This Weekend in Vallejo

Headlines for May 13, 2024

Bloomberg

The Images That Boost Support for Sustainable Transportation
San Francisco Examiner

Feds pledge $3.4B to bring Caltrain, high-speed rail to Salesforce center
Governing

Why Some Cities Want to Combine Transit Agencies
Planetizen

Congestion Pricing in the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco Bay Ferry plots major expansion, going electric by 2050
SF Gate

Bay Area waterfront cities selected for new ferry terminals
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco to hire more inspectors to combat rising fare evasion on Muni
Berkeleyside

Pedestrian, bike bridge opening at Gilman Street and Interstate 80
The Oaklandside

How roads around 5 Oakland schools could get safer this summer
Mercury News

Borenstein: VTA will keep blocking independent review of BART extension through San Jose
Local News Matters

Oakland airport fires back with counterclaim over right to use ‘San Francisco’ in its name
Gilroy Dispatch

Police urge caution during Bicycle Safety Month
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco housing is even less affordable than you think, new report says
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. nonprofits secure $100 million gift for affordable artist housing on Market Street
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose commissioners oppose diverting housing funds
Cal Matters

Should California be able to require sobriety in homeless housing?
Local News Matters

SF leaders unveil Panorama Park, marking next phase of Treasure Island development
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Doom, but not loop’: Has San Francisco dodged the worst-case scenario?
Mercury News

After A’s plan falls apart, a new twist changes everything for the future of Oakland’s waterfront
Local News Matters

Did you see it? Aurora borealis casts its glow above Bay Area in ultra-rare celestial event
San Francisco Chronicle

Federal study shows vast amount of forest lost in California after wildfires, drought

Headlines for May 10, 2024

Mercury News

San Jose BART extension to receive $500 million in upcoming federal budget
San Francisco Chronicle

It’s official: Oakland approves adding ‘San Francisco Bay’ to airport name
Mercury News

Highway 37 to have 55-hour road closure this weekend
Marin Independent Journal

Marin panelists to federal regulators: Strengthen e-bike laws
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. nonprofits secure $100 million gift for affordable artist housing on Market Street
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s massive Stonestown development wins approval, lauded as example of fixing city’s housing woes
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s strange saga of turning a Nordstrom parking lot into housing is over, for now
Marin Independent Journal

Lucas Valley development pitch: 29 family homes, 29 ADUs
San Francisco Standard

More people are coming back to play—not work—in downtown SF, data shows
Mercury News

Google, Rivian Automotive trim Bay Area jobs as tech layoffs persist
Mercury News

Redwood City approves Broadway permanent pedestrian mall
San Francisco Examiner

State's soaring temps could make California snowpack melt sooner
NBC Bay Area

Bay Area company using AI to sort through recycling
KPIX

San Jose enlisting the help of its residents to improve recycling