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Headlines for April 11, 2024

Marin Independent Journal

Marin-Sonoma Narrows project reaches ‘home stretch’
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Highway 37 road repair closures set between Sonoma and Solano counties delayed by a week
San Francisco Examiner

State regulators say Cruise began permit reinstatement process
Railway Age

APTA Releases Ridership Trends Report
Vox

How one city pulled public transit from the brink — and what the rest of the country can learn from it
Bloomberg

Uber-Backed E-Bike Startup Lime Planning Fleet Expansion
Cal Matters

While California politicians skirmish over housing, the shortage keeps growing
Mercury News

Developers of two new East Bay housing developments hear that affordability is key
San Francisco Chronicle

Opinion: How Oakland airport name change will boost the Bay Area’s economy
Mercury News

Opinion: Proposed Oakland airport name change would just confuse everybody
San Francisco Chronicle

California salmon fishing season will be closed for second year in a row
Mercury News

Rescuers search off Northern California coast for young gray whale entangled in gill net
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: State, local officials should work together to keep Petaluma River clean
Gilroy Dispatch

Earthquake reported near Morgan Hill

Headlines for April 10, 2024

Fairfield Daily Republic

Federal funds awarded for Highway 37 flood protection
San Francisco Chronicle

How a small rural California road became the latest wine battleground in Napa Valley
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s your last chance to ride BART’s historic ‘legacy’ trains
Mercury News

Last call: Old BART cars being turned into homes, shops, entertainment spots and training facilities
San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley cities work with transit agency on safer route to school
SF Gate

Major Bay Area highway project started 13 years ago to reach milestone
Press Democrat

PD Editorial: Don’t kick electric vehicles out of carpool lanes just yet
University of Florida News

Remote work cuts car travel and emissions, but hurts public transit ridership
Fairfield Daily Republic

City-County council to discuss Bay Area housing bond
KGO-TV

More e-bikes, docking stations coming to East Bay cities
KPIX

More electric bikes, docking stations coming to East Bay cities: Oakland, Berkeley and Emeryville
Vallejo Times-Herald

More funding coming to improve Highway 37
San Francisco Chronicle

The California ZIP code that may get hit hardest as state’s largest insurer pulls out
San Francisco Standard

YIMBY group forced to pay $32,000 in battle over controversial downtown housing project
Mercury News

Affordable San Jose homes may rise at Willow Glen restaurant site
Mercury News

Polling shows Las Vegas voters oppose funding A’s new ballpark, but team lobbyists are fighting to keep the issue off the ballot
San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County gives few contracts to minority-owned businesses
Mercury News

Yosemite reservations will begin Saturday — here’s how they work
Marin Independent Journal

Fairfax officials move toward ‘dark sky’ ordinance

Headlines for April 9, 2024

Axios

New York, San Francisco, San Jose: U.S. cities ranked by climate impact
SF Gate

Bay Area loses an icon as BART retires its legacy Space Age fleet
Vallejo Times-Herald

Highway 37 east and westbound to be closed four consecutive weekends starting Friday
Mercury News

Sunnyvale wants to roll out affordable rideshare app for residents
Marin Independent Journal

Novato project to rebuild Grant Avenue bridge begins
MIT News

Has remote work changed how people travel in the U.S
Marin Independent Journal

Marin prepares for possible regional housing bond measure
San Francisco Standard

Why was a house floating in the middle of San Francisco Bay?
Mercury News

California college students call on lawmakers to combat student housing crisis
The Oaklandside

How has downtown Oakland’s population changed? We mapped it.
San Francisco Examiner

Mayor seeks state's aid for ailing downtown SF
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. says it will sue if Oakland airport goes through with planned name change
Mercury News

SF threatens legal action if Oakland airport doesn’t drop name-change plans
Local News Matters

Spirit Airlines adds 3 nonstop routes to LA, Portland, Baltimore from San Jose Mineta
Mercury News

Opinion: California funding for anti-entanglement fishing gear helps industry and marine life
Fairfield Daily Republic

Walk in the Marsh not part of SF Bay restoration funding
Local News Matters

San Francisco celebrates Golden Gate Park’s 154th birthday, hopes to win ‘Best City Park’
Wall Street Journal

Biden Is Spending $1 Trillion to Fight Climate Change. Voters Don’t Care.
Mercury News

As development sprawls across the Bay Area, a 27-mile wilderness trail is a model for preserving open space

Headlines for April 8, 2024

Local News Matters

With ‘Slow Streets’ thriving in San Francisco, supporters push for better safety measures
Marin Independent Journal

SMART could seek November sales tax renewal
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael adopts road safety plan
Local News Matters

Sonoma County takes roundabout approach to safer travels at Highway 116/121 junction
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s how fast Waymo is expanding its driverless robotaxi service in S.F.
Mercury News

Bus operator assaults rise, lead SamTrans to crack down on violators
Press Democrat

‘Narrows’ project on Highway 101 nears new milestone
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco police seldom write traffic tickets. That’s costing the city millions
San Francisco Standard

SF isn’t approving enough homes to ease the housing crisis, no matter who’s counting
Mercury News

Big affordable housing project in San Jose could boost micro economy
San Francisco Chronicle

California’s largest ‘builder’s remedy’ housing project could be coming to Wine Country
San Francisco Chronicle

Map reveals ZIP codes where California’s largest home insurer will drop policies
San Francisco Chronicle

Data shows what people are paying in S.F.’s rent-controlled apartments versus their neighbors
Mercury News

This Bay Area city is using AI to detect homeless camps. Will others follow suit?
San Francisco Examiner

Key SF tourism metrics improving, but pandemic recovery years away
San Francisco Standard

Who is Charles Liang? The new Bay Area billionaire propelling the AI boom alongside Nvidia
Bay Nature

Snake Fungal Disease Is Spreading in California. What Can We Do?

Headlines for April 4, 2024

Mercury News

Electric, hybrid cars cutting Bay Area’s carbon footprint, UC Berkeley researchers say
Mercury News

Few stations and $200 to fill up: Life on California’s ‘Hydrogen Highway’
Bloomberg

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of DC Metro’s Design and Wayfinding Evolution
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Richmond Bridge bike lane compromise raises questions
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Pandemic’s impact on Golden Gate Bridge tolls hard to swallow
The Oaklandside

Oakland’s new transportation department director says the days of widening vehicle lanes are over
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Caltrans releases rendering of roundabout for highways 121 and 116
Local News Matters

SMART move: Youth, seniors can ride for free on Sonoma-Marin area trains until June 2025
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area’s adoption of electric cars is reducing emissions, study says
San Francisco Examiner

New study shows Bay Area EVs making a big difference
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Mayor Breed is pushing for a housing plan that is more Paris, less Hong Kong
San Francisco Chronicle

Teens’ documentary on ‘hypocrisy’ of Bay Area NIMBYism wins C-SPAN award
San Francisco Chronicle

Peninsula suburb is fighting housing for the homeless. But residents say they’re not ‘NIMBYs’
Mercury News

700-plus units — all affordable — could sprout in San Jose near tech hubs
San Jose Spotlight

Campbell plans housing along major roadways
San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County cities are failing to hit housing goals
Napa Valley Register

Downtown Napa workforce housing plans
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. tech company quadruples office space as it looks to hire hundreds
San Francisco Chronicle

Sutter Health to start construction on long-planned $442 million S.F. expansion
San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland A’s will move to Sacramento for next season
Mercury News

It’s official: A’s to leave Oakland, play in Sacramento next season
San Francisco Standard

Castro Theatre reveal: $15 million renovation finds 100-year-old arch no one knew existed
San Francisco Chronicle

Mass incarceration devastated Japantown. For the first time, we know how much
San Francisco Chronicle

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake in San Francisco could be felt even more intensely than in Taiwan. Here’s why
Press Democrat

Point Reyes ranchers in talks with The Nature Conservancy amid fight over private leases
KQED

California's Beloved Abalone Sea Snails Are Struggling. Here's Why

Headlines for April 3, 2024

San Francisco Chronicle

Here are the 200 intersections where S.F. is banning right turns on red
San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA expanding ban on red-light right turns later this month
San Francisco Standard

City bans right turn on red at 200 downtown intersections. Activists want more
Marin Independent Journal

Marin road safety projects get $7.5M from state
Mercury News

SFO demands different route for new Oakland International Airport name
KQED

Controversial California Law Meant to Spur New Housing Could Get More Teeth
San Francisco Chronicle

Highway 1 in crisis: What will it take for California to keep its iconic road from collapsing?
San Mateo Daily Journal

Burlingame Bayfront development gets OK
San Francisco Chronicle

This wealthy Bay Area town is the first in California to have its housing element revoked
San Francisco Chronicle

YIMBY group pays S.F. in settlement over lawsuit about housing at SoMa Nordstrom parking lot
Berkeleyside

People’s Park fate closer to being decided as state Supreme Court hears arguments
San Francisco Chronicle

California is offering a ‘builder’s remedy’ compromise to NIMBY cities. Will they take it?
Cal Matters

California’s most controversial housing law could get a makeover
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Ferry Building pushes back against plan to fortify the landmark from sea level rise
San Francisco Examiner

Why the venture industry's Q1 slump is bad for San Francisco
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s why the Bay Area has the perfect weather for a first-of-its kind geoengineering study
New York Times

Warming Is Getting Worse. So They Just Tested a Way to Deflect the Sun.
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area could see the coldest April day in years as temperatures begin to drop

Headlines for April 2, 2024

Press Democrat

Caltrans releases rendering of roundabout for highways 121 and 116
Local News Matters

Stockton downtown to get ‘complete streets’ makeover; two public meetings scheduled
San Francisco Chronicle

BART expected to operate under a $26 million deficit next year
Local News Matters

Sunnyvale’s rideshare proposal would help disadvantaged residents, reduce car traffic
Press Democrat

Paving on several Santa Rosa roads gets underway in April as rain subsides
San Francisco Chronicle

Lawmakers in California can override local housing limits, state court rules
San Francisco Examiner

First affordable-housing complex for SF teachers is now taking applications
Mercury News

Silicon Valley billionaires planning Solano County ‘California Forever’ utopia score big win in $510 million fight against farmers
Mercury News

Mountain Winery owners propose boutique hotel, housing on Saratoga property
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sonoma County asks Sonoma Developmental Center builders for clarity on proposed project
San Francisco Standard

From poolside to deskside: SF developer bets on ‘office resort’ to bring workers back
San Francisco Standard

Boss bothering you after hours? That could be illegal soon in California
Associated Press

West Coast whale population recovers 5 years after hundreds washed up ashore
San Francisco Chronicle

Defunct 157-acre Marin golf course may become county park — with Fire Department headquarters
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s why San Francisco was crowned America’s healthiest city in 2024

Headlines for April 1, 2024

Mercury News

BART police tout additional presence on trains amid 62% increase in felony arrests on system
Press Democrat

At Sonoma County airport, records show concern over deteriorating runway conditions
Press Democrat

Map: Here are the Sonoma, Napa county bridges rated ‘poor’
Marin Independent Journal

MMWD explores pilot programs for expanded bike access
Berkeleyside

Lanes, sidewalks on San Pablo Ave. to close amid disability access upgrades
San Francisco Chronicle

Highway 1 crisis: 1,600 trapped near Big Sur after roadway crumbles
San Francisco Chronicle

NIMBY pushback isn’t the only obstacle to San Francisco’s housing plans
Marin Independent Journal

Marin planners: I-580 connector might be unnecessary
San Francisco Chronicle

Why some vehicles are set to lose access to carpool lanes in California
Mercury News

Crime or peak urbanism? YIMBYs can’t help but applaud the Caltrain officials who built secret apartments inside stations
San Francisco Chronicle

Why one of S.F.’s biggest housing projects could shrink by hundreds of affordable apartments
Mercury News

Bay Area home sales shot up 25% in February. Could the surge last?
San Mateo Daily Journal

Former car wash site in Burlingame to become affordable housing
San Francisco Chronicle

Downtown S.F.’s office buildings are guzzling tons of energy no one is using
Mercury News

Solar eclipse: How much will you be able to see in the Bay Area?
New York Times

Can We Engineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis?

Headlines for March 29, 2024

The Oaklandside

Oakland is about to redesign one of its most dangerous roads—and you get to weigh in on the final plan
San Jose Spotlight

Sunnyvale’s ride-share proposal would help disadvantaged resident
Marin Independent Journal

Belvedere traffic tops survey of residents’ concerns
Fairfield Daily Republic

More changes ahead for McGary and Red Top Road intersection
San Francisco Chronicle

A ballot measure that funds wider freeways? That’s the last thing the Bay Area needs
Cal Matters

Californians pay high gas prices and high gas taxes yet still drive on bad highways
Mercury News

Borenstein: $12.8 billion San Jose BART extension plan should be scrutinized. Here’s how.
San Francisco Chronicle

Mayor Breed’s new plan to reduce traffic deaths: Fewer right turns on red, car-free Haight Street
Local News Matters

Caltrain sends dozens of retired old diesel passenger trains to North Bay storage yard
San Francisco Examiner

SF leaders, advocates double down on Vision Zero after falling short
Local News Matters

Caltrain seeks new office for headquarters
San Francisco Chronicle

Ex-Caltrain pair accused of building themselves homes inside stations with public funds
Mercury News

Ex-Caltrain employee, contractor charged with building secret homes at train stations
San Francisco Chronicle

Renting versus buying a home: Has the math changed for today’s Bay Area real estate market?
Local News Matters

CoCo supervisors approve apartment project in rural Martinez that planners earlier denied
San Mateo Daily Journal

Belmont OKs affordable development cost increases
San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland’s top employers put up $10 million for new downtown safety initiatives
The Oaklandside

Oakland is bracing for yet another budget deficit
San Francisco Chronicle

Dungeness crab fishing season to close early, in April
Local News Matters

Bay Area braces for weekend storm: Wet, windy weather returns to region, say NWS

Headlines for March 28, 2024

Vallejo Times-Herald

SolTrans to offer free rides for youth starting in April
SF Gate

Caltrans lowers speed limit on 44.5 miles of California's Highway 1
Planetizen

Video: Making Transit Better
Forbes

Coming Full Circle: Managing Micromobility As Transit
Forbes

New York Approves Historic Congestion Pricing Plan—Here’s How It Works And What Cities Could Adopt It Next
Marin Independent Journal

Marin planners propose review of 580 connector options
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco has 18 bridges with ‘major defects’—none of them are in the Bay
KTVU

Concerns over local bridges after Baltimore Structure falls
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose program to build backyard homes is thriving
San Mateo Daily Journal

Moss Beach affordable housing OK’d
New York Times

America’s Affordable Housing Crisis
SF Gate

San Francisco's rotten reputation is killing tourism across the Bay Area
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Mattson’s Sonoma properties in trouble, face $1.2 million in back taxes and payments
Mercury News

Wobbly Bay Area office market spurs delay of huge San Jose tech campus
San Mateo Daily Journal

Redwood City’s Bair Island gets investment for critical restoration efforts
Local News Matters

Napa County supervisors pass sustainability plans to trim groundwater pumping by 10%