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Headlines for March 26, 2026

The Oaklandside

Walk from Lake Merritt to the Ferry Building? Bay Skyway path could connect Oakland and SF
San Francisco Chronicle

Muni’s fare revenue has collapsed. A new report points to a familiar problem
Local News Matters

BART hosts sensory orientation to help blind, low-vision riders navigate train system
San Francisco Chronicle

Marin congressman pushes bill to regulate e-bikes and e-motos
San Francisco Standard

SF’s new high-injury map shows where streets are getting safer — and more dangerous
San Francisco Chronicle

They killed with their cars. Why California often lets them drive again
Richmondside

3 things to know in Richmond: bridge traffic; free groceries; city budget
Bay City News via San Mateo Daily Journal

Bay Area future blueprint adopted
Fairfield Daily Republic

MTC, ABAG planning vision for Bay Area adopted
Mass Transit

MTC adopts Plan Bay Area 2050+
San Francisco Chronicle

Ten high-rises, 1,600 homes: A dramatic plan to reshape Marin’s largest city
Wall Street Journal

America’s Fanciest Restaurant Enters the Fight Over Affordable Housing
Vacaville Reporter

Sramek defends vision for Suisun Expansion
Gilroy Dispatch

Report shows Gilroy falling behind in housing numbers
San Francisco Chronicle

Meta lays off hundreds of workers amid huge AI spending
San Francisco Chronicle

A troubled Mid-Market office building was sold for an 85% discount. Now it needs tenants
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s exodus still hasn’t reversed. Here’s how the population trend compares to other regions
Knee Deep Times

Mountain View’s Shoreline Gets Serious SLR Attention
Knee Deep Times

Plants Facilitate Transition to Higher Water

Headlines for March 25, 2026

Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Richmond Bridge bike lane debate is an endurance test
KQED

Why California Has the Nation’s Most Expensive Gas
New York Times

As Gas Prices Spike, California Is Hit Hardest
Mercury News

Chevron warns California risks fuel crisis unless Iran war eases
Mercury News

California diesel prices top $7 a gallon to hit record high
Associated Press

DoorDash offers added payments to US and Canadian drivers as gas prices soar
Mercury News

Bay Area students advocate for BART tax measure
Alameda Post

AC Transit Service Changes in Response to Oakland Alameda Access Project
San Francisco Standard

California’s latest weapon against speeders? GPS
San Francisco Standard

Mapped: Our new tool shows the AI surveillance cameras along your commute
Local News Matters

Down or up: Should Marin City’s flood-prone highway stretch become a tunnel or a bridge?
Marin Independent Journal

Bay Area lawmaker proposes new federal laws on e-bikes and other electric two-wheelers
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose airport unaffected by TSA lines or ICE
Marin Independent Journal

Marin plans impact fees for new housing developments
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sonoma OKs climate, housing plans, residents urge Sebastiani site for housing
Fairfield Daily Republic

Vista Ridge project moves forward; construction could take a year
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Fortnite’ video game maker lays off over 1,000 workers
Mercury News

Mass deportations could jolt Bay Area economy and trigger job losses: report
San Francisco Examiner

Do office remodels signal a downtown SF comeback?
San Francisco Examiner

Why mega-IPOs from OpenAI, SpaceX could hamper broader IPO market
Press Democrat

West county residents want ‘stay of execution’ for 250-year-old oak tree

Headlines for March 24, 2026

KPIX

Connect Bay Area organizers pushing for sales tax to fund public transit
KPIX

Organizers push for sales tax to fund Bay Area transit
Mission Local

BART: The worst-case scenarios are actually worse than you’ve heard
San Francisco Chronicle

Breaking down California law enforcement police stops
East Bay Times

‘These tickets are performative art’: Oakland speed cameras are online, but will anyone pay their fines?
Mercury News

Streets not ready for the Bay Area’s fast growing population — seniors
San Francisco Standard

Zoox expands into Marina, North Beach and Chinatown
Berkeleyside

Scott Wiener passed laws that made it easier to build in California. Can he do the same in Congress?
Berkeleyside

Cal’s next dorm could soar 26 stories at former Anna Head School site
San Francisco Chronicle

Layoffs in the Bay Area tech world hold a hard lesson for everyone
San Francisco Chronicle

Drone deliveries are coming to Bay Area homes, Google says
San Francisco Chronicle

USGS glitch triggers false earthquake alerts across Northern California
Cal Matters

California sues Trump to keep shut oil pipeline on Santa Barbara coast
Berkeleyside

She’s 19, and she’s already sued the federal government twice
KQED

For This Bay Area Island City, Water Is Coming From All Sides
KQED

Coyotes Are in Pupping Season in the Bay Area. Here’s How to Keep Yourself and Your Dog Safe

Headlines for March 23, 2026

San Francisco Chronicle

Caltrain to dedicate electric train to Pelosi to mark decades of transit advocacy
Press Democrat

SMART to break ground on its 9-mile, $269 million extension to Healdsburg
Vallejo Times-Herald

SolTrans board discusses financial future
Press Democrat

Caltrans to close portions of Napa County’s main highways to upgrade signs
San Jose Spotlight

Palo Alto rail crossing closure debate weighs public safety, traffic congestion
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Bridge lights returned Friday after three years of darkness
Planetizen

Study: Clarifying California’s Vague Definition of Transit Stops Could Make 1.3M Acres Eligible for Density Bonuses
San Francisco Examiner

Lurie leads effort to cut transfer tax to spur housing and economy
San Francisco Chronicle

How common is home inheritance in California? These areas see the highest rates
San Francisco Chronicle

These S.F. neighborhoods have the fastest-rising home prices in the Bay Area
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo hitting housing goals
Mercury News

California warns on price gouging as some gas stations charge $8 a gallon
Knee Deep Times

Plants Facilitate Transition to Higher Water
Knee Deep Times

Meet the Oakland Biologist Making Native Plants Go Viral
Knee Deep Times

Mountain View’s Shoreline Gets Serious SLR Attention

Headlines for March 20, 2026

Press Democrat

Parking controversy around Bodega Bay preserve defused by pivot to proposed solutions
Local News Matters

$2M in federal funding set for Yerba Buena Bridge rebuild in South San Jose
Smart Cities

Urban rail transit construction in the US trails population growth
Smart Cities

Zero-emission transit bus fleets continued to grow last year
Mass Transit

BART offering parking lots to non-riders to generate revenue to address $376 million operating budget deficit
KRON

BART wants to rent you parking spaces, no ride attached
KQED

San Francisco Fought to Name a Major Street After Cesar Chavez. Will It Be Renamed Again?
Knee Deep Times

El Cerrito Bets on Car-Free Living
San Francisco Chronicle

The Silicon Valley builder behind tech campuses turns to a new mission: Affordable housing
Local News Matters

Golden Gate Village renovation: What real changes are coming to Marin City housing?
Mercury News

Californians are nation’s top users of adjustable-rate loans
Mercury News

4 Bay Area cities called great for careers, if you can accept some bustle
Mercury News

Bank shuts several Bay Area locations and chops more than 100 jobs
Knee Deep Times

The Nuances of Tapping North Bay Sediment Supplies
Mercury News

American Airlines and Google say AI helped airplanes reduce contrails that trap heat
Press Democrat

Family’s logging plan for Sonoma County forestland riles coastal community, environmentalists

Headlines for March 19, 2026

San Francisco Chronicle

Kids are riding in Waymos without an adult. Ride-hail drivers want California to crack down
San Francisco Chronicle

Could a subway be built on San Francisco’s west side? Officials revive talk of a Geary line
San Francisco Chronicle

Help us name the next five San Francisco Bay Ferry boats. (And travel free for a year!)
San Francisco Chronicle

What should we name the new SF Bay ferries?
Gilroy Dispatch

VTA urges travelers to save on gas by riding public transit
SF Gate

SF waterfront restaurants eye a revival as Bay Bridge lights return
San Francisco Examiner

San Francisco just got a preview of what flying taxis will look like
Mercury News

Caltrans repairs to delay eastbound I-580 drivers near Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
San Francisco Standard

These condos in Santa Clara were just built. How are they already crumbling?
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael shelter site to follow ‘housing first’ model
Local News Matters

Marin County reports progress on housing goals, 700 homes in development pipeline
Associated Press

Trump’s tariffs are hurting American manufacturers instead of helping them
Press Democrat

Sonoma County airport welcomes Alaska Airlines’ flight to Ontario
Vallejo Times-Herald

Goodwill to open new Fairfield location
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area’s first gray whale death of year reported near Golden Gate Bridge
KQED

Heat Wave Could Blast More Bay Area Temperature Records Friday
Local News Matters

Dungeness crab fishery to end early off Central Coast, pop-up gear allowed longer

Headlines for March 18, 2026

San Francisco Standard

SF Muni tax likely to pass, but BART is a toss-up
San Francisco Chronicle

Could San Francisco revive Sunday parking meters to fund Muni?
Richmond Standard

BART invites local musicians to perform for Bach in the Subways
SFMTA

Podcast: The Women of San Francisco Transit, Yesterday and Today
Cal Matters

Some California Democrats pitch gas price relief as prices at the pump soar
Mercury News

Bay Area air taxi companies get their ‘Waymo moment’ under federal effort
San Francisco Chronicle

FAA flags SFO, Oakland airports as ‘hot spots’ for runway close calls
Local News Matters

San Francisco Bay maritime traffic controllers still on the job amid federal paycheck logjam
Bloomberg

Here Comes the Self-Driving Traffic Surge
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael housing production lags behind state markers
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Carlos faces a hefty requirement to build housing by 2031
Marin Independent Journal

Marin County makes key moves on housing plan in Point Reyes
Marin Independent Journal

Novato school district taps advisers for workforce housing
Vallejo Times-Herald

Home insurance rates predicted to jump
Press Democrat

Santa Rosa man’s plight a cautionary tale about loan option that offers seniors relief — but with high stakes
Local News Matters

Construction trades program enables Marin housing residents to rebuild their community
San Francisco Chronicle

Software giant cuts more than 250 San Francisco jobs in pivot to AI
Local News Matters

Baykeeper sues to limit alleged mining threat to San Francisco Bay’s sandy floor
KQED

California Condors Are Still Dying — Despite a Lead Ammo Ban
San Francisco Chronicle

California report offers a controversial way to save Mono Lake
Mercury News

Bay Area temperatures to keep inching higher amid winter heat wave

Headlines for March 17, 2026

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s notorious ‘Lake SoMa’ housing site could become a 25-story tower
San Mateo Daily Journal

Cameras for Caltrain crossings? Pilot program would dissuade drivers from stopping on railroad tracks
San Francisco Chronicle

Drivers are watching YouTube and TikTok behind the wheel. Experts say it’s getting worse
San Francisco Standard

SF’s streets might be getting safer — unless you’re walking
New York Times

Trapped! Inside a Self-Driving Car During an Anti-Robot Attack.
Associated Press

When gas prices go up, changing the way you drive can stretch your fuel just a bit farther
Mercury News

Bay Area airports start out 2026 in feeble fashion for passenger trips
The Guardian

London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution
KQED

Congress Advanced Some Major Housing Reforms. Here’s How It Could Impact California
San Jose Spotlight

Is Mountain View on track to add 11K homes by 2031?
San Francisco Standard

Move over, garages. Startups are now hatching from luxury mansions
Mercury News

S.F.’s notorious ‘Lake SoMa’ housing site could become a 25-story tower
Local News Matters

California approves whale-friendlier gear for commercial Dungeness crab fishing
Marin Independent Journal

MMWD discusses trail options on Mount Tamalpais
Berkeleyside

Sand removal in the Bay threatens species and worsens coastal erosion, lawsuit claims
San Francisco Chronicle

3.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Bay Area
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. could hit 90 degrees for first time ever in March

Headlines for March 16, 2026

The Oaklandside

Which Oakland streets saw the most speed camera warnings?
Local News Matters

Oakland begins issuing tickets through automated speed camera system
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Rebel’ group puts up barriers at S.F. corner where toddler was run over
San Francisco Standard

A toddler’s death shook him. Now he’s walking 50 miles around SF for safer streets
Berkeleyside

With thousands of freshly painted red curbs, Berkeley implements law that bans parking next to intersections
Marin Independent Journal

Marin group seeks $1.2M for safe newt crossing
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo plans for slew of bike, pedestrian upgrades
Vacaville Reporter

STA board approves Davis vanpool program
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Grant is a big help for promising San Rafael Transit Center plans
Marin Independent Journal

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge equity study set to proceed
San Mateo Daily Journal

New AI cameras will monitor bus drivers
Mercury News

$175 million project to reroute traffic between Oakland and Alameda begins
Smart Cities

Could transit agency-owned land help solve California’s housing problem?
Local News Matters

Forever… or never? California Forever plan for new city of 400,000 divides Solano County
Wall Street Journal

The AI Boom Has Exploded the San Francisco Housing Market
San Francisco Chronicle

Homebuyers are rushing back to San Francisco. Where are the sellers?
San Francisco Chronicle

Plan for 900 homes could bring transformative change to this Bay Area city
Local News Matters

Study finds Bay Area storms pose growing flood risk for homeless populations
San Mateo Daily Journal

Millbrae ‘on track’ with state housing requirements
San Francisco Chronicle

The Bay Area’s hottest job market right now? It’s not tech
San Francisco Standard

Has Sunset Dunes helped local businesses? One year in, it depends who you ask
San Francisco Chronicle

The Bay Area’s ‘city of trees’ is cutting down hundreds of historic eucalyptuses
Press Democrat

Wary eyes on Point Reyes National Seashore as avian flu hits Año Nuevo elephant seals

Headlines for March 13, 2026

San Francisco Chronicle

A flying taxi crossed the Golden Gate. Could it soon take you from S.F. to Wine Country?
KQED

Oakland’s Speed Cameras Start Ticketing Sunday. Here Are the Hot Spots
San Francisco Chronicle

Where Oakland drivers are speeding the most, according to new cameras
San Francisco Chronicle

Proposed transit hub aims to be ‘gateway’ to San Rafael
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Francisco International Airport’s AirTrain workers back to work till end of March
Marin Independent Journal

Tiburon council wants more information in road study
Napa Valley Register

Napa County makes plans for better rural roads
Mercury News

Trump administration sues California over the state’s nation-leading vehicle-emission rules
Mercury News

Bay Area gasoline prices soar, fueled by crude oil volatility after start of war with Iran
Cal Matters

California passed a law to curb spikes in gas prices. Why isn’t it using those powers now?
SF Gate

Home prices are so high in Calif. investors are gobbling up single family homes
The Oaklandside

How could Oakland raise billions in revenue? New report suggests removing freeways
Richmond Standard

Hercules boosts local business with new grants and gift card bonuses
Mercury News

Bird flu outbreak on San Mateo coast spreads to sea otters and sea lions, researchers say
Local News Matters

Bird flu kills more elephant seals, other marine mammals at Año Nuevo State Park
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area heat wave is about to get dramatically worse. Here is a timeline
San Francisco Chronicle

California’s ‘unprecedented’ snowmelt will only get worse from heat wave