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Headlines for January 23, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

‘A salmon extinction plan’: How Trump’s executive orders on climate could impact California
San Francisco Chronicle

How Mayor Daniel Lurie plans to revive downtown S.F. amid retail exodus
KPIX

Pacifica community wondering how city will approach coastal erosion issue
Mercury News

Can President Trump rename the Gulf of Mexico as ‘the Gulf of America’ and Denali as ‘Mount McKinley?’
Tam America

Delivering Efficient, Sustainable and Equitable Transit Network in the Bay Area
San Mateo Daily Journal

Redwood City ferry moves closer to narrowing funding gap
San Francisco Chronicle

The bay’s best deal is a $19 two-hour cruise. Don’t let the destination hold you back
San Francisco Chronicle

Fake ‘no parking’ red curbs pop up in S.F. neighborhood
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. to close key segment of Central Subway next month — to fix a water leak
San Francisco Standard

Forget the Valencia bikeway: The new ‘neckdown’ is driving motorists crazy
Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit approves contract for new bus stops
Mass Transit

The Hub Company launches end-to-end ticketing solution to encourage public transit usage
San Francisco Examiner

Another SF lawmaker enters state housing spotlight
Mercury News

California’s home insurance prices set to soar
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito eyes ballot measures to bolster housing
Los Angeles Times

With Los Angeles in need of housing, downtown’s empty office towers have appeal

Headlines for January 22, 2025

San Francisco Examiner

Bloomingdale’s departing in yet another downtown mall blow
Mercury News

Thornberg: Silicon Valley, Bay Area status as nation’s tech center at risk
Berkeleyside

A metalsmith trained in Senegal will teach Black girls and women the craft in Berkeley
San Francisco Chronicle

Plunging temps prompt freeze warning for parts of the Bay Area as coldest air mass of 2025 arrives
Bay Nature

The Adder’s-Tongue—Our Fetid Friend in the Shadows
Marin Independent Journal

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge managers make arguments for modified bike path
Mass Transit

MTC partners with Bay Area transit providers to implement Regional Mapping and Wayfinding project
Daily Cal

BART coordinates schedules with other transit agencies in the “Big Sync”
Berkeleyside

Have views about Berkeley’s bike lanes? The city wants to hear from you
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Bruno tries to rectify its paid parking program
San Francisco Chronicle

Could robotaxis be yet another reason for S.F.’s lack of new housing?
Fairfield Daily Republic

UPDATED: Is Suisun City, California Forever making annexation deal?
Napa Valley Register

Neighbors criticize St. Helena housing project, but city's hands could be tied

Headlines for January 21, 2025

San Mateo Daily Journal

Is ‘sustainable’ development pushing residents to drive more?
New Republic

New York’s Congestion Pricing Is Working. Now Comes the Real Test.
Mercury News

Santa Clara County is close to finalizing its housing element, but the delay could create long-term impacts
NBC Bay Area

Mortgage program in East Bay makes homeowning more achievable
San Jose Spotlight

Palo Alto teacher housing project passes the test
Bloomberg

In a City of Sprawl, Wildfire Evacuation Is Getting Harder
Local News Matters

The loneliness of remote work: Older adults most affected by the loss of social networks
Mercury News

What do Trump’s environmental rollbacks mean for California?
San Francisco Examiner

Port plan to improve SF flood resilience on track to head to Congress next
Marin Independent Journal

‘Environmental terrorism’: Point Reyes settlement roils agricultural community
KQED

Can San Francisco Stop Traffic Violence? So Far, Efforts Are Failing
NBC Bay Area

BART to spend $4.3 million to deal with braking glitch on new fleet
San Francisco Examiner

Court rejects San Francisco’s Waymo challenge
San Francisco Chronicle

Did your car insurance just go up? A new California law might be why

Headlines for January 17, 2025

San Francisco Examiner

Rising SF office sales hint at commercial real-estate rebound
San Francisco Chronicle

Longtime market in heart of downtown San Mateo to close, with dozens of layoffs
San Francisco Examiner

SF green-tech startup cutting dozens of jobs again
Marin Independent Journal

Marin climate change risks assessed in ‘biosphere’ report
San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara tackles gas emission reductions
KPIX

California prepares to fight to protect coast during second Trump presidency
Mercury News

California legislation would speed up light-rail, bus lane conversions, exempting them from environment review
Marin Independent Journal

Highway 37 project critics raise concerns about fairness
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain’s Celebration Train commemorates Martin Luther King Jr Day
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. to unveil its most ambitious bicycle plan in years, targeting hundreds of routes for upgrades
San Francisco Examiner

SF traffic is second-slowest in US — and getting worse
Railway Age

Transit Briefs: BART’s Passenger Information System being updated
The Oaklandside

OUSD doesn’t offer school buses for most students. Elementary schools are seeing the consequences
Mercury News

San Ramon mixed-use neighborhood creates medical hub to speed housing

Headlines for January 16, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s economic ranking plummets in key report, marking ‘brutal wake-up call’
San Francisco Chronicle

Downtown S.F. office prices bottomed out in 2024. Here’s why that’s a good thing
San Francisco Chronicle

As Walgreens closes more Bay Area stores, CEO says ‘locking things up’ hurts sales
Knee Deep Times

California Makes Biggest Downpayment Ever for One Region’s Climate-Ready Projects
San Francisco Examiner

$15M federal grant to help fund 300 EV chargers in SF
Knee Deep Times

Collecting and Unifying Regional Metrics on Wetland Health
Local News Matters

BART safety project means no train this weekend between Walnut Creek, Concord
Fairfield Daily Republic

Putah Creek salmon numbers down 77%, but Putah-hatched fish are back
San Mateo Daily Journal

Bad news for Burlingame’s Broadway grade separation
Mercury News

Dublin begins planning controversial boulevard extension project
Vallejo Times-Herald

Caltrans discusses changes to Sears Point to Mare Island Improvement Project
Richmondside

What’s Up: Richmond gets $9M to make streets safer
San Francisco Examiner

San Francisco looks to boost housing after another year of slow growth
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‘Not enough builders’: How L.A. fires could squeeze Bay Area
Local News Matters

Berkeley tenants buy apartments: A story of Black ownership and affordable housing
Local News Matters

High-profile San Jose office building might convert to housing site
San Mateo Daily Journal

All-time high for San Mateo County’s median home prices in 2024
Cal Matters

Why California keeps putting homes where fires burn

Headlines for January 15, 2025

Marin Independent Journal

Agency to vet Richmond-San Rafael Bridge bike lane experiment
Bay Nature

What Lies Beneath. Can we keep Lake Tahoe's aquatic invaders at bay?
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. traffic tickets are declining — again. What’s behind the new drop?
Mass Transit

Bay Area transit agencies sign the Equity In Infrastructure Project Pledge
Vacaville Reporter

Dixon awarded $25 million federal grant
Fairfield Daily Republic

Dixon railway crossing to get $25 million federal grant
Fairfield Daily Republic

County sees need for eminent domain for bridge rehab project
Associated Press

Traffic into Manhattan drops 7.5% in first week of new toll. That’s 43,000 fewer cars a day
San Francisco Standard

Great Highway affordable housing project grows taller, dividing Sunset residents
Mercury News

California and Bay Area hotel development flops as market nosedives
Press Democrat

Plans for 7-story apartment project revived for downtown Santa Rosa
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael’s latest housing prospect: High-rise with 180 apartments
San Francisco Chronicle

Meta to lay off 3,600 employees as Zuckerberg focuses on efficiency
San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland Coliseum sale moves ahead with Alameda County vote to enter final talks
Knee Deep Times

UC Berkeley’s Brilliant Breakthrough in Carbon Capture
Knee Deep Times

California Makes Biggest Downpayment Ever for One Region’s Climate-Ready Projects
Knee Deep Times

Coho Salmon Remain Afloat Four Years After CZU Fire

Headlines for January 14, 2025

Petaluma Argus-Courier

SMART unveils Petaluma North, the city’s 2nd train station
Bloomberg

A Blueprint for Better Bike Lanes
San Francisco Examiner

SF could waive affordable housing requirements to turn offices into homes
Fairfield Daily Republic

Scotts Valley tribe gets 160 acres of land in Vallejo for casino, housing
NBC Bay Area

A closer look: Competitive housing markets
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s first major conference of the year brings crowds, optimism to downtown bars and restaurants
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael quarry’s mineral rights purchased by Irish behemoth
Bay Nature

In Surprising Turn, Crabbers Take to Whale-Safe Crab Pots
San Jose Spotlight

VTA BART expansion work to include minority-owned businesses
Bay Nature

A Legal Settlement Will Usher In a Wilder Point Reyes
San Mateo Daily Journal

Polling underway for regional transit measure
Local News Matters

East Bay parks simplifies parking costs, eliminates dog fees to encourage visitor growth
Local News Matters

Ride Plus’ new app aims to improve on-demand transit service in San Mateo County
Bay Nature

A Sapsucker Superspecies Is Evolving In Our Midst
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain long-term deficit expands
KGO-TV

BART shifting departure times in billion-dollar plan, working with agencies to improve efficiency
Vallejo Times-Herald

Meeting coming Tuesday to discuss the Draft Supplemental Environment Impact Report concerning Highway 37
Local News Matters

Richmond secures $9.5M grant to upgrade streets and boost pedestrian, bicycle safety
Mercury News

Richmond awarded $9.5 million federal transportation grant

Headlines for January 13, 2025

KPIX

Waymo is offering blind and visually impaired more options for transportation around Bay Area
San Francisco Chronicle

This list shows 2025’s most competitive housing markets. The Bay Area is near the bottom
Bloomberg

More People Are Living in the Riskiest Wildfire Zones
San Francisco Standard

Why Mission Bay is recovering faster than anywhere else in San Francisco
Mercury News

Why are there so many data centers in Santa Clara?
San Francisco Chronicle

This former Walgreens is now a grocery store. Here’s why most closed S.F. drugstores remain empty
Marin Independent Journal

Marin officials laud regional sea-level adaptation plan
Richmondside

Richmond volunteers are helping to bring hard-working oysters back to the bay
Marin Independent Journal

Lawsuits seek to stop barred owl culling, including the Bay Area
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco traffic is getting worse. Here’s why
Local News Matters

BART advises riders to check new schedules as agency upgrades its train control system
Marin Independent Journal

SMART marks opening of another Petaluma station
Mass Transit

California to have fully connected zero-emission rail network by 2050

Headlines for January 10, 2025

San Francisco Examiner

How SF transit agencies’ ridership rebounded in 2024
San Francisco Chronicle

3.7 magnitude earthquake rattles San Francisco
Mercury News

BART to change schedule with upgrades
New York Times

2024 Brought the World to a Dangerous Warming Threshold. Now What?
San Francisco Examiner

SF Bay Ferry sets target date for maiden voyage of electric fleet
Alameda Post

SF Bay Ferry Ridership Close to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2024
SF Gate

SF ferry kills beloved program in favor of selling alcohol in the mornings
KQED

SF Muni Is Reducing Bus, Light-Rail Service Amid Fiscal Crisis. More Cuts Loom
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Carlos staff gets an earful on bike safety
Bloomberg

New York, San Francisco Ranked Worst for US Traffic in City Centers
San Francisco Standard

Chaos skyrockets at homeless shelters as Lurie plans expansion
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose starts ban on RV street parking
San Francisco Standard

No, seriously this time: SF’s tourism industry may bounce back in 2025
KQED

SF Mayor Daniel Lurie Freezes Hiring on 1st Day in Office
Mercury News

Macy’s, Kohl’s prep Bay Area store closures as retail chains struggle
Mercury News

Security screeners at San Francisco International Airport protest for better pay
Mercury News

From rationing to recreation: The boom of agritourism in Brentwood
Marin Independent Journal

San Anselmo launches economic development survey

Headlines for January 9, 2025

Mercury News

In historic deal, Point Reyes ranchers, National Park Service and environmentalists reach agreement on disputed land
San Francisco Chronicle

Muni cutting service on multiple bus lines, as it confronts financial crisis
San Francisco Chronicle

Congestion pricing has hit New York, could it be coming to downtown S.F.?
Bloomberg

What Robotaxis Brought San Francisco
Marin Independent Journal

Marin County jurisdictions adapt to new parking law
KQED

LA Fires Threaten California Insurance Market Stability, Housing Costs
San Francisco Chronicle

A ‘worst-case’ scenario: How giant insurance losses from L.A. fires could affect all Californians
Berkeleyside

Own an illegal ADU in Berkeley? New program offers amnesty
San Francisco Standard

Blame Zuck? Why Menlo Park just saw the Bay Area’s sharpest rent spike
San Francisco Standard

Pharmageddon: Walgreens to shutter 12 San Francisco stores
Mercury News

La Niña emerges in Pacific triggering global weather changes
Mercury News

La Niña emerges in Pacific triggering global weather changes
San Francisco Chronicle

Historic change coming to Point Reyes as environmentalists buy out ranchers