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Headlines for September 3, 2025

The Oaklandside

Oakland gets $12M to pay people on parole to clean highways
San Francisco Chronicle

Parent outrage spurs S.F. to hurry hiring of crossing guards
San Francisco Standard

Lurie backs higher property taxes to save struggling Muni
Mercury News

Bay Area transit bailout plan runs into local resistance in San Mateo County
The Oaklandside

What feels safer, BART or bus? Explore a new trove of Bay Area transit survey data
San Francisco Examiner

State bill could help SF push for more sober housing
Mercury News

California building permits tumble to 16% below average
Cal Matters

New enforcement targets people living in cars, RVs on California streets
San Francisco Examiner

JPMorganChase to lay off 99 downtown San Francisco employees
San Francisco Standard

Bay Area lawmaker says AI companies’ attempts to stifle regulation will ‘backfire’
Politico

Google dodges a $2.5T breakup
Fairfield Daily Republic

Legislation purportedly in works to expand Collinsville shipbuilding footprint
Vallejo Times-Herald

Local officials urge lawmakers to back possible shipyard legislation
Mercury News

Northern California offshore wind project loses $427 million amid Trump cuts
Marin Independent Journal

Marin renews contract to reduce coastal pollution
KPIX

Pacifica whale watching group excited as humpback whales continue to visit area

Headlines for September 2, 2025

Samtrans

Podcast. The Grand Boulevard Initiative: Turning El Camino Real into a street for everyone
Gilroy Dispatch

Highway 101 project will modify traffic pattern at Rocks/Cannon roads
Local News Matters

Oakland gets $12.4M over 3 years to employ parolees on Caltrans beautification crews
San Francisco Chronicle

SFMTA to make cuts to all divisions as agency hits fiscal cliff
San Francisco Chronicle

California city ‘blindsided’ by high-speed rail proposal to prioritize Bay Area service
Mercury News

Need a ride to work? SF Casual Carpool is back, restarting a unique Bay Area commuting community
Mercury News

Santa Clara County hoped to build 4,800 new homes with Measure A money. How did they exceed that goal by 38%?
San Francisco Chronicle

The number of affordable homes in the San Jose area has doubled — to 330 listings
San Mateo Daily Journal

Bay Meadows development nears completion
San Francisco Chronicle

Aaron Peskin has a warning for Daniel Lurie about his S.F. ‘family zoning’ plan
San Francisco Chronicle

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says AI has already replaced 4,000 jobs
San Francisco Examiner

Some SF fishers suffer amid efforts to save whales, salmon
San Jose Spotlight

Sunnyvale has found the secret to downtown’s success
Local News Matters

EPA to revise cleanup plan for contaminated Heckathorn Superfund site in Richmond
New York Times

Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report
San Francisco Chronicle

Sneak peek: Treasure Island’s first major park set to open, with sweeping S.F. skyline views
Mercury News

Classic cars will still need a smog test in California after lawmakers reject Jay Leno bill
Vacaville Reporter

Eureka arrives at Mare Island

Headlines for August 29, 2025

Richmond Standard

WestCAT celebrates 20 years of Lynx service with free rides
North Bay Business Journal

Vine Transit adds new electric buses to fleet
San Francisco Chronicle

Sleeping at the wheel? Semiautonomous cars are tempting some drivers to bypass safeguards
Bloomberg

Amtrak Debuts New High-Speed Acela Trains After Years of Delays
Fairfield Daily Republic

Gas prices jump before Labor Day, expected to drop with autumn
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose students get free bikes to commute to school
Los Angeles Times

Southwest changing its extra-seat policy for plus-size travelers: ‘Heartbreaking’
Local News Matters

Southwest Airlines partners with EVA Air to streamline Taiwan bookings, transfers at SFO
Cal Matters

Why California backed down from forcing landlords to keep residents cool
San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County scores millions for affordable housing project
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. apartment rents surge again in August to highest level since April 2020
Berkeleyside

Amoeba Music plans to build apartments above its Telegraph Avenue store
Mercury News

Which workers earn six figures in California?
Cal Matters

America’s economy runs on data. What Trump’s firing of a top data chief means for California
Mercury News

Orphaned baby foxes released after receiving care in Saratoga wildlife facility
The Oaklandside

Oaklanders vs. pollution: on the podcast

Headlines for August 28, 2025

Mercury News

BART plans $930 million muni bond sale as budget deficits loom
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo County officials continue the disagreement over contributions to BART
San Francisco Examiner

Waymo says its SF fleet has tripled in size since last public disclosure
Local News Matters

SF’s Market Street to open to ride hailing services, much to the chagrin of some locals
Napa Valley Register

Napa airport receives federal grant
San Jose Spotlight

State bill to increase housing near transit draws scrutiny in Mountain View
San Francisco Standard

Bay Area housing production is frozen, forcing developers to take riskier bets
Mercury News

Bay Area home sales dropped in July, but so far prices haven’t followed
Mercury News

California homebuying drops 7% below 2008 crash levels
Berkeleyside

Photos: New student housing at People’s Park ‘tops out,’ giving sense of its scale
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. tourism to grow in 2025 despite Trump’s hostility, declines from Canada and Mexico
Richmondside

It’s official: Point Molate preserved as public parkland

Headlines for August 27, 2025

San Francisco Examiner

Can kids take a Waymo to school in San Francisco?
Marin Independent Journal

Marin green-transit training program gets funding boost
San Mateo Daily Journal

Bike lanes, warning signs OK’d for San Carlos interchange
The Oaklandside

BART crime plummets, police report says
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Absolutely brain dead’: High-speed rail advocates push back as Trump administration cuts more funding
Mercury News

Trump cuts $175 million from California high-speed rail projects
Vacaville Reporter

Bay Area Council issues California Forever study
Mercury News

Defense contractor trims South Bay jobs, will shut San Jose complex
NBC Bay Area

New study highlights impacts of wildfire smoke

Headlines for August 26, 2025

Mercury News

Landfill that closed 47 years ago continues to leak trash into Pacific Ocean
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo moves ahead with street closures to help lessen train noise
SF Gate

Lawmakers urge $1B per year investments to save Calif. high-speed rail
San Francisco Chronicle

‘One of the craziest things’: Skysurfer rides Bay Bridge’s suspension cables
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael taps brakes on affordable housing guidelines
The Oaklandside

You could win $3,000 to prepare for the next Big One
San Francisco Chronicle

Marin County plans to build homeless shelter for ranch workers leaving Point Reyes National Seashore
Vacaville Reporter

Vallejo, Napa car dealerships gear up to cope with Trump’s tariffs
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose faces criticism on Sharks deal
KPIX

Bay Area refill shop tackles single-use plastic problem
Sacramento Bee

More people are moving away from California, U-Haul says. Where are they going?

Headlines for August 25, 2025

San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA adds service to speed up commutes for students, workers
Mercury News

California high speed rail: Central Valley line alone won’t be profitable. Building to Gilroy could be
Mercury News

Congressional committee launch investigating into California’s high-speed rail project
Mass Transit

Transit agencies expand free and discounted passes for students as new academic year begins
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco developer turns stalled housing project into 425 affordable apartments
Mercury News

Future housing levels remain sticking point for Hilltop Mall plans
Richmond Standard

High-rises in Hilltop? It could be on the horizon
Local News Matters

Port of Oakland container volume surges in July as tariff jitters drive shipping activity
Axios

Inside the Ferry Building’s plan to own the night
Cal Matters

Three bills would protect California workers from AI management, but will costs stand in the way?
Knee Deep Times

California’s Solar Boom Is Powering Clean Energy Careers
Knee Deep Times

The Rancher Using Goats to Fight California Wildfires
Marin Independent Journal

MMWD backs out of Nicasio Reservoir plan

Headlines for August 22, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

How Muni cuts are changing ridership habits
Mass Transit

Inside the four-block-long train station quietly taking shape beneath downtown San Francisco
San Mateo Daily Journal

BART finishes installation of new fare gates in San Mateo County
SFMTA

Class Is Back in Session
Vallejo Times-Herald

Caltrans suspends construction work on Benicia Bridge for four weeks
San Francisco Chronicle

California drivers make these mistakes when driving in the fog
Richmond Standard

67 citations issued in joint traffic enforcement in Richmond
Associated Press

Tesla is slow in reporting crashes and the feds have launched an investigation to find out why
San Francisco Chronicle

Houseboat developer says Marin County tried to block his business, once they found out he was Black
Mercury News

Defense contractor Northrop Grumman trims South Bay jobs, will shut San Jose complex
San Francisco Examiner

Electrification push is yet another source of SF housing tension
NBC Bay Area

New study highlights impacts of wildfire smoke

Headlines for August 21, 2025

Mercury News

For BART, a new way to purchase tickets is expected to be a time saver
KTVU

BART's new tap and ride now underway
San Francisco Chronicle

Cars will soon return to section of San Francisco’s Market Street
San Francisco Standard

Waymo and rideshare cars will soon be rolling down Market Street again
Bloomberg

We Need a Reality Check on Crime, Safety and Transit
San Francisco Examiner

Affordable-housing residents bend mayor’s ear over living conditions
San Francisco Chronicle

Developer behind S.F. housing megaproject has big plans for a Peninsula strip mall
Mercury News

Downtown San Jose office market health tops San Francisco, Oakland
SF Gate

Oakland: Tariff Worries Drove Increased Port Traffic For July
San Francisco Examiner

SF July job gains don’t cure local observers’ economic jitters
Mercury News

New setbacks could be fatal for $2.7 billion plan to build major reservoir in Santa Clara County
Marin Independent Journal

Mill Valley to turn sea-level studies into action plan
Knee Deep Times

Feds Ghost Climate Action But Locals Stay the Course

Headlines for August 20, 2025

San Jose Spotlight

Can Silicon Valley express lanes end traffic congestion?
San Francisco Standard

Your Muni driver needs the bathroom. They’ll have to ask their boss first
SF Gate

Bay Area Ferry Operators Receive Federal Grants For Operations
KPIX

Santa Rosa will consider lowering speed limits on multiple streets
San Francisco Chronicle

Why the Bay Area will be the center of the ‘flying car’ revolution
Mercury News

Joby achieves milestone flight between Marina and Monterey
Cal Matters

California has a fallback plan for Trump’s clean car attacks. Does it go far enough?
Cal Matters

California will plow ahead with its electric vehicle goals but what’s the price tag?
KQED

Marin Moves Forward With Ban on Some E-bikes for Youth, as Research Into Safety Continues
Marin Independent Journal

Some bike lanes removed in latest Tiburon Boulevard repaving plan
High Speed Rail Authority

Bay Area Transit Month Pop-Up Transit Art Fair
Marin Independent Journal

Marin housing project hoping for state financial rescue
Bloomberg

Trump Takes Second Swing at Cutting Housing Assistance for Immigrants
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s how much money it takes to be Bay Area ‘rich’ — and how your income stacks up
San Francisco Examiner

New downtown SF businesses ride some welcome upward momentum
Mercury News

Cisco Systems, Oracle trim 300-plus Bay Area jobs in new layoffs
San Francisco Chronicle

The last phase of San Francisco’s most expensive park project is underway
Phys.org

The next ‘Big One’ on the San Andreas fault might not be the earthquake we expect, researchers say