Headlines for April 27, 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Golden Gate Park’s JFK Drive will stay permanently car-free after S.F. supes vote following marathon meeting San Francisco Examiner City supervisors permanently boot cars from JFK Drive Mercury News Speed camera critics speak up: Roadshow San Jose Spotlight Silicon Valley transit agency burdened by old trains, costly parts KRON East Bay union challenges AC Transit’s voluntary masking rule NBC Bay Area Watch: Expert Discusses Rising Mortgage Rates' Impact on Home Sales San Mateo Daily Journal Foster City eyes development options for housing element San Francisco Examiner 2,000 tiny homes proposed for San Francisco’s homeless population San Francisco Examiner S.F.’s fourplex housing debate gets more heated Associated Press California mayors want $3 billion over 3 years for homeless Mercury News California drought: New water restrictions coming to 1.4 million East Bay residents
Headlines for April 26, 2022 New York Times Why Public Transit’s Pandemic Recovery Is Complicated East Bay Times Your BART train might stink, but COVID ventilation is strong, experts say Mercury News Montague Expressway to get a major paving overhaul: Roadshow San Francisco Chronicle Major decision on car-free JFK Drive expected Tuesday. What will be the fate of beloved Golden Gate Park promenade? Bloomberg Will San Francisco Ban Cars From the Heart of its Biggest Park? The Atlantic Community Input Is Bad, Actually San Francisco Chronicle Why Bay Area housing prices are unlikely to drop despite climbing mortgage interest rates San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco spends millions of dollars to shelter its most vulnerable residents in dilapidated hotels. With little oversight or support, the results are disastrous. Associated Press Housing shortage, soaring rents squeeze US college students KQED Bonus: Your stories and solutions for the housing crisis Cal Matters With more enforcement power than ever, state relies on activists to enforce duplex law The Oaklandside Howard Terminal ballpark: A conversation with Libby Schaaf San Mateo Daily Journal San Mateo seeks input on housing element NBC Bay Area Marin County School Creating Climate-Conscious Kids Knee Deep Times How Rivers in the Sky Travel Across the Ocean East Bay Times A historic win for spawning salmon, trout in Alameda Creek Bay Nature Meet An Ancient, Amazing Fish in Need of an Image Makeover
Headlines for April 25, 2022 Mercury News $1.6 billion hole? VTA sees funding trouble ahead for the BART to San Jose extension Mercury News Cameras to slow speeders have many supporters: Roadshow KQED Here's Why You Might Still Want to Wear Masks on Public Transport San Jose Spotlight San Jose union objects to VTA work culture consultant New York Times Cities Want to Return to Prepandemic Life. One Obstacle: Transit Crime. Napa Valley Register American Canyon looks at future growth San Mateo Daily Journal Half Moon Bay modifies ADU ordinance NBC Bay Area SamTrans, Caltrain Release Environmental Sustainability Progress Report San Francisco Chronicle As mortgage rates rise, will Bay Area home prices decline? Mercury News Could higher interest rates, inflation slow Bay Area housing market San Francisco Chronicle One artist’s garage eviction is a cautionary tale of the shifting Bay Area housing crisis SF Gate London Breed in 'awe' at new 6-acre San Francisco park, Battery Bluff in the Presidio Local News Matters Let baby seals be: Marine wildlife experts say to avoid the animals during pupping season
Headlines for April 22, 2022 Bloomberg Free Public Transit Is Not a Climate Policy Catalyst Should Public Transit Be Free? Marin Independent Journal SMART aims for big boost in ridership Mercury News Converter thieves spoil day trip to the City: Roadshow Gilroy Dispatch High-Speed Rail receives grant to protect wildlife Fairfield Daily Republic Caltrans to honor 189 workers killed since 1921 Sonoma Magazine Tiny Home in Windsor Listed for $85,000. Take a Look Inside The Oaklandside Major West Oakland housing development delayed again San Francisco Examiner What Matt Haney’s victory means for housing San Jose Spotlight San Jose State student housing protest turns into unexpected win Marin Independent Journal Marin wins key venue ruling in climate lawsuit Marin Independent Journal Editorial: Encouraging ban on gas-powered yard equipment must come with outreach San Francisco Chronicle Bay Area’s biggest water agency may start capping household use San Francisco Estuary Magazine Science in Short: Daylighting Delta Data Mercury News “Green lung” downtown San Jose tower offers carbon-neutral workplaces in gardens
Headlines for April 21, 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Masking on public transportation: With mandates ending, here's how to assess risk San Francisco Chronicle BART no longer requires masks to be worn, but board members want to reinstate a mask mandate San Francisco Chronicle Uber and Lyft have dropped their mask mandates Mercury News Express lanes approved by California legislature, but not voters: Roadshow East Bay Times Bay Area transit agencies end mask mandates days after federal judge strikes down national mask requirement The Oaklandside Redwoods, housing, and traffic: ‘Map Atlas’ illustrates Oakland’s systems San Francisco Chronicle Sausalito's anchor-out debacle: Officials approve temporary space for fraction of boats in controversial estuary San Jose Spotlight San Jose council review: Google plans microgrid, homeless to have say on housing Bloomberg California Slow to Sell Housing Bonds as Homelessness Worsens East Bay Times Alameda Point housing development moving ahead despite challenges San Francisco Chronicle California’s radical plan to defend homes from sea level rise: move them Knee Deep Times Retreat By Any Other Name Local News Matters From wasteland to wetland? Park district to discuss restoration options for Jewel Lake Bloomberg How Cities Became Accidental Wildlife Havens NBC Bay Area Dying Coral Reef in Australia Has Global Impacts Knee Deep Times A Day On The Bayview’s Shifting Shore
Headlines for April 20, 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Should you still mask up on planes and buses? Bay Area experts assess the risks of public transit San Francisco Chronicle S.F. Muni, Caltrain still requiring passengers to wear masks as Bay Area transit agencies relax mandates New York Times Can A.I. All but End Car Crashes? The Potential Is There. SF Gate San Francisco’s Great Highway still smothered in sand after ‘unusually windy storms’ Mercury News Rules vary for using EV stickers on Bay Area express lanes: Roadshow San Francisco Examiner Traffic jam: Survey shows bad news for public transit Marin Independent Journal Richardson Bay agency approves mooring plan Fairfield Daily Republic Fairfield explores variety of affordable housing policies, fee options San Mateo Daily Journal New design, more units for planned Millbrae development Bloomberg Berkeley Housing Battle Revives Debate Over Environmental Law San Francisco Chronicle ‘It’s not tenable’: California bill aims to erase permits delays that hold up housing projects Mercury News San Jose: Measure E bringing in more money for affordable housing, homelessness than expected Associated Press California leads effort to let rivers roam, lower flood risk Local News Matters Marin County gives initial approval to ban on single-use plastic food containers, utensils
Headlines for April 19, 2022 Mercury News Should jaywalking become legal?: Roadshow San Francisco Chronicle BART will no longer enforce mask mandate on trains KRON SF Muni to maintain mask rule Associated Press Court ruling creates mishmash of transportation mask rules San Francisco Chronicle Airlines begin dropping mask mandates after federal judge strikes down requirement San Francisco Chronicle Developer urges Oakland to move forward with 8-story housing development near West Oakland BART San Francisco Chronicle Home prices in these 10 Bay Area cities jumped the most during the past year of the pandemic Mercury News Affordable homes highrise may sprout in downtown San Jose after property deals Marin Independent Journal Marin critics of housing mandates tout auditor’s findings Palo Alto Online Palo Alto council splits over downtown housing plan Marin Independent Journal Belvedere consultants suggest 18 housing sites Local News Matters Launch of Oakland housing project could see renaissance for ‘Harlem of the West’ San Francisco Chronicle Bay Area hopes for more than 100 new park projects by 2030 SF Gate Two more rounds of rainfall expected to soak San Francisco Bay Area this week San Francisco Examiner ‘Living sea wall’ may help protect S.F. from rising waters NBC Bay Area Sea Ice 10th Lowest on Record; Why We Need It and Bay Area Impacts Knee Deep Times Planting the Edgy Bits of Giant Marsh
Headlines for April 18, 2022 Mercury News Many drivers like double carpool lanes on 101: Roadshow Marin Independent Journal Marin officials rethink San Rafael traffic lane closure Marin Independent Journal Editorial: Reducing train-caused traffic problems in San Rafael would be victory for SMART Marin Independent Journal George Russell: How to make the train-crossing wait more interesting The Oaklandside How bad are Oakland’s roads? AC Transit drivers have stories to tell San Jose Spotlight Bay Area poll shows support for high-speed rail San Jose Spotlight San Jose makes slow progress on most dangerous streets Mercury News Construction of $34 million parking garage near Dublin BART to begin in August SF Gate Prepare for no Wi-Fi: I’ve ridden Amtrak across California, and these are my tips for traveling long distances by train San Francisco Chronicle More speed limit reductions on the way for these S.F. street corridors Mercury News Editorial: What is BART trying to hide with obstruction of auditor? Local News Matters BART could void most of $40 million contract over possible conflicts of interest with engineering firm San Francisco Chronicle Here’s how much homes cost per square foot in the Bay Area’s 10 biggest cities Mercury News Livermore affordable housing lawsuit headed for appeals court Marin Independent Journal Marin officials discuss options for affordable housing shortage Berkeleyside Developer pitches 3 buildings in South Berkeley, big downtown projects open The Oaklandside Home Depot or housing? Residents push back on proposal for giant Rockridge lot San Francisco Examiner San Francisco plans to purchase 200 units to house homeless families KQED California Bill Would Boost Renter Tax Credit for First Time in 40 Years San Mateo Daily Journal Resistance is fierce for Senate Bill 9 duplex law Mercury News San Francisco Bay restoration bolstered by $53 million federal influx NPR Green infrastructure helps cities with climate change. So why isn't there more of it? Fairfield Daily Republic Solano taking bird’s eye view of added habitat lands, risk to Travis, area aviators San Mateo Daily Journal South City aiming for carbon neutrality
Headlines for April 15, 2022 Mercury News Q&A: Is there a future to marrying public transit with ride-hailing that leads to cheap rides? Mercury News BART to roll out license plate readers after approving $2.4 million Motorola contract Mercury News Does $6 gas make Californians want pricey High Speed Rail? Mercury News Here are some of the DMV’s most frequently asked questions: Roadshow San Francisco Examiner Planning begins for a subway to the Sunset…and beyond KQED How Oakland's 16th Street Train Station Helped Build West Oakland and the Modern Civil Rights Movement Local News Matters Contra Costa charges up emission-free future with rebates to promote EV use Bloomberg 2022 Is the Year of the Political Traffic Stunt Intelligent Transport Lime launches campaign to encourage drivers to leave their cars behind Science Daily The link between transit use and early COVID cases East Bay Times Court upholds decision that stopped development in Pittsburg’s Hills San Francisco Chronicle Subsidized housing for cops? S.F. supes weigh incentives to combat police staffing shortage San Francisco Chronicle Google to triple California real estate spending to $3.5 billion in 2022 Palo Alto Online Palo Alto's downtown plan would focus on housing San Francisco Chronicle Here’s where median incomes increased the most in the Bay Area during the last decade San Jose Spotlight Valley Water breaks ground on North San Jose flood control project SF Gate A new trail will connect Truckee with 14 Lost Sierra towns in a 600-mile network Local News Matters S.F. ‘living seawall’ project will promote biodiversity, shelter city from rising tide San Mateo Daily Journal San Mateo is exploring ban on natural gas Mercury News San Jose: $545 million project breaks ground to improve flood protection along south San Francisco Bay shoreline
Headlines for April 14, 2022 San Jose Spotlight A vision of seamless Bay Area transit gets another chance Associated Press CDC extends travel mask requirement to May 3 as COVID rises San Francisco Chronicle California gas prices are on a 2-week slide — but will it last? Mercury News Rest stops on 101 near Camp Roberts to reopen after Labor Day: Roadshow San Francisco Examiner Green transportation projects face costly, time-consuming environmental reviews NBC San Diego SANDAG Plans to Build Central Transit Hub 3 Miles From Airport in Downtown San Diego East Bay Times Is support growing for more Bay Area housing? Berkeleyside Berkeley and Alameda County’s eviction moratoriums are still in effect Cal Matters Prop. 13 offers bigger tax breaks to homeowners in wealthy, white neighborhoods Lamorinda Weekly Moraga encourages residents to participate in Housing Element decisions with the Balancing Act Tool SF Bizarre cannibalistic fish with fangs washes up on SF Bay Area beach Marin Independent Journal Gray whale washed up near Muir Beach to stay put Bay Nature The Amazing Color-Changing Lupine