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Headlines for November 22, 2023

San Francisco Chronicle

BART and Muni are crowded again. Is Bay Area transit ridership finally back?
Mercury News

Traffic calming around schools will not work because of non-calm parents, architect says: Roadshow
Mercury News

How to boost EV sales? Pay drivers to turn in old polluting cars
Clean Technica

New Zero-Emissions Ferry For San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. supes don’t think latest housing hiccup will trigger a ‘builder’s remedy’ for Ocean Beach tower
Benzinga

Sacramento's Attempt To Build Affordable Housing Illustrates Why It's Almost Impossible
Mercury News

Late California loan payments at 15-month high. Should you worry?
Marin Independent Journal

Private island off Marin shoreline lists for $25M
Vallejo Times-Herald

Local 22-year-old becomes vocal opponent of California Forever
The Oaklandside

Who lives in downtown Oakland’s shiny new apartment towers?
San Francisco Chronicle

Sam Altman returns to the helm of OpenAI after leadership turmoil
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s new IKEA has enlivened former downtown ‘dead spot’ — but it hasn’t solved everything
San Francisco Chronicle

‘I’m just done with S.F.’: Longtime business could shut down due to crime, looming $2.5 million loan
SF Gate

Bay Area nonprofit Signal shows how bloated tech companies have become
Bay Nature

Newfangled Horizontal Levees Rise (Gently) Across the Bay
NBC Bay Area

Carbon capture company opens facility near Bay Area
Gilroy Dispatch

Mount Madonna School students work to revitalize campus lake ecosystem
San Francisco Chronicle

Thanksgiving forecast: Bay Area weather to shift throughout holiday weekend

Headlines for November 21, 2023

San Francisco Standard

San Francisco Halts Plan To Extend Parking Meters to Sundays, Late Nights
Mercury News

‘Are intersections overengineered?’ reader asks after four-way stop smooths traffic: Roadshow
San Francisco Chronicle

Thanksgiving travel to set records; here’s how to avoid the worst in the Bay Area
San Francisco Chronicle

Cruise’s CEO resigned. Here’s how it impacts the company’s robotaxis returning to S.F. streets
Reuters

US transport chief aims to ensure Cruise, other self-driving vehicles safe
Mercury News

California’s gas prices fall below $5 for first time since July
Engadget

Smarter public transit comes at the cost of rider anonymity
KQED

In Transit: Bay Area Transportation News on Everything That Moves
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco won’t extend metered parking hours, after all. Here’s why
San Francisco Examiner

Safai drops controversial parking meter proposal — for now
Mercury News

400-plus homes are eyed at choice site near San Jose BART station
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. to miss state housing deadline, jeopardizing local planning control
Mercury News

43-unit housing project for homeless youth coming to San Jose
Bloomberg

Higher Interest Rates Are Shattering Housing Dreams Around the World
San Francisco Chronicle

How mass resignation of OpenAI workers could impact S.F.’s real estate market
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco Businesses Suffered Major Losses During APEC, Owners Say
KQED

The Best Bay Area Hikes for Spotting Wildlife
Local News Matters

Spawning a new record: Mokelumne salmon run largest EBMUD has seen in over 80 years
Mercury News

Big Basin: Redwood trees’ recovery is ‘remarkable’ three years after huge fire, while some species are still struggling
San Francisco Chronicle

California environmentalists sue to stop replanting of sequoia groves
Mercury News

Monarch butterfly numbers down again, but no reason to panic … yet

Headlines for November 20, 2023

Berkeleyside

A hit-and-run driver nearly killed her son on Halloween. Now this Berkeley mother is demanding safer streets
San Francisco Standard

Go Take a Hike—Without a Car—on These Sweet Bay Area Trails Accessible by Public Transit
San Francisco Standard

Drivers Owe San Francisco $200M in Unpaid Parking Tickets
San Francisco Standard

12 Things You Never Knew About San Francisco’s Iconic Cable Cars
Mass Transit

MTC approves emergency transit operations funding plan
Mercury News

Boaters and bicyclists at odds in debate over Alameda’s plan for drawbridge to Oakland
Mercury News

Map: Speed cameras are likely to be placed on these San Jose streets
Local News Matters

Bay Area roads stuck in ‘fair’ condition for 7 years straight — pavement conditions report
Mercury News

Thanksgiving travel is back: Californians to see record-breaking traffic on freeways, at airports
Mercury News

‘Dangerous by design:’ San Pablo Avenue will soon be reimagined to improve safety, efficiency
Mercury News

Submit your own name idea for San Jose’s BART extension tunneling machine
Cal Matters

Across California, eviction cases have returned to — or surpassed — pre-pandemic levels
San Francisco Chronicle

Home values are rising in every major California city except this one
Marin Independent Journal

Belvedere commission throws wrench into housing proposal
Gilroy Dispatch

Developer files ‘builder’s remedy’ application for Hecker Pass Road
San Francisco Chronicle

Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt resigns following suspension of operations in S.F.
SF Gate

The biggest pot distributor in California has collapsed
San Francisco Chronicle

500 OpenAI employees threaten to join Microsoft following ouster of CEO Sam Altman
San Francisco Chronicle

There’s a big new sea wall along the S.F. Bay. Is this what our future will look like?

Headlines for November 17, 2023

Railway Age

Transit Briefs: MTC
Government Technology

Bay Area Transportation Officials Weigh Freeway Tolling Plan
Mercury News

Traffic calming measures part of moving toward San Jose’s 2030 carbon-neutral goal: Roadshow
Marin Independent Journal

SMART leans toward gas tanker storage to regain revenue
San Francisco Chronicle

BART’s 2023 ugly holiday sweaters are here — and they’re glorious
Bloomberg

NYC Congestion Pricing Could Unleash a Transportation Revolution
Newsweek

Behind the Transit 'Bailout' | Opinion
KPIX

Bay Area road report card finds "fair" pavement conditions for 7th straight year
San Mateo Daily Journal

Bay Area roads earn ‘fair’ grade
Mercury News

NIMBYism is a huge affordable housing problem, Fed official says
San Francisco Standard

New Skyscraper Proposed for Downtown San Francisco; It Would Be City’s Third-Highest
Mercury News

Where did San Francisco’s homeless people go during APEC? Not very far
Mercury News

SJSU student housing deal may be “win-win” for university, San Jose
Mercury News

Bay Area and California job markets bounce back with October gains
Cal Matters

As storms arrive in California, reservoirs are in good shape. But the water forecast is murky
Cal Matters

California reduces payments for rooftop solar power — for second time in a year

Headlines for November 16, 2023

SF Gate

APEC in San Francisco: Bay Bridge blocked by protesters, all westbound lanes closed
KPIX

Bay Area MTC signs off on aid for BART, but expects improvements
KGO-TV

BART unveils prototype design for new fare gates, 1st set to be installed by end of year
Press Democrat

Caltrans completes $77 million Highway 1 expansion along Sonoma Coast
The Oaklandside

Safety upgrades are coming to the Bus Rapid Transit line in East Oakland
Mercury News

San Jose is named best USA mid-sized airport, Oakland lands in top 10
Associated Press

A California program to lease land under freeways faces scrutiny after a major Los Angeles fire
Bloomberg

The New Generation of Freeway Fighters Is Assembling
Fairfield Daily Republic

MTC, ABAG increase push for regional housing bond initiative
San Francisco Chronicle

Exclusive: Developer proposes 71-story residential tower in downtown S.F.
Mercury News

San Jose paves path to convert choice apartments into affordable homes
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose apartment complex converting to affordable housing
Local News Matters

Demolition to begin at future Tierra de Rosas affordable housing project site in Santa Rosa
Mercury News

How do California homebuilding booms differ from busts?
SF Gate

The Oakland Athletics' move to Las Vegas has been approved by MLB owners, AP sources says
Mercury News

Target crime-plagued store closures will erase hundreds of Bay Area jobs
Knee Deep Times

Fighting Chance for Marin’s Forests?

Headlines for November 15, 2023

San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain grade separation plans take shape in Redwood City
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito council votes to modify ferry landing redesign
Mercury News

Help! Jarring, ‘teeth-rattling’ connector ramps at 87 and 280 need to be smoothed out: Roadshow
Fairfield Daily Republic

Draft EIR for I-80 project at Dixon east to Highway 50 available
Petaluma Argus-Courier

D Street Bridge raised as work on new docks begins
The Verge

Google Maps tweaks transit directions, adds emoji reactions and collaborative lists
San Francisco Chronicle

APEC in San Francisco: Major Bay Bridge traffic backup; SoMA protest blocks streets
NPR

Public transit systems try to avoid a 'death spiral' as remote work hurts ridership
San Mateo Daily Journal

Highway toll feedback signals an uphill battle in San Mateo County
SF Gate

Yerba Buena Island's condos are outselling SF's other luxury buildings. Here's why.
San Francisco Chronicle

Federal judge tosses Huntington Beach’s attempt to exempt itself from state housing laws
Mercury News

Federal judge dismisses Huntington Beach’s lawsuit against state over housing mandates
Berkeleyside

Plan for housing at Ashby BART advances, while concerns about power station linger
Mercury News

Huge San Jose housing development could sprout near Google tech sites
Mercury News

Realtors predict a housing rebound from 2023’s dismal sales
Local News Matters

Facing affordable housing shortage, Milpitas moves ahead with apartments for teachers
San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County has the second most expensive U.S. housing market
San Francisco Examiner

Breed proposes new homeless cabin, safe parking site
San Francisco Chronicle

SFMOMA cuts 20 staff positions, citing a 35% drop in attendance
San Francisco Chronicle

These maps rank every California neighborhood by extreme weather
Cal Matters

No place is safe: New national report on climate change details sweeping effects
KQED

Bay Area Housing Project Raises Concerns About Sea-Level Rise

Headlines for November 14, 2023

San Francisco Chronicle

APEC in San Francisco: Live updates on closures, traffic, transit as city hosts huge summit
Business Wire

Iteris Receives $13.3 Million Contract from San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Planetizen

Bay Area Proposal Would Toll All Freeway Lanes Near Transit
Mercury News

Drivers of boxy SUVs and pickup trucks are more likely to kill pedestrians, study finds
Berkeleyside

‘Parallel bikeways’ are coming to San Pablo Avenue. Here’s what that will look like
Mercury News

‘If I was only solo in the carpool lane briefly, should I really get a ticket?’: Roadshow
Bloomberg

How Cars Transformed Criminal Justice in the US
Transit Center

The Role of Office Space Conversions in Surmounting Transit’s Fiscal Cliff
Marin Independent Journal

Belvedere showcases revised plan for new housing
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Historic’ NIMBY playbook hits Bay Area, and could affect new housing throughout the region
Mercury News

11 of the 25 most expensive U.S. ZIP codes are in the Bay Area. Here’s where
San Mateo Daily Journal

Affordable housing applications begin as demand remains high in San Mateo County
Mercury News

Bay Area inflation cools off to slowest pace in more than two years
Local News Matters

'We don’t stand for what they’re doing’: APEC protesters say it’s all about corporate greed
NBC Bay Area

Marine life threatened by trash in Monterey Bay

Headlines for November 13, 2023

Governing

Navigating the Fiscal Crisis in Public Transit
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Petaluma celebrates groundbreaking of new SMART station
San Francisco Chronicle

Offer shopping discounts in S.F. via public transit
San Francisco Chronicle

Huge, experimental aircraft is about to begin flights over the Bay Area
Mercury News

Caltrain commute could be smoother if non-bike riders made different train car choices: Roadshow
Marin Independent Journal

MCE gets $1M grant to bolster EV program for underserved communities
Mercury News

What if my car is stuck in the repair shop and my DMV registration is coming up? Roadshow
SF Gate

Why that closed Bay Bridge toll lane will never reopen
San Francisco Chronicle

The Bay Bridge opens in 1936
San Francisco Chronicle

Clipper resolves issue blocking some users from reloading mobile cards
Mercury News

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge gridlock frustration stokes bike path debate
KTVU

APEC summit to impact transit, commute into SF on Bay Bridge
Mercury News

Downtown San Jose housing project may sprout near Google village site
Mercury News

817,669 Californians left in 2022. Which state did they move to?
Mercury News

Just 15% of Californians can afford a home, lowest rate in 16 years
Press Democrat

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville proposes sprawling resort at Lake Berryessa in Napa County
Berkeleyside

A glass dome? A pedestrian bridge? UC Botanical Garden dreams big
San Francisco Chronicle

One of California’s fastest-growing areas may become a city. Charts show how rare that is
Local News Matters

SF, Oakland among Bay Area cities to benefit from $60M state fund to tackle housing crisis
San Francisco Chronicle

The Tubbs Fire leveled parts of this Bay Area city; it’s been rebuilt with more housing density
San Francisco Chronicle

This is how AI can — and can’t — solve the Bay Area’s housing shortage
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. could build affordable housing on land it already owns under this plan
San Francisco Chronicle

Will a historic lawsuit change how we buy and sell homes in the Bay Area?
Mercury News

Rents remain steady in the Bay Area — but perhaps not for long
San Francisco Chronicle

What does APEC mean for S.F.’s Chinese American community?
Cal Matters

Political and economic stakes are high for San Francisco’s APEC conference
San Francisco Chronicle

This S.F. neighborhood is thriving. What can the rest of the city learn from it?
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose chamber’s CEO pick could be controversial
Bay Nature

The Storied Bolinas Marine Laboratory Is Reborn
San Francisco Chronicle

Storm to bring wettest weather since March to Bay Area this week

Headlines for November 9, 2023

San Francisco Chronicle

Cyclists, drivers square off as planners weigh fate of bike path on Bay Area bridge
NBC Bay Area

Bay Area transportation leaders propose all-lane freeway tolling
KPIX

VR360: BART enthusiast still optimistic
Railway Age

Transit Briefs: BART
San Francisco Chronicle

He used to be homeless. Now he cuts hair for mayors under an S.F. BART tunnel
Mercury News

Reflective clothing might not look ‘cool’ on the road, but it hopefully will get you noticed: Roadshow
Mercury News

VTA purchases $76 million tunnel boring machine for BART’s San Jose extension
KQED

SF Taxi Drivers Are Still Waiting for Loan Relief for Their City-Purchased Medallions
San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA keeps Hayes Street car-free for another year with a catch
Local News Matters

Petaluma police to replace tickets with free repair vouchers, one broken light at a time
Mercury News

Can a person live out of a 3×3 space? One East Bay city says homeless must.
Mercury News

Will California ever have another buyer’s market for homes?
Mercury News

Housing project may sprout at big North San Jose office building site
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose leaders clear path for new homes in Willow Glen
Bloomberg

Affordable Housing Taxes Sweep the Ballots in Three US Cities
The Oaklandside

Oakland’s plan to revamp downtown is 8 years in the making
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s NextDoor to cut 25% of workers amid ongoing wave of tech layoffs
Mercury News

Tech and biotech firms slash hundreds of Bay Area jobs as layoffs widen
Cal Matters

Though critical to the economy, California’s young workers toil in low-wage work
The Oaklandside

The pandemic clobbered cities. How is Oakland’s downtown doing?
The Oaklandside

Oakland is getting $15M from the state to turn a Temescal motel into housing
Mercury News

Seven in 10 Californians say kids growing up there will be worse off

Headlines for November 8, 2023

Local News Matters

Newly overhauled Mirada Road Pedestrian Bridge in San Mateo County opened to public
Bloomberg

California Ranks First in Climate-Friendly Transportation Investments
Mercury News

Photos: Golden Gate Bridge suicide-deterring net nears completion
Axios

Warriors' arena transit options could be better, could be worse
KTVU

Renewed push for all-lane freeway tolls in the Bay Area
KGO-TV

How the proposed all-lane freeway tolling system would work in Bay Area
Local News Matters

Bay Wheels bike-sharing program to lower costs, add 2,000 e-bikes, docking stations
Local News Matters

Santa Clara County transit board approves purchase of $76M machine to bore BART line
KPIX

BART's San Jose extension years away
Local News Matters

Santa Clara County’s VTA shuts service to 6 stations until Nov. 16, bus bridge provided
San Francisco Chronicle

Why did a Bay Area woman’s Tesla crash at high speed into a tree? Investigators still don’t have answers
San Francisco Examiner

Supes want parking meter battle settled by voters
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Groundbreaking for Petaluma North SMART station set for Thursday
Mercury News

Daylight saving time change can bring increased drowsiness, driving risk: Roadshow
Local News Matters

SFO bounces back: International travels reach 97 percent of pre-pandemic numbers
San Francisco Chronicle

National data shows S.F. permits very little housing. Here’s why the city says that’s misleading
San Francisco Standard

Affordable Housing To Replace Fire-Gutted San Francisco Bar, but Some Don’t Like the Look
Mercury News

Affordable homes will be part of housing at old San Jose Fry’s site
Vallejo Times-Herald

Local leaders react to land swap proposal
Local News Matters

‘Where are we going?’: Uncertainty grips after San Jose sweeps homeless encampment
San Francisco Chronicle

Dreamforce to return to San Francisco in 2024 — despite threats to leave
Mercury News

WeWork bankruptcy might jolt several Bay Area office properties
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. could soon start the biggest infrastructure project in its history. Here’s what it will cost
KQED

Bay Area Weather: First Atmospheric River Storm Arrives Next Week