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Headlines for July 1, 2024

San Francisco Chronicle

Friday could be the busiest U.S. air travel day ever. Here’s what to expect at SFO, OAK, San Jose
Mercury News

Summer travel kickoff boosts San Jose Airport, but struggles persist
San Francisco Chronicle

Want to see the real San Francisco? Ride a Muni bus
Local News Matters

A fare exchange: Golden Gate Bridge tolls to rise July 1 as district looks to bolster budget
Mercury News

Golden Gate Bridge tolls, fares set to increase today
San Mateo Daily Journal

Port of Redwood City's freight volumes increase, creating traffic concerns
Local News Matters

Voters to decide $20B regional bond measure to provide more Bay Area affordable housing
Berkeleyside

$20 billion in new funding for Bay Area housing will be on November ballot
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. becomes first California city to miss its housing goals. The impact will be massive
San Francisco Chronicle

California’s housing market: Data for homebuyers and sellers in every ZIP code
Mercury News

5 charts that explain how the Bay Area’s population has changed
Local News Matters

Oakland lifts pandemic-era rent increase freeze on Rent Adjustment Program units
San Francisco Examiner

Fans showing up for Valkyries 'in a big way' amid WNBA's ascent
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area heat wave will bring hottest weather in years. Here’s when it will peak

Headlines for June 28, 2024

San Francisco Chronicle

California approves final high speed rail link connecting S.F. to Los Angeles
KQED

BART's Latest Service Meltdown Comes at a Tricky Time for Transit Agency
Local News Matters

Better take the bus: Six weekends of track repairs to disrupt BART service in Oakland
San Francisco Examiner

Great Highway closure emerges as a wedge issue in 2024 election
Press Democrat

Santa Rosa Transit has been leader in clean, accessible travel in Bay Area
Associated Press

Supreme Court allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside
Bay Nature

The Creek Cleanups Will Continue Indefinitely
Fairfield Daily Republic

Solano County can expect measured economic growth
Knee Deep Times

San Rafael Schoolkids Grapple with Rising Canal
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Phenomenal’: Species rebounds in Bay Area creek
San Francisco Chronicle

Are S.F.’s summers really the coldest? Here’s how the city ranks nationally
NBC Bay Area

Billions in state budget cuts include climate programs

Headlines for June 27, 2024

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose preps plan to reach zero traffic deaths
Mercury News

Tesla has faced these legal and regulatory actions over environmental issues at its Fremont factory
SFMTA

About Town with Our CFO
Fairfield Daily Republic

Caltrans worker in local district receives highest state honor
Associated Press

Bay Area will decide California’s biggest housing bond ever
Cal Matters

Bay Area will decide California’s biggest housing bond ever
Mercury News

Bay Area voters to decide on $20 billion affordable housing bond in November
KQED

$20 Billion Affordable Housing Bond Heads to Bay Area Voters
Fairfield Daily Republic

BAHFA votes to put affordable housing bond on ballot
Napa Valley Register

Napa and Bay Area voters to decide fate of $20 billion housing bond
San Francisco Chronicle

One of S.F.’s most contentious land use battles ends with construction of new housing
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: New veteran housing is a win Marin can build upon
San Francisco Chronicle

Members-only club sues Transamerica Pyramid owner for $600 million, seeks to exit lease
Knee Deep Times

Sizing Up Progress on Nature-Based Infrastructure

Headlines for June 26, 2024

Richmondside

Cyclists commuting across bridge to Marin may need to find alternative four days a week
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose BART expansion needs federal funding to finish the job
Vallejo Times-Herald

SolTrans’ move to paperless fares begins Monday
Mercury News

Palm and Pine: Quirky California landmark will fall to highway project
San Francisco Examiner

No wait: Hailing a robotaxi in The City is now as easy as Uber, Lyft
Government Technology

For Transit Agencies, On-Demand Services Can Fill the Gaps
NBC Bay Area

MTC to vote on proposed $20B bond measure to boost Bay Area affordable housing
San Francisco Chronicle

The latest proposal to fix S.F.’s housing slump: Slash the city’s transfer tax by half
East Bay Times

Livermore residents may not get to vote on controversial downtown housing project
San Francisco Standard

Experts weigh in on San Francisco’s record-high office vacancy rates
Mercury News

KQED shuts downtown San Jose office as part of budget cutbacks
Gilroy Dispatch

Bay Area Air Quality Management District launches new notification service

Headlines for June 25, 2024

San Francisco Examiner

Muni rider satisfaction at 20-year high in new SFMTA survey
PR Newswire

The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association Kicks Off Tolling Industry's First Global Road Safety Week June 24 - 28
Local News Matters

Shuttle service gives riders a SMARTer way to connect with Larkspur train, ferry terminals
San Francisco Chronicle

Waymo opens its driverless robotaxi service to anyone in S.F.
San Francisco Standard

The Bike Coalition got everything it wanted. Now what?
Bloomberg

NYC Has the World’s Worst Traffic Congestion, Costing $9 Billion
KQED

California Forever Releases Water Plan, but There Are Still Some Questions
San Francisco Standard

YIMBYs are feuding over ‘California Forever,’ billionaire-backed utopia in rural Bay Area
Mercury News

San Mateo County community devastated over affordable housing project razed by fire
Local News Matters

Bay Area mayors, housing advocates propose $20B bond to fund regional housing goals
Associated Press

California lawmakers abandon attempt to repeal law requiring voter approval for some public housing
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Fed president says ‘doom loop’ talk ignores reality of city’s economic power
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s office vacancy continues to grow, but there are positive signs for the city’s office market
San Francisco Examiner

The City's office-vacancy rate just inched to a new record high
Mercury News

Lots of gray whales are swimming under the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay. Why?
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco has seen the most dramatic drop in solar adoption across California

Headlines for June 24, 2024

Traffic Technology Today

Pat Jones, IBTTA CEO, prepares for Global Road Safety Week
Mercury News

Waiting for a VTA bus that doesn’t come
San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley transit agency services off track, state audit shows
Marin Independent Journal

SMART offers Larkspur shuttle for ferry riders
KPIX

Ribbon cutting held for shuttle linking SMART train to Larkspur Ferry
Berkeleyside

Berkeley transportation commission backs wider version of proposed BART station bikeway
Local News Matters

$21-M bike lane project along Union City Boulevard to be completed by late 2025
Local News Matters

Richmond expands microtransit ridesharing program, sees its weekly ridership double
Mercury News

Pittsburg may put sales tax increase on ballot to fund road work
Mercury News

Dogs and their humans fly together on BARK Air, service coming to San Jose airport in the fall
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s where S.F. and San Jose rank among the world’s most unaffordable areas
Mercury News

The Bay Area has 33 ‘two-million-dollar’ cities. Here’s where they are
Mercury News

Bay Area home prices approach all-time high after spiking 12% in May
Cal Matters

California real estate group won’t fight affordable housing measure, for a price
San Francisco Chronicle

Did Valencia Street’s controversial center bike lanes harm businesses’ recovery? Here’s what S.F. study found
San Francisco Chronicle

Is S.F. the worst-run city in the U.S.? Experts call this analysis ‘misleading’
Mercury News

Contra Costa officials awarded $1.9 million to close two gaps on Bay Trail
Press Democrat

Could Cloverdale double in size to preserve open space?

Headlines for June 20, 2024

San Francisco Standard

Cars or no cars? Voters to decide future of Great Highway
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Terra Linda residents saw a problem, San Rafael officials responded
Los Angeles Times

The climate-driven push to stop expanding California’s traffic choked freeways hits a roadblock
Newsweek

California High-Speed Rail Line Gets Boost
Mercury News

When will America get its $25,000 electric car?
Mercury News

Drivers hit 196 animals, including mountain lions, on this Bay Area “roadkill hotspot.” A new project aims to make it safe for wildlife and cars
San Francisco Chronicle

MLK Jr. has 955 U.S. streets. A Bay Area road symbolizes his unrealized dream
Berkeleyside

Berkeley transportation commission to weigh plans for bikeway near proposed North Berkeley BART development
San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA to explore moving Valencia Street center bike lane to the curb
Mercury News

Electric flying taxi firm preps aviation web to slash Bay Area commutes
San Francisco Standard

Splinter group of Valencia Street merchants lashes out against new bike lane plan
Mercury News

California YIMBY group endorses Silicon Valley billionaire’s California Forever project
Mercury News

San Jose waives key building fees to spur downtown housing highrises
Mercury News

With rents on the decline, he decided to look for a new place. What could he find in the East Bay for $2,000?
Mercury News

California lost 222 big employers in 4 years, 3rd-most in the US
Local News Matters

San Mateo supervisors approve $30 per hour ‘livable wage’ for regular county employees
Local News Matters

New subscription service lets you know when air quality incidents happen in the Bay Area
Cal Matters

This giant freshwater fish — North America’s largest — gains California protection
San Francisco Chronicle

For five days in 1980, a great white shark named Sandy lived in Golden Gate Park

Headlines for June 19, 2024

San Francisco Chronicle

Muni reveals its first ugly holiday sweater. Welcome to the transit merch wars
San Francisco Examiner

SF won’t have power to regulate robotaxis anytime soon
Mercury News

Robotaxis escape legislative move to let cities control them
kpix

Air District to offer $1,500 for 1998 or older vehicles in buyback program
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. voters will decide if cars should be permanently banned on the Great Highway
Local News Matters

San Francisco resumes its annual battle with nature to keep sand off the Great Highway
San Francisco Chronicle

Road improvement project in Contra Costa County to add bike lane
Bloomberg

Amazon Promised to Deliver Affordable Housing. How’s It Doing?
Mercury News

San Jose waives key building fees to spur downtown housing highrises
Mercury News

Big San Jose affordable housing project lands key construction loan
Mercury News

San Jose OKs new protections for tens of thousands of mobile home park residents
Fairfield Daily Republic

Energy is central to California Forever's ambitious plan
Vacaville Reporter

California Forever releases water study
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Mayor Breed wants $15 million to revive downtown. But a key city office opposes the plan
San Francisco Chronicle

Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants legend and MLB all-time great, is dead

Headlines for June 18, 2024

KQED

Uber and Lyft Are Fighting Minimum Wage Laws. But in This State, the Drivers Won
San Francisco Examiner

Rezoning shows chasm between young, older San Franciscans
KPIX

Transit task force seeks simplifying fares, transfers across Bay Area agencies
Press Democrat

SMART Pathway groundbreaking in Moorland neighborhood hailed as victory for schoolkids, community
Vacaville Reporter

Dixon to hold hearing on Caltrans, MTC funding
San Francisco Chronicle

SFO’s Harvey Milk Terminal is finally complete: Self-service baggage stations, less congestion
Cal Matters

These cities have a new tactic to evade California housing laws. Legal experts are dubious
Mercury News

Saratoga residents concerned about hillside builder’s remedy application
San Francisco Chronicle

A stalled 40-story condo tower in S.F. could be revived with a plan for more density
San Francisco Chronicle

This coastal community is one of the Bay Area’s most exclusive markets, even as it faces huge threat
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Petaluma Planning Commission reviews proposal for large new senior living facility
San Francisco Standard

‘Forget the Doom Loop’: 11 new downtown SF pop-ups are opening up to defy the odds
Knee Deep Times

Residents Redesign Their Shore in North Richmond
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area’s second reported dead whale this year washes up on Half Moon Bay beach
Marin Independent Journal

Rehabilitated brown pelicans released in Sausalito
Fairfield Daily Republic

Summit planned for sea rise adaptation interests in San Francisco

Headlines for June 17, 2024

San Francisco Examiner

Curbside EV chargers a step closer to landing on San Francisco streets
San Francisco Examiner

How Vision Zero progress in SF stacks up to other cities
Local News Matters

Mechanical issues continue to stall Mare Island Causeway Bridge from fully functioning
Vallejo Times-Herald

Repairs to Mare Island Causeway bridge are delayed
Marin Independent Journal

George Russell: With future of some Marin bus stops in doubt, it’s time to get creative
Mercury News

Construction begins on BART’s extension to the South Bay
KQED

VTA Breaks Ground on $12.7 Billion BART Extension Through South Bay
KGO-TV

BART passes new budget ahead of projected fiscal cliff, but with some pushback
Daily Cal

BART’s budget to now enhance public safety, train services
San Francisco Chronicle

What happens if California Forever can’t build its new Bay Area city? The group has a ‘plan B’
San Francisco Chronicle

Most home listings in San Francisco have been on the market for over a month
Mercury News

Milpitas: Locals petition against high-density friendly zoning in neighborhood
Marin Independent Journal

Marin nonprofit opens apartments for homeless veterans
Berkeleyside

Mildred Howard sculpture honors her mother, who stopped BART from dividing South Berkeley
San Francisco Standard

Shorn of big brands, a downtown San Francisco mall embraces a new class of tenant
Local News Matters

‘Come Hell or High Water’: SF grand jury tells city to harmonize its climate resilience plans
KPIX

Chinook salmon released into San Pablo Bay
Marin Independent Journal

Tiburon open space deal stalls amid state budget talks