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Headlines for May 4, 2023

East Bay Times

Highway 4 will close in both directions this weekend for trail work
Mercury News

Miles-long Contra Costa trail to get safety improvements
Patch

Danville Man Wins 2023 Bike Champion Of The Year
Mercury News

It’s life in the fast lane for L.A. drivers, but at least they use their signals: Roadshow
Sacramento Bee

$1 bus tickets? Mega Bus returns to California, linking Sacramento to Los Angeles
San Francisco Examiner

Newsom appoints new BART inspector general amid turmoil
SF Gate

Newsom Picks Bart's Assistant Inspector General To Replace Embattled Boss
East Bay Times

Borenstein: Newsom helps fund second BART tube district will never need
San Francisco Chronicle

Santa Clara has been the fastest-growing this decade
Mercury News

California rents rise for 3rd straight month
Press Democrat

New Sonoma County housing study details the costs renters pay for housing shortage
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Oak Hill Apartments plan could create a housing model for Marin workforce
Napa Valley Register

Napa City Council approves housing project
Los Angeles Times

L.A. adopts strategies for bringing 135,000 new homes to downtown and Hollywood
San Francisco Chronicle

After Nordstrom store closures, what can San Francisco do to stop the retail exodus?
San Francisco Examiner

SF State to offer free courses for professionals impacted by Bay Area layoffs
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. layoffs: Three more companies are cutting employees
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s how many more Meta layoffs hit the Bay Area
KQED

Celebration and Concern: Hetch Hetchy Reservoir Turns 100, But Climate Change Complicates its Future
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael set to adopt reusable foodware ordinance

Headlines for May 3, 2023

Napa Valley Register

Last piece of remade Bay Bridge expands access to Yerba Buena, Treasure Island
San Francisco Examiner

Which SF ‘slow’ streets are too fast, according to SFMTA
Mercury News

Who would have guessed? L.A. drivers are better, say many readers: Roadshow
Fairfield Daily Republic

Protest brings attention to traffic, safety issues with no access to Markeley Lane
Napa Valley Register

Annexation may ease Highway 29 traffic
Politico

Remote work is straining public transit — and many agencies are stuck
Cal Matters

Facing California deadlines, automakers race to produce electric cars
Route Fifty

Drivers More Distracted Now Than Before the Pandemic, Study Shows
San Francisco Chronicle

Richer people are still leaving San Francisco. Here’s how many billions they’ve taken with them
San Mateo Daily Journal

Black Mountain project approved in San Carlos
Mercury News

Exodus: San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, L.A. all lose population amid California’s tumble
San Francisco Chronicle

Nordstrom, Saks Off 5th added to downtown San Francisco closures
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Chronicle building faces 60% vacancy rate with looming departures of Yahoo, Autodesk
San Francisco Chronicle

Coal trains run through this Bay Area city. Researchers have now measured their pollution
Marin Independent Journal

Marin planners, advocacy differ on effects of salmon ordinance

Headlines for May 2, 2023

New York Times

M.T.A. Averts Fiscal Crisis as New York Strikes Budget Deal
Petaluma Argus-Courier

SMART to begin Friday, Saturday evening service
Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit to end some services amid low ridership
Berkeleyside

Update: 7-week closure of Gilman Street approach to I-80 starts Tuesday
San Francisco Chronicle

Two Marin County communities are trying to rein in ‘reckless’ teens on speedy e-bikes
Mercury News

‘Jerk’ bicyclists are a bigger danger than cars, Roadshow reader says
Cal Matters

Changing the world, one electric truck at a time
Bloomberg

A Plea for Rethinking America’s Parking Addiction
San Francisco Chronicle

California sues city of Elk Grove for rejecting affordable housing project
Marin Independent Journal

Marin officials envision training, housing center for firefighters
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose budget could reallocate affordable housing funds
San Francisco Chronicle

California’s population is still shrinking. These Bay Area counties lost people
Cal Matters

California’s next housing crackdown could force cities to plan more homeless shelters
SF Gate

Saks Off 5th in downtown San Francisco slated to permanently close
San Francisco Chronicle

What First Republic’s collapse could mean for other Bay Area banks
Mercury News

Bay Area tech layoff plans in 2023 already top the total for all of 2022
Mercury News

California flooding: 80% of Sierra Nevada snowpack hasn’t melted yet
San Francisco Chronicle

California’s historic snowpack remains massive. And it’s not melting that fast
Marin Independent Journal

Bolinas Lagoon wetlands project gets another $325K in county funding

Headlines for May 1, 2023

Contra Costa Herald

Danville resident Alan Kalin among Bay Area 2023 Bike Champion of the Year Winners
SF Gate

Report shows just how bad traffic is in SF with Uber, Lyft
San Francisco Chronicle

This S.F. startup plans to roll out a fleet of futuristic water taxis on the bay
Local News Matters

BART to increase service frequency on nights, weekends
Mercury News

Please turn on metering lights to make morning commute smoother: Roadshow
Marin Independent Journal

New sea-level rise study to focus on Marin transportation system
Reason

Problems With Mass Transit Won't Be Solved With More Money
Bloomberg

Germany Sets the New Standard for Cheap, National Mass Transit
Associated Press

Millions snap up new Germany-wide public transit ticket
New York Times

In San Francisco, a Troubled Year at a Whole Foods Market Reflects a City’s Woes
Mercury News

Mortgage fees to rise for buyers with high credit scores, fall for those with lower scores
San Francisco Chronicle

Political chaos has erupted in this Peninsula city over one issue: Housing
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area housing project on the rocks after developer calls residents ‘communists’
San Mateo Daily Journal

Millbrae plans housing help
Gilroy Dispatch

Gilroy’s housing plan moves forward
San Francisco Chronicle

Downtown S.F. needs these 5 sites to thrive so the city can recover
New York Times

In San Francisco, a Troubled Year at a Whole Foods Market Reflects a City’s Woes
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s First Republic Bank sold to JPMorgan to avert fears of collapse
Mercury News

How will court’s rebuke of Berkeley’s natural-gas ban affect the national movement it began?
Cal Matters

How proposed changes to California ballot measures could affect election results
San Francisco Chronicle

Big shift in weather is headed to California. Here’s a timeline for upcoming rain and snow

Headlines for April 28, 2023

Half Moon Bay Review

HMB bicyclist honored for community work
Fairfield Daily Republic

Vacan named the county’s 2023 Bike Champion of the Year
Patch

San Rafael Cyclist Named Marin County's 'Bike Champion Of The Year'
Local News Matters

‘This is about triage:’ transit officials ask for $5 billion in state funding to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’
San Francisco Chronicle

This BART line’s trains will run more frequently under new schedule changes
San Francisco Standard

Muni May Need To Cut 20 Lines. Could $5B State Plan Save San Francisco Buses?
San Francisco Chronicle

California enacts first-in-the-nation crackdown on pollution from trains
Cal Matters

Live updates: California poised to ban new diesel trucks, phase in electric ones
Mercury News

Los Gatos sends road safety improvements back to the drawing board
Mercury News

Are LA drivers better than those in the East Bay?: Roadshow
Associated Press

NYC transit agency ends Twitter alerts, says it’s unreliable
Wall Street Journal

Fire Sale: $300 Million San Francisco Office Tower, Mostly Empty. Open to Offers
San Francisco Chronicle

This data shows one huge reason California’s housing shortage is at crisis levels
The Oaklandside

New plan ditches controversial marina and adds 600 apartments to Brooklyn Basin
Napa Valley Register

Napa planners recommend housing approval
San Francisco Chronicle

‘The trouble with First Republic is real’: Experts say S.F. bank teeters on brink of collapse
Mercury News

Fed autopsy on SVB details grave mismanagement
New York Times

Fed Slams Its Own Oversight of Silicon Valley Bank in Post-Mortem
Mercury News

Maker of fast coronavirus tests chops hundreds of Bay Area jobs
Bay Nature

Here Comes the 2023 City Nature Challenge, A Global Competition You Can Join This Weekend
Knee Deep Times

Five Threats in Five Places
Knee Deep Times

Picturing Winter on Coyote Creek
KQED

SoCalGas Helped Bankroll Law Firm That Challenged Berkeley Natural Gas Ban

Headlines for April 27, 2023

Bloomberg

Anatomy of an ‘American Transit Disaster’
San Francisco Chronicle

Cruise now runs its robotaxis 24 hours a day in S.F. Here’s what it means for city’s streets
San Francisco Examiner

Cruise to drive around SF 24/7, but it comes with a catch
Telemundo

Proponen el cobro de peaje en la autopista 37 al norte de la Bahía
Mercury News

Hands-free law means exactly what it says: Roadshow
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area county agrees to eliminate traffic ticket late fees; other counties will lower theirs
NBC Bay Area

Contra Costa Transportation Authority Launches Autonomous Shuttle in Bishop Ranch
Press Democrat

‘A danger zone’: Community decries city’s delayed action after 3 hit, seriously injured in Santa Rosa crosswalk
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: If affluence was ever a factor in Marin road repairs, it must stop now
Berkeleyside

Berkeley could cut park, street projects due to Measure T1 shortfall of up to $9.1M
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael resident appeals 162-apartment ‘mega project’
San Mateo Daily Journal

Redwood LIFE project gets support, pushback
Bloomberg

In Housing Court, a Scramble for Eviction-Fighting Lawyers
SF Gate

Google contractors vote to unionize in historic landslide election
Mercury News

Google moves into two big San Jose buildings within huge tech campus
Mercury News

San Francisco-based First Republic Bank may not survive, even after two multibillion-dollar bailouts
Marin Independent Journal

Novato poised to adopt ban on plastic foodware

Headlines for April 26, 2023

San Francisco Chronicle

One of the most congested Bay Area highways is set to see huge changes — and a toll
Napa Valley Register

Community members speak out against Highway 37 toll plan
Vallejo Times-Herald

Community detests proposed Highway 37 toll
KGO-TV

New toll could be coming to State Route 37, angering some North Bay commuters
San Francisco Examiner

Absent office commuters, BART may up weekend, night trains
San Francisco Examiner

$13.8 million grant to bolster SF Bay Ferry's electrification efforts
Local News Matters

Cruising into court: Autonomous car company clashes with test drivers over crash liability
San Jose Spotlight

UPDATE: San Jose to transform Story Road-Keyes Street corridor
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Supervisor Rabbitt hosts town hall meeting on Penngrove traffic
Mercury News

Parents can be best (and toughest) teachers for new teen drivers: Roadshow
New York Times

Children With Autism Across U.S. Lend Voices to Transit Announcements
Los Angeles Daily News

At LA Metro, going cashless is a bumpy road, especially for the ‘unbanked’
San Francisco Chronicle

‘This is an emergency’: BART, Muni, state transit agencies to ask California for $5 billion bailout
Cal Matters

A $5 billion ask for California public transit
San Francisco Chronicle

Would Bay Area voters support a sales tax to pay for BART service? Here’s what polling shows
SF Gate

Tahoe locals hoped heavy snow would drive the Bay Area out. It’s not working.
Berkeleyside

UC Berkeley identifies next 2 sites to build student housing
Wall Street Journal

Google Is All About Cost Control Now
SF Gate

Big box retailer Office Depot closing downtown San Francisco location
SF Gate

Gap plans for even more layoffs, potentially affecting SF employees
East Bay Times

Hundreds more tech and biotech layoffs jolt Bay Area job market
Cal Matters

California poised to ban new diesel trucks
San Francisco Chronicle

Yosemite Valley will close this weekend as flood risk mounts. Here's what it means for visitors
San Francisco Chronicle

Tsunami maps for California's central coast show an unusual risk
KGO-TV

Whale has spent a record 10 weeks in SF Bay. Here's why it's concerning scientists

Headlines for April 25, 2023

San Francisco Examiner

Muni looks to speed up crawling K Ingleside along Ocean Avenue
Mercury News

Why electric vehicles are better than hybrids at fighting climate change: Roadshow
San Francisco Chronicle

Charts show Tesla losing market share amid California’s booming EV sales
Mercury News

BART passes the mic to Bay Area kids during Autism Awareness Month
Washington Post

San Francisco is a postcard from a driverless car future
Associated Press

Las Vegas-to-California bullet train gets bipartisan backing
San Francisco Chronicle

‘This is an emergency’: BART, Muni, state transit agencies to ask California for $5 billion bailout
Fairfield Daily Republic

Proposed Highway 37 toll plan met with skepticism
Local News Matters

Public hearing Monday considers adding tolls as a possible solution for Highway 37 woes
Mercury News

California injects nearly $50 million to complete San Jose transit project funding
KTVU

East San Jose will get new VTA light rail connection to BART
NBC Bay Area

Major Funding Announcement in VTA's East San Jose to BART Connector
Silicon Valley Business Journal

VTA has gotten the final piece of funding it needs for its $530M light-rail extension to Eastridge
San Jose Spotlight

Will San Jose finally approve affordable housing policy?
San Mateo Daily Journal

South San Francisco OKs 262 apartments
Berkeleyside

With permit in hand, West Berkeley co-housing seeking residents
Marin Independent Journal

Marin City housing waiting list opens, with preference policy
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael lot split proposed for apartment project
Bloomberg

The Line Is Blurring Between Remote Workers and Tourists
Mercury News

How those ubiquitous 20%-off coupons backfired on Bed Bath & Beyond
East Bay Times

“Big melt” begins for Sierra Nevada snowpack
KQED

California Overhauls Its Sea Level Rise Plan as Climate Change Reshapes Coastal Life
San Francisco Chronicle

The science behind California superblooms, explained

Headlines for April 24, 2023

Bloomberg

The Incredible Shrinking Transit Plan
Nature

Estimating coastal flood damage costs to transit infrastructure under future sea level rise
NBC Bay Area

‘The Fiscal Cliff Is Real': Bay Area Transit Agencies Ask for State Help
San Francisco Chronicle

‘There are no people here’: S.F.’s $2.2 billion transit center remains an empty cavern
Marin Independent Journal

Marin assemblyman’s bill calls for third westbound lane on Richmond bridge
Berkeleyside

Steer away: Gilman Street approach to I-80 will be closed most of this spring
Mercury News

Roadshow: Instead of taxing bicyclists for being on the road, how about rewarding them?
San Francisco Examiner

California exceeds zero-emission vehicle target 2 years early
UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies

Freeways, redlining and racism
East Bay Times

Bay Area home prices spike 17% as sellers pull back
NBC Bay Area

Bay Area Has the Worst Performing Housing Market in the US: Report
Cal Matters

Cracks in California labor coalition raise hopes for YIMBY breakthrough on housing bill
Marin Independent Journal

Fairfax nears submission of draft housing element
Marin Independent Journal

Novato’s plan to meet housing mandate rejected by state
Marin Independent Journal

Larkspur council delays decision on housing project appeals
SF Gate

Paint retailer Kelly Moore moving headquarters from Bay Area to Texas
Mercury News

Google stays committed to downtown San Jose, mayor and tech titan say
Wall Street Journal

Bed Bath & Beyond Files for Bankruptcy
Marin Independent Journal

Richardson Bay agency restarts vessel buyback program
NBC Bay Area

Three Small Earthquakes Strike Near Antioch: USGS

Headlines for April 21, 2023

Mercury News

BART just had its highest ridership day of 2023. Why?
Mercury News

Editorial: No more money for BART until it has truly independent oversight
Mercury News

California hits ambitious goal for electric cars two years early
Mercury News

‘The most dangerous road in Santa Clara County’: Roadshow
Marin Independent Journal

SMART to offer overnight parking aimed at travelers
Berkeleyside

After pandemic pause, bus service to return to Ashby Avenue
Bloomberg

The Real Costs of Curbing Fare Evasion
Smart Cities

High-speed rail projects vie for scant federal dollars
SF Gate

Sonoma County to remove racist restrictions in millions of real estate documents
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Giants release renderings of what apartment tower by Oracle Park will look like
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. approves housing plan on infamous Nordstrom parking lot, and two more contentious sites
SF Gate

'Ridiculous': Atherton residents call for revolt over housing plan revisions
San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland-based Fortune 500 company to lay off 200 employees
Mercury News

Top five Earth Day events in the Bay Area this weekend
East Bay Times

Conservation group names Northern California river among 10 most endangered in U.S.