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Headlines for May 24, 2023

KQED

Some Bay Area Public Transit Lines Could Be Cut This Summer as California Budget Deficit Looms
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco Supervisors Take on Robocars, Traffic Deaths
Cal Matters

New wave of demands add pressure to California’s budget squeeze
Cal Matters

Jump-starting electric car batteries: Will supply problems stall California’s mandate?
Mercury News

Will I-680 be closed on Memorial Day weekend?: Roadshow
San Francisco Business Journal

Dozens of Bay Area cities are poised to miss the state's second housing deadline — and face more penalties
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. households have been shrinking for a decade. Here are the 3 reasons why
San Francisco Chronicle

These Bay Area officers slept in their cars to avoid crazy commutes. Now, they shack up in barracks
NBC Bay Area

Property Owner's Low-Income Housing Proposal at Issue in Los Altos Hills
San Francisco Chronicle

‘A nothingburger’: YIMBY activists frustrated by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to reform CEQA
San Francisco Chronicle

Downtown San Francisco is struggling. Here’s how Oakland compares
Bloomberg

Most San Francisco Residents Think the City Is on the Wrong Track
Mercury News

Nordstrom chops 300-plus jobs as San Francisco store closures loom
San Francisco Chronicle

Photos show Yosemite flooding as major river swells

Headlines for May 23, 2023

Press Democrat

PD Editorial: A toll will hurt, but Highway 37 needs help
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Sonoma, Marin county transit agencies team up to offer free summer rides to youth
San Jose Spotlight

East San Jose traffic light took months to replace
San Francisco Chronicle

SFO just passed huge milestone it hasn’t seen since the pandemic began
San Francisco Examiner

Major airline resumes flights out of SFO for first time since pandemic
Mercury News

Opinion: BART should adopt driverless trains, VTA should halt San Jose extension
Mercury News

Southern Big Sur coast is about to reopen. Here’s where you’ll be able to reach on Hwy. 1
Mercury News

Four decades later, pain of Archbishop Mitty teacher being killed on Highway 17 lingers: Roadshow
Bloomberg

NYC’s Transit Agency Planning to Raise Subway Fares, Tolls
ABC7

Metro's new Regional Connector will allow riders to travel across LA County on 1 train
San Francisco Chronicle

These S.F. neighborhoods would see denser housing under new proposal by Mayor Breed
San Francisco Examiner

New SF housing bill could make it easier to build on transit corridors
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco Mayor, Supervisor Push for Denser Housing in Outer Neighborhoods
San Francisco Chronicle

How one S.F. developer overcame the pandemic to go big in an unlikely neighborhood
The Oaklandside

83 affordable apartments proposed for a vacant corner in deep East Oakland
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael approves citywide plan for economic development
Mercury News

Bay Area hotel market struggles with post-COVID hangover
San Francisco Chronicle

California’s once-dead Tulare Lake is nearly as large as Lake Tahoe
San Francisco Chronicle

El Niño to bring record-breaking temperatures. What does that mean for California weather?

Headlines for May 22, 2023

San Francisco Chronicle

The real problem with S.F. parking tickets: Most don’t go to dangerous drivers
SF Gate

I rode BART around the Bay Area for three days. It was amazing.
The New Yorker

How to quit cars
USA Today

US public transit systems desperately need an upgrade:5 Things podcast
Mercury News

Three years later, Bay Area home prices 28% higher than at start of pandemic
San Francisco Chronicle

Gavin Newsom can’t just let California’s public transit systems collapse
Cal Matters

How California public transit is pleading for state aid
San Francisco Chronicle

Tolls are coming to this congested Bay Area highway. Here’s what to expect
Marin Independent Journal

SMART plans spending surge for rail, path projects
East Bay Times

5 charts that explain the California and Bay Area exodus
San Francisco Chronicle

What’s next for Nordstrom’s huge S.F. space? Readers have their say
Marin Independent Journal

Marin jurisdictions might alter inclusionary zoning housing policies
Washington Post

‘Granny flats’ play surprising role in easing California’s housing woes
Bloomberg

California’s Newsom Says State Needs Infrastructure Boom Bigger Than Any in Decades
Cal Matters

Gavin Newsom wants to make it easier to build roads, dams and more. What’s in his plan?
Mercury News

Bay Area rebounds with big April job gains, despite tech losses
Mercury News

Most popular hiking trail in Yosemite to receive a $5 million upgrade
Mercury News

Could your trash contribute to a clean fuel future? Richmond landfill plan says yes.

Headlines for May 19, 2023

Northern California Public Media

California Transportation Commission OK's Highway 37 tolls
LA Times

Newsom unveils sweeping plan to speed up California infrastructure projects
San Francisco Chronicle

A portion of a major Bay Area highway will close this weekend
Berkeleyside

Vacancies, turmoil in Berkeley Transportation Division threaten street projects
Fairfield Daily Republic

Dodd bill on electric-riding devices on university campuses clears Senate
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Bike to Work Day in Sonoma County: Commuters cap off rides with refreshment
Napa Valley Register

Bike to Work Day celebrates the Napa two-wheel life
San Francisco Chronicle

Chester Hartman, S.F. planner and activist who fought redevelopment, dies at 87
San Francisco Chronicle

How a $110 million S.F. project for homeless vets got caught up in a fight over how to build housing
Marin Independent Journal

Mill Valley clears housing element for state review
San Francisco Chronicle

Uber reportedly trying to shed a third of its S.F. office space
Mercury News

S.F. and Oakland are eyeing big deficits. Why not San Jose?

Headlines for May 17, 2023

KTVU

California's struggling transit agencies approaching a financial cliff
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: A toll on Highway 37 would hit vulnerable commuters where it hurts
San Francisco Chronicle

Flying through SFO? These are best and worst airlines for delays and cancellations
KGO-TV

Electric ferries on the San Francisco Bay? Here's the P-12 shuttle
San Francisco Chronicle

Can ‘transit villages’ live up to their hype? The Bay Area’s newest shows why it isn’t easy
San Francisco Chronicle

SFMTA directors OK new Slow Streets in SoMa, reject Glen Park plan
Press Democrat

Crews begin $29 million project to repair nearly 50 miles of roads in Sonoma County
Marin Independent Journal

Marin seeks grant for electric vehicle chargers in underserved areas
Berkeleyside

Berkeley’s top transportation official is out of his job
San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland will rename part of MacArthur Boulevard to honor Tupac Shakur
Local News Matters

San Jose mayor pushes more dollars for short-term housing
Local News Matters

Developer cancels deal to construct housing for homeless at People’s Park in Berkeley
San Mateo Daily Journal

Condos approved for downtown San Carlos
The Oaklandside

Oakland home-building back on track, but affordable housing still lags
KQED

The End of Wood Street: Inside the Struggle for Stability, Housing on the Margins of the Bay Area
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. retail apocalypse: Here’s Mayor Breed’s new plan to fill vacant storefronts near Union Square
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose leads nation in hiring new college grads
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s legendary Hetch Hetchy reservoir turns 100 this month. What’s in store for the next century?
San Francisco Chronicle

California announces $60 million project to move threatened salmon to cooler waters

Headlines for May 16, 2023

San Francisco Examiner

BART adding early trains for Bay to Breakers this weekend
Mercury News

Gas in U.S. is almost $1 cheaper than a year ago
New York Magazine

America’s Trains and Buses Are Speeding Toward a Cliff
Planetizen

Complicating the Free Transit Vs. Service Debate
Governing

Taylor Swift Fans Give Public Transit a Well-Timed Boost
San Francisco Chronicle

So San Francisco is an unlivable, undesirable hellhole? Try finding an apartment here
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. will extend metered parking hours starting this summer. Here are the details
Mercury News

The Bay Area’s most pothole-riddled highway finally getting repaired: Roadshow
San Mateo Daily Journal

SamTrans gearing up to operate its 1st zero-emission buses in San Mateo County
San Francisco Examiner

Mega news: daily bus service returning to SF
East Bay Times

Landmark East Bay Claremont hotel is bought for more than $160 million
SF Gate

Inside the SF building that could be a model for office-to-housing conversions
Bloomberg

California’s Newsom Sees Budget Deficit Deepening to $32 Billion
Wall Street Journal

The Disappearing White-Collar Job
Local News Matters

Sun-kissed snowpack prompts flood warning this week on Merced River through Yosemite
NBC Bay Area

Livermore PD Goes Green With Electric Motorcycle

Headlines for May 15, 2023

San Francisco Examiner

Newsom's budget ignores 'catastrophic risks' to Bay Area public transit
Bloomberg

Newsom Maintains Transit Spending Cuts as Systems Beg for Cash
Pleasanton Weekly

Bike to work (or wherever) in the Tri-Valley
Mercury News

I-880 flooding, potholes repaired in San Jose’s decades-long trouble spot: Roadshow
New York Times

New York City Congestion Pricing Plan Could Give Poor Drivers a Discount
Marin Independent Journal

George Russell: Tolls may be in the future for Highway 37 drivers
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Bay Area home prices are up after 9 straight months of declines. What’s driving the shift?
Cal Matters

California is losing population and building new houses. When will home prices come down?
San Francisco Chronicle

In this uber-rich Bay Area city, 70% of newly sold homes aren’t owned directly by people. Here's why
San Jose Spotlight

Why bother buying a home in San Jose?
Marin Independent Journal

Fairfax draft housing element ready for state review
Mercury News

Google moves into San Jose tech campus where it could employ thousands
Bay Nature

Don’t Blame the Bark Beetles

Headlines for May 12, 2023

KGO-TV

Launch a new career at AC Transit
Press Democrat

Long time Sonoma County transit, climate leader retiring
Mercury News

Carpooling in Bay Area is bad enough without HOV lane ‘bait and switch’: Roadshow
Mercury News

3-foot rule: Peninsula bicyclists can now use website to report drivers
Mercury News

Lyft will discontinue pooled rides
Mercury News

Offices, 850 homes may sprout near San Jose BART stop, new plans show
Mercury News

Hundreds more tech, biotech layoffs hammer Bay Area: Lyft, Dropbox, Sangamo
San Francisco Standard

Downtown San Francisco: 1,200 Contractors Left Jobless as Doom Loop Bites
Mercury News

Who is Linda Yaccarino, reportedly Twitter’s next CEO?
San Francisco Chronicle

Gray whale that spent record-breaking 75 days in San Francisco Bay washes ashore dead
San Francisco Chronicle

Monsoon-like weather? How a rare atmospheric setup will impact California

Headlines for May 11, 2023

Mercury News

Speed cameras in San Jose and Oakland? Lawmakers try for the fourth time to get tech on roads.
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Highway 37 to close for 32 hours starting May 20
Vallejo Times-Herald

State route 37 to close for weekend later this month
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo

Opinion: It’s decision time for state leaders: save public transit, or consent to its collapse
Mercury News

How one self-described great driver avoids dangers of distraction: Roadshow
Gilroy Dispatch

First/Kern intersection updated in Gilroy
San Jose Spotlight

UPDATE: Hundreds of homes planned for San Jose’s Berryessa neighborhood
Apple podcast

How Parking Explains The World
Reason

Federal Zoning Bill Would Preempt Local Parking Mandates
Napa Valley Register

Napa looks at affordable housing rules
Marin Independent Journal

Marin planning commissioners recommend county fight state ADU requirement
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael’s 162-apartment appeal denied
Mercury News

Adobe launches new semaphore puzzle contest atop downtown San Jose tower
New York Times

26 Empire State Buildings Could Fit Into New York’s Empty Office Space. That’s a Sign.
San Francisco Chronicle

Bring on the San Francisco ‘doom loop’? Why some people say it’d be good news
San Francisco Chronicle

Natural gas prices have plunged in the Bay Area. Here’s how food and other costs have changed
San Francisco Chronicle

Photos: Bay Area shark expert captures rare scene in Point Reyes waters
Bloomberg

White House Unveils a New Climate Fix: Building Codes and Energy Retrofits
Marin Independent Journal

China Camp State Park to expand access for disabled visitors

Headlines for May 10, 2023

San Francisco Chronicle

‘BART must treat this like a crisis’: New poll calls on rail agency to hire more police to win back riders
San Francisco Examiner

Many BART riders want cleaner, safer trains before returning onboard
San Francisco Standard

Increasing Security and Kicking Off Unruly Passengers Could Bring Back BART Riders, Poll Shows
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco Walks Back Plan To Rip Out Restaurant Parklets
Mercury News

Are Santa Cruz County drivers more pleasant than either Bay Area or LA drivers?: Roadshow
Fairfield Daily Republic

Caltrans repairing potholes on Highway 12
San Mateo Daily Journal

Farmworker housing gets $1M from San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
Sonoma Index-Tribune

A plan to end homelessness, as new tiny homes in Boyes Hot Springs
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito housing element approved by state
Marin Independent Journal

Larkspur continues hearing on rent control
Wall Street Journal

Home Prices Fell in Third of the U.S. During First Quarter
San Mateo Daily Journal

Residential development proposed in San Mateo
San Francisco Chronicle

This downtown S.F. building was just sold at a bargain price. It could set the post-pandemic market
San Francisco Examiner

Bay Area-based LinkedIn is cutting more than 700 employees
Mercury News

Bay Area inflation rate slows as consumer prices start to cool off
Cal Matters

Can California find better paying jobs for people with disabilities?
Mercury News

Massive snowpack’s summer bonus: Clean, cheap electricity for California
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s when Bay Area temperatures will start warming up this week
Marin Independent Journal

Stinson Beach to begin study of sea-level rise defenses