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Headlines for November 21, 2024

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MTC adopts framework for $300 million regional contribution to complement SB 125 emergency transit operations funding for Bay Area transit agencies
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. to fine drivers who park in thousands of newly illegal spots — but they won’t be marked
San Francisco Chronicle

How to make sure you don’t get ticketed under California’s new ‘daylighting’ parking law
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. unveils citywide bike lane plan, but critics say it’s not enough
Mercury News

Proposed Richmond Parkway improvements raise questions about project priorities
The Oaklandside

Construction will begin this summer on roads connecting Oakland and Alameda
Planetizen

San Francisco Transit Faces ‘Devastating’ Cuts
San Francisco Chronicle

This historic S.F. ferry has a rooftop garden open to the public. Here’s how to visit for free
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. supervisor wants city to turn troubled Safeway into affordable housing
Mercury News

Morgan Hill welcomes 73 units of affordable housing to help farmworkers, homeless residents
The Oaklandside

Plan for 448 apartments, park and shops in Rockridge faces key vote next month
Associated Press

US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment
Mercury News

Google unveils unique and eco-friendly mass timber Sunnyvale office
San Francisco Chronicle

Two UC unions walk out Wednesday in strikes at UCSF and campuses statewide
Fairfield Daily Republic

Suisun City council gives nod to Highway 12 Logistics Project
Local News Matters

San Mateo County workers win 15% wage boost, new paid holiday in tentative deal
San Francisco Chronicle

California storm live updates: Rare high-risk warning for excessive rain issued for these areas

Headlines for November 20, 2024

Local News Matters

Federal government ships nearly $50M to Port of Oakland for infrastructure upgrades
KQED

The Outlook for Bay Area Transit Post-Election
Mercury News

Want to comment on plans to raise Bay Area bridge tolls? A chance is Wednesday morning
KQED

SF Muni Could Face 'Devastating' Cuts
San Francisco Chronicle

Street changes could be coming to S.F.’s Inner Sunset. Neighbors are not happy
San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA endorses Valencia Street bike lane’s side-running design
Mass Transit

Santa Clara VTA to launch Speed and Reliability Program
Marin Independent Journal

San Anselmo traffic study recommends safety upgrades
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Charter’ cities are gaining popularity in California, but voters are worried about new taxes
Mercury News

Big housing development with several hundred units is eyed in San Jose
San Francisco Examiner

SF commits $3M to get small businesses in Union Square, downtown
Cal Matters

No raise for California’s minimum wage workers. Voters reject Prop. 32
Bay Nature

The Coyotes Arrived. Now, They’re Changing Angel Island.

Headlines for November 19, 2024

Richmondside

Mass of bicyclists enjoy Richmond bridge ride but lane access remains at risk
KQED

SF’s Controversial Valencia Street Center Bike Lane Is Poised for a Redesign
Patch

SMART To Stop Service For 1 Weekend To Test For New Petaluma Station
Associated Press

US to add blind spot warnings, pedestrian detection to vehicle crash ratings
San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley transit agency funds community growth near train stations
Mercury News

UC Berkeley student housing construction at People’s Park site going as planned
Napa Valley Register

Apartments planned for Napa parcel once eyed for Kohl's, fast food restaurants
San Jose Spotlight

Sunnyvale to scout sites for safe parking program
San Francisco Standard

AI founders are moving to San Francisco from across the world to cash in on the boom
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Fans flock to Cattlemens in Petaluma before it’s gone
Gilroy Dispatch

Trolley tours wine country
Mercury News

Atmospheric river heading into Bay Area, will bring first major storms of winter rainy season
San Francisco Chronicle

Potent tree-killing disease reemerges in the Bay Area
San Jose Spotlight

West Valley cities want to ban gas appliances amid legal ruling

Headlines for November 18, 2024

Mercury News

Cupertino looks to expand bike safety efforts beyond schools
Marin Independent Journal

State panel: Lagunitas Bridge project must consider redwood tree
Marin Independent Journal

Road quality report: Larkspur leads, Fairfax flounders
Marin Independent Journal

Road quality report: Larkspur leads, Fairfax flounders
Marin Independent Journal

Bicyclists celebrate on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
San Francisco Chronicle

Muni is cracking down on fare evasion. Tickets have hit pre-pandemic levels
San Francisco Examiner

With Muni facing ‘catastrophic’ cuts, policymakers look at new taxes, fees
KQED

SF Muni Is in Dire Need of Funding. Without It, Cuts Could Be ‘Devastating’
San Mateo Daily Journal

SamTrans seeing new surplus
Mercury News

Caltrain ridership soars to highest levels since COVID with new electric trains
Mercury News

Retired diesel-powered Caltrain fleet to be transferred to Peru to address transportation issues
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area is getting its first ‘diverging diamond’ traffic interchange. Here’s how it works
KQED

California Housing Projects Face ‘Financing Drought’ After Proposition 5’s Defeat
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. rents are up again. In Oakland, the picture is different
Mercury News

These Bay Area counties will launch mental health ‘CARE’ courts. Can they help solve homelessness?
Marin Independent Journal

Belvedere closes in on housing element certification
Local News Matters

Overhaul of Sonoma’s coastal land use plan approved by California Coastal Commission
Mercury News

Mexican supermarket chain will open first Bay Area store in San Jose
Fairfield Daily Republic

New campaign, 'The Buck Stops Here' encourages shopping local
Richmondside

Can Richmond’s once-vibrant Macdonald Avenue business hub be revived?
San Francisco Chronicle

California bracing for extreme rainfall. Here’s why this atmospheric river will be different

Headlines for November 15, 2024

SF Gate

Caltrain's electrification project is paying off big-time
San Mateo Daily Journal

Electrified Caltrain sees 750,000 riders in 1st month
East Bay Times

Violence on BART: What does past 10 years of crime data tell us?
KPIX

Muni, cable cars may be impacted as SFMTA faces looming budget deficit
Knee Deep Times

Can Sitting in Traffic Give You Parkinson’s?
Metro

Carolyn Gonot's Path Paved with Experience, Inclusiveness
Patch

Pleasanton Road Conditions Rated In New Report
Patch

San Ramon Road Conditions Rated In New Report
Knee Deep Times

When Housing and Climate Crises Collide
Knee Deep Times

Wildfire in the Big City?
San Francisco Chronicle

Did the election signal the end of rent control propositions — and the main group pushing them?
Mercury News

Meet the new director leading San Jose’s efforts to solve its housing crisis
Mercury News

Huge San Jose housing development enters crucial public scrutiny stage
San Francisco Examiner

Big Alcatraz Island ferry plaza redo advances as new restaurant sought
Mercury News

AMD cutting almost 1,000 jobs to focus resources on AI push
Knee Deep Times

Bolinas Can’t Ignore Pacific Advance Much Longer
Local News Matters

Napa County bans single-use plastic bags and utensils, imposes 25-cent per-bag fee
San Francisco Chronicle

King tides return to Bay Area — along with coastal flooding and dangerous waves
San Francisco Chronicle

California regulators approve huge Ocean Beach seawall to avert prospect of ‘major emergency’ for S.F.
Richmondside

7 years in, Richmond’s ‘Path to Clean Air’ is at pivotal stage

Headlines for November 14, 2024

San Francisco Examiner

Great Highway’s future now in Rec and Parks’ hands
Patch

Livermore Road Conditions Rated In New Report
Bloomberg

Hochul Plans to Revive NYC Congestion Pricing With $9 Toll
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Muni faces ‘terrifying’ cuts, possible cable car closures due to deficit
San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA says service cuts coming if more revenue not found
NBC Bay Area

SF Muni looking at potential cuts to bus, light-rail, cable car services
SF Gate

San Francisco Muni launches first online store, with items already selling out
Planetizen

San Francisco’s BART Awarded $545 Million Loan for Upgraded Rail Cars
Marin Independent Journal

Marin, Sonoma look to improve regional transit
Napa Valley Register

Napa to start red-light camera installations Nov. 29
Richmondside

Group bicycle ride across Richmond bridge on Saturday
San Francisco Chronicle

Racist housing deeds are hiding in millions of records. Can AI weed them out?
Cal Matters

How a Trump administration could affect California’s housing crisis
Mercury News

Sunnyvale City Council green-lights safe parking program
Mercury News

California gets mediocre grades for its business climate
San Francisco Chronicle

KNBR hosts Tom Tolbert and John Lund laid off as company slashes jobs
Politico

This climate sector’s seeing a silver lining in Trump
Bay Nature

What Happens to the ‘Wild Billions’ Under Trump?
San Francisco Chronicle

Will La Niña emerge this year? The forecast is starting to shift
Mercury News

Coyote Valley: 376 acres once planned for offices and parking lots to become public open space preserve
The Oaklandside

Chinook Salmon make a surprise appearance at Lake Merritt

Headlines for November 13, 2024

Bloomberg

The Urban-Rural Divide Over Highway Expansion and Emissions
San Francisco Chronicle

A mysterious deep-sea creature appeared in Monterey Bay. Now scientists are finally telling the world
San Francisco Examiner

Federal judge says Oakland airport can’t invoke San Francisco
San Francisco Standard

Vision Zero is a bust, and traffic crash victims are fed up
San Francisco Standard

‘We don’t get much respect’: Life as a BART bathroom attendant
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Bike share program rolls out on Petaluma streets
SF Gate

New Caltrans intersection project is the first of its kind in the Bay Area
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sonoma seeks feedback on active transportation initiatives
Governing

What the 2024 Election Could Mean for Transportation Policy
Smart Cities

How will a second Trump administration affect transportation policy?
San Francisco Chronicle

Can Daniel Lurie deliver on his promises to build more S.F. housing?
San Francisco Chronicle

What happens when Bay Area politicians can’t afford to live in the places they represent?
Mercury News

California has 18 of 20 costliest US cities to rent a house
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sonoma residents voice grave concerns about Hanna Center development project
Marin Independent Journal

Northgate theater closes, raising questions about housing plan
SF Gate

There's an optical illusion hidden in San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid
San Jose Spotlight

Downtown San Jose road could close for new pedestrian mall
San Francisco Chronicle

The Trump-California water wars are about to begin. Here’s what’s at stake
Mercury News

Deal reached to expand massive reservoir near Bay Area to increase water supplies
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s Ocean Beach could be transformed with massive seawall. Surfers are not happy
Local News Matters

The Tunnel Vision: A look at California's $20B plan to solve to the state's water crisis

Headlines for November 12, 2024

San Francisco Standard

Imagining what the Great Highway park could look like with AI
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Temporary roundabout opening on highways 116 and 121 Tuesday morning
Marin Independent Journal

Marin supervisors back Richmond-San Rafael Bridge bike-lane experiment
San Francisco Standard

SF just lost 14,000 parking spaces. Here’s what to know
San Francisco Chronicle

How bad is crime on BART? Our data analysis has some answers
Mercury News

Biden helped propel billions into U.S. transportation. Trump’s administration could roll back that historic momentum.
San Francisco Chronicle

Zoox’s new robotaxis are driving S.F. roads. But the public will have to wait for rides
San Francisco Examiner

Muni merch store a first in railyway’s century-old history
Mercury News

Bay Area airports all remain stuck below pre-COVID passenger heights
San Francisco Chronicle

California tightens clean transportation standards. Here’s how it could affect gas prices
KQED

How Another Trump Presidency Could Impact Housing in California
San Francisco Chronicle

Stalled Central SoMa tennis club project could become new housing for S.F.
San Jose Spotlight

North San Jose development includes affordable housing
Mercury News

Is the California ‘exodus’ over?
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area tech layoffs: Opendoor cuts 300 jobs amid profitability struggles
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area genetic testing company 23andMe to slash 40% of its workforce
Mercury News

Southwest Air to offer buyouts to employees at San Jose airport
Mercury News

How Democrats are making a billion-dollar push to decarbonize California’s ports amid Trump’s return

Headlines for November 8, 2024

Richmondside

Richmond-San Francisco ferry ride comes with views, fresh air and no traffic
San Jose Spotlight

Mallon: Silicon Valley bus ridership has recovered
Mass Transit

SamTrans Board approves new strategic plan, ‘Moving San Mateo County’
SF Gate

San Francisco rejects Muni-funding measure, despite a 56% vote
San Francisco Chronicle

California is planning to ban gas-powered cars. Will Trump stop that and other state climate policies?
Mercury News

Self-driving cars aren’t here yet, but states are getting the rules ready
Fairfield Daily Republic

Highway 12 interchanges nearing completion in Fairfield
Mercury News

Housing vs. White House: Can a new president move prices?
Mercury News

Zillow CEO on slow housing: ‘Not expecting rapid relief anytime soon’
San Francisco Chronicle

Why California mortgage rates keep rising despite Fed rate cuts
Bay Nature

Scientists Hatch a Big Collab to Aid Pacific Coast
Bay Nature

Raising Hungry Sea Star Babies Is No Cinch

Headlines for November 7, 2024

SF Gate

After an iconic SF bridge was torn down, its steel has new life all over California
San Francisco Examiner

Muni funding measure on track to fail, despite majority support
Mass Transit

General Election 2024 results: Transit ballot measures fare well at the polls
Smart Cities

How will a second Trump administration affect transportation policy?
Mercury News

California is about to change fuel standards. That means higher gas prices. But how high?
Clean Technica

How Many Things Can A Bus Transit Study Get Wrong?
Future Transport

Optimizing US Transit and the Commuter Experience
mer

Environment, parks and open space measures pass across the Bay Area and California
Mercury News

Environment, parks and open space measures pass across the Bay Area and California
San Mateo Daily Journal

Redwood City studies sea-level rise