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Headlines for February 11, 2026

San Francisco Chronicle

This data shows just how bad BART’s doomsday scenario would be for riders
Berkeleyside

BART releases doomsday scenario in case sales tax doesn’t pass
Richmond Standard

Bay Area transit agencies push for half-cent sales tax to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’
San Francisco Chronicle

BART’s long fight against fare evasion is finally paying off. Here’s how much
Mercury News

VTA breaks new ridership record for Super Bowl LX, smashing the previous all-time high set by Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ concert
Local News Matters

AI-powered traffic light controls speed up San Jose bus trips by 20%
Local News Matters

On the wings of love: Oakland airport offers free letters, therapy dogs for Valentine’s Day
Politico

California's blockbuster housing legislation faces rocky rollout
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s why S.F. apartment rents keep surging but L.A. is in a slump
Mercury News

Six Flags and Great America to host National Hiring Week events
Mercury News

Tribe buys 10,000 acres north of Lake Tahoe from city of Santa Clara in historic land deal

Headlines for February 10, 2026

Vallejo Times-Herald

Vallejo City Council to consider $11 million in Measure P funds for paving
Fairfield Daily Republic

Five SolTrans routes shutting down for Presidents Day
Local News Matters

VTA reports record-breaking ridership for Super Bowl 60
Richmondside

BART, AC Transit warn of drastic service cuts unless sales tax measure is approved
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Live-work project proposed at 3rd and Ohio
San Francisco Chronicle

Homebuyers paid less than the listing price nearly everywhere in the U.S. — except the Bay Area
Mercury News

Typical 2025 California home seller made $265,000 vs. $107,000 for US
San Francisco Chronicle

California FAIR Plan insurance can range from $92 to $32,000. This map shows costs by ZIP code
Mercury News

Kaiser, nurses union spar over workers as strike enters 3rd week
San Francisco Chronicle

This S.F. mall defied the wave of downtown closures. Now it’s been sold
Local News Matters

Soaking rain expected across Bay Area through midweek

Headlines for February 9, 2026

The Oaklandside

A battle over who runs parking in Oakland
San Mateo Daily Journal

Burlingame eyes speed reductions
Bloomberg

For These Old Bus Stations, It’s Not the End of the Line
San Francisco Chronicle

BART’s cost-cutting plan risks a ‘death spiral’ that could end all train service
Local News Matters

A transit system like 1976: BART lays out grim future if voters don’t approve sales tax hike
Mass Transit

SFMTA makes cellular upgrade at downtown stations
San Francisco Chronicle

Trump administration demands citizenship checks for S.F. public housing tenants
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Pathway to nowhere’: This loophole stalled a San Francisco affordable housing project for months
San Francisco Chronicle

Controversial affordable housing project in Livermore could move forward after years of delays
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael mall landmark nears demolition for housing
Mercury News

California job market ranks among the weakest of the weak nationwide
Mercury News

Building entrepreneurs and revitalizing East Bay downtown districts
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Sonoma County high-tech manufacturer laying off 30
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael sea-level report evaluates options for Canal area

Headlines for February 6, 2026

San Francisco Chronicle

Here are 10 to 15 stations that could close under BART doomsday scenarios
KRON

These are the BART stations that could close under transit system’s worst-case scenario
Government Technology

Just in Time for Super Bowl LX, BART Rolls Out Tech Upgrades
Mass Transit

BART releases 2026-2035 Sustainability Action Plan
Smart Cities

How one city increased transit bus speeds by 20%
Mercury News

Here’s where traffic could snarl across the Bay Area for the Super Bowl
Mercury News

Hundreds of homes could sprout at big San Jose office building site
San Jose Spotlight

Cupertino council approves unique affordable housing project
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s shuttered mall could be sold for a deep discount. Here’s who might buy it
Mercury News

Building entrepreneurs and revitalizing East Bay downtown districts
San Francisco Chronicle

Tech layoffs: Meta cutting more than 100 Bay Area jobs
Cal Matters

California spends billions based on this pollution tracker. Who benefits from its latest update?
New York Times

People in This San Francisco Suburb Would Like the Earth to Just Stop Shaking, Please

Headlines for February 5, 2026

San Francisco Chronicle

The latest plan for California high-speed rail: Connect it to Yosemite
Mercury News

East Bay officials unhappy as BART keeps Irvington station plans on ice
San Mateo Daily Journal

Work on 92/101 connector plan in San Mateo pushed to 2027
Marin Independent Journal

Marin kicks off study for Drake Boulevard multiuse path
Cal Matters

New transit housing bill revives California’s Democratic divisions over local control
Mercury News

Property deal helps launch San Jose housing development near BART
San Francisco Chronicle

Trump called affordability a ‘hoax.’ Now he’s taking credit for lower rents
Local News Matters

Citizen group loses challenge to Tiburon’s environmental review of housing plan
San Francisco Standard

Strike date set: SFUSD teachers to walk off jobs Monday
Mercury News

Google’s quarterly results paint a picture of an internet powerhouse getting stronger in AI age
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sebastopol-based barbecue sauce maker to be acquired for $400 million
San Francisco Chronicle

A long-awaited California water policy promises balance. Opponents call it an ‘extinction plan’
Gilroy Dispatch

Conservationists buy 2,284 acres of Sargent Ranch property
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Supervisors award Sonoma Ecology Center $200,000 grant for wildfire prevention
Mercury News

Protection for California mountain lions could become permanent
Local News Matters

Spare the Air day, wood burning ban issued for Bay Area Thursday

Headlines for February 4, 2026

Berkeleyside

Rep. Simon introduces a bill to nationalize BART’s ambassador program
San Francisco Standard

We ran the numbers: BART was delayed 35,105 times in the last 2 years
Local News Matters

Avoiding a transit ‘death spiral’: $590M loan from state staves off Bay Area service cuts
Fairfield Daily Republic

Bike champion nominations underway
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo's Humboldt bike lanes to stay
San Francisco Chronicle

Parking at this Bay Area ferry terminal will now cost $3 on busy midweek days
Cal Matters

Some California high-speed rail records could remain secret under proposed law
Cal Matters

New transit housing bill revives California’s Democratic divisions over local control
Local News Matters

Descendants of Piedmont’s first Black family sue city over racially motivated land seizure
San Francisco Chronicle

SFJazz founder is building city’s first affordable housing for artists at historic site
Coastide News

Coastal Commission delays vote on Pacifica's short-term rental rules
Marin Independent Journal

Santa Venetia struggles to resolve flood wall impasse
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco hits the boom-loop reset button
Richmond Standard

San Pablo launches new branding to drive economic growth
Mercury News

California’s 4.5% economic growth was middling in third quarter
San Francisco Chronicle

Amazon to lay off nearly 800 workers across the Bay Area
Fairfield Daily Republic

Workforce agency preparing for thousands of lost jobs with industry closures
Marin Independent Journal

Marin’s king tide preparations worked — until they didn’t
Marin Independent Journal

Highway 101 flooding solution in central Marin remains years away
Marin Independent Journal

Marin presses AT&T over 911 disruption during storm
Marin Independent Journal

Marin flood aid outlook complicated by FEMA changes

Headlines for February 3, 2026

Local News Matters

Mountain View police say feds make ‘unauthorized’ use of license plate reader
Gilroy Dispatch

Gilroy residents push for crosswalk safety
Richmond Standard

BART launches free high-speed Wi-Fi at five major stations
San Francisco Chronicle

BART to get free Wi-Fi at several stations — a year later than expected
Daily Cal

Bay Area transit agencies stave off service cuts with $590M loan
Daily Cal

BART crime drops 41% in 2025 as BayPass boosts student ridership
San Francisco Chronicle

Is S.F. catching drivers parked in bike lanes? Here’s what the data shows
Cal Matters

California has a dangerous driver problem. A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to fix that
San Mateo Daily Journal

Could part of Highway 1 be moved inland?
Mercury News

VTA court battle over eminent domain could go to a jury trial — even though the agency no longer wants the site
Mercury News

Big San Jose housing development takes big step with real estate deal
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose is world’s least affordable city for first-time homebuyers
Local News Matters

Rosie the Bridge? Leaders discuss honoring women workers on Bay Area landmark
San Francisco Chronicle

A Bay Area suburb lost its steel mill — and its sense of identity. Can it rebuild?
San Francisco Chronicle

Gold satin jackets and $999 VCRs: Remembering the Bay Area’s first Super Bowl
San Francisco Examiner

Top 10 events to attend in SF during Super Bowl week
Richmond Standard

North Richmond Shoreline Project secured in new federal funding law
Fairfield Daily Republic

Solano agencies, others continue push for balanced Bay-Delta plan update

Headlines for February 2, 2026

Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael gets grants for school route safety projects
San Francisco Chronicle

Newsom agrees to $590 million loan for Bay Area transit, reviving stalled aid plan
KALW

Six-hundred million dollar bridge loan for Bay Area transit agencies
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael gets grants for school route safety projects
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose boosts incentives to convert offices to housing
San Francisco Chronicle

How could California’s proposed billionaire tax affect the Bay Area housing market?
San Francisco Standard

How the Outer Sunset’s real estate market is surfing the white-collar wave
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael approves 238-apartment complex
Vallejo Times-Herald

Opponents march against California Forever
San Francisco Standard

Risking fury from parents, SF teachers vote to approve first school strike since ’79
San Francisco Chronicle

4.2 magnitude quake rocks S.F. Bay Area
Local News Matters

Adaptation ideas for sea level rise in San Rafael recall solutions from the past

Headlines for January 30, 2026

Mercury News

Forget California’s exodus. Why do so few move here?
San Francisco Chronicle

Former Bay Area university campus to be converted into single family housing
Marin Independent Journal

Golden Gate Bridge suicides decline 87% since barrier
SF Gate

SFO travelers get new ride-hail option with Waymo breakthrough
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael moves toward designing path under Highway 101
San Francisco Chronicle

The Super Bowl is going to shut down S.F. roads. This map shows what to avoid
Mass Transit

Metropolitan Transportation Commission adopts new policy to help travel times on transit in Bay Area
Richmond Standard

BART crime falls by 41 Percent in 2025 as ridership grows
San Francisco Chronicle

What S.F. looks like with Muni cuts: Traffic nightmares and no buses after 9 p.m.
San Francisco Chronicle

As S.F. housing slows, Treasure Island plans to add thousands of homes — and faster way to build them
KQED

Fremont Ready to Wave Goodbye to Tesla Models S and X, Welcome Its New Robot Overlords
San Francisco Chronicle

Tesla to kill off Model S and X vehicles, convert Fremont factory to build robots
KPIX

Bay Area environmental group pushes to ban all fishing at Duxbury Reef
Press Democrat

Neighbors of spectacular new Bodega Bay preserve overwhelmed by visitor traffic
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area’s giant 550-mile trail could earn same status as Pacific Crest Trail

Headlines for January 29, 2026

San Mateo Daily Journal

Burlingame's ‘big dig’ sees 30 trees removed so far
KRON

BART riders struggle to find parking at some stations
Berkeleyside

Berkeley raises parking meter rates, could charge on evenings and Sundays
The Oaklandside

Signature gathering begins in Oakland for multi-billion-dollar transit measure
Mercury News

The ultimate Super Bowl LX transportation guide
SF Gate

Amtrak announces big changes for travelers on key Calif. route for Super Bowl
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s when Highway 101 carpool lane hours are changing
Press Democrat

New carpool lane hours coming to Highway 101 in Sonoma, Marin counties
Marin Independent Journal

North Bay carpool lane hours on Highway 101 will be reduced
San Francisco Examiner

Debt-burdened taxi drivers appeal to Lurie for relief
Vallejo Times-Herald

Solano Together releases Suisun Expansion Plan polling
San Francisco Chronicle

New maps show the most detailed demographic data for every S.F. neighborhood
Richmond Standard

San Pablo aims to strengthen renter protections beyond state minimums
Mercury News

Short-term rentals are now illegal in Saratoga
Local News Matters

Marin City developer receives bond approval to build second site in split housing deal
Mercury News

How should Richmond spend its $550 million Chevron settlement? City leaders want to know
Richmond Standard

$550M Chevron settlement: Consultant will ask residents how to spend it
Mercury News

Regenerative vineyards can pay their way, new Sonoma County study finds
Mercury News

Why Silicon Valley is raising billions while San Diego biotechs struggle
San Francisco Chronicle

Video shows San Francisco mountain lion bounding into the wild after release
Mercury News

Palo Alto group buys 2,284 acres at Sargent Ranch, ending 10-year battle over proposed quarry on scenic property
San Francisco Chronicle

Land trust buys scenic Bay Area ranch, halting controversial plan for a quarry
Coastide News

Pacifica continues to grapple with planning for sea level rise