Headlines
Today's News Roundup
Karl Nielsen
The Bay Area’s headlines, all in one place.
Regional Economy
- Oracle, once headquartered in Bay Area, reportedly undergoing mass layoffs [SF Gate]
- Robinhood to lay off almost a quarter of staff as tech layoffs continue [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Here's How Inflation Is Impacting the Bay Area [NBC Bay Area]
Housing/Development
- Median home prices fell everywhere in the Bay Area except Solano County in June [SF Gate]
- Renting vs. owning in the Bay Area: Is this housing data point flashing a warning signal? [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Hundreds of apartments might replace West Oakland warehouse site [East Bay Times]
- Fight over homeless housing explodes in North San Jose [San Jose Spotlight]
- Allbirds, San Francisco techies' favorite shoemaker, conducts layoffs [SF Gate]
Transportation
- Electric Cars Remain Out of Reach for Many Lower-Income Californians as State Incentive Programs Run Dry [KQED]
- Age-old crafts keep S.F.'s cable cars chugging on their anniversary and beyond [San Francisco Examiner]
- Hundreds of e-bikes abandoned in Richmond after company quietly shutters operations [East Bay Times]
- Calls for speed cameras hit another legal speed bump: Roadshow [Mercury News]
- San Jose airport tops 1 million passengers for two straight months in COVID recovery [Mercury News]
- Ride-Hailing Drivers Struggle With Crime and Gas Costs [Bloomberg]
- A Staggering Backlog of Transit Upgrades Is Stacking Up [Route Fifty]
- Millbrae sues California High-Speed Rail Authority [San Mateo Daily Journal]
Other
- Sf Estuary Program To Receive $4.5M To Restore Water Quality, Habitat [SF Gate]
- Modeling the uncertain future of Northern California’s bull kelp forests [Bay Nature]
- California drought: Water conservation increasing statewide, Bay Area saving more than Southern California [Mercury News]
- East Bay city to ask voters to protect open space [Mercury News]