Headlines
Today's News Roundup
The Bay Area’s headlines, all in one place.
Housing/Development
- These much-needed Bay Area developments got stalled for the same reason: a 1939-era sewer [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Real estate battle erupts over “Oklahoma land rush” in East Palo Alto [Mercury News]
- California legislators want to help you buy a house with down payment, ‘shared equity’ [Cal Matters]
- San Mateo discusses SB 9 standards [San Mateo Daily Journal]
- 311-apartment building in Burlingame approved [San Mateo Daily Journal]
Transportation
- S.F. voters narrowly reject Muni’s $400 million bond. Is the Chesa Boudin recall to blame? [San Francisco Chronicle]
- What’s next for Muni after Prop A’s defeat? [San Francisco Examiner]
- Ride the proto-BART line at the Western Railway Museum with a trip on a long-lost railroad [SF Gate]
- Would more cops on streets, freeways makes roads safer?: Roadshow [Mercury News]
- S.F. streets are as dangerous as ever. Voters just shot down a chance to make them safer [San Francisco Chronicle]
- S.F. supervisor wants city to hold public town halls after every traffic fatality [San Francisco Chronicle]
- US report: nearly 400 crashes of automated tech vehicles [Associated Press]
- SFO says passengers should prepare for hours-long waits at security amid surge in travel [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Surging gas prices. Supply chain problems. Will people switch to electric cars? [San Francisco Examiner]
- US Retail Sales Post First Drop in Five Months as Auto Purchases Plunge [Bloomberg]
- ‘Train Fanatics’ Score a Win in California Battle Over Idled Tracks [Bloomberg]
- Mayors are wielding free transit to draw people back downtown. It’s not that easy. [Politico]
- Sacramento Public Transit Ridership Up As Gas Prices Continue To Soar [CBS Sacramento]
- When #Vanlife Meets the $300 Tank [New York Times]
Other
- The cruelest summer yet? California is facing drought, heat, power outages and fires — all at once [San Francisco Chronicle]
- How a state law aimed at combating climate change is revving up San Francisco's food recovery efforts [San Francisco Examiner]