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San Francisco Chronicle

Billionaire-backed donors fuel remake of S.F.’s Embarcadero Plaza

San Francisco Examiner

SF report says city economy might have hit a recovery ‘inflection point’

San Francisco Chronicle

A new café is opening at ailing S.F. food hall. Is it the start of a rebound?

SF Gate

Bay Area city suddenly scraps plan for town square, angering locals

Cal Matters

$6 gas and refinery fears collide with California’s climate ambitions

San Francisco Chronicle

What weekends in Yosemite are like in the park’s new no-reservations era

San Jose Spotlight

South Bay data centers present environmental challenges

The Oaklandside

You’ll soon be able to track air quality at every Oakland school

San Francisco Chronicle

Newsom’s budget would help turn Golden Gate Fields horse track into park

Napa Valley Register

Work underway on latest Napa River flood control project

Napa Valley Register

The Napa Valley Climate Connection: Local initiative would strengthen wildfire preparedness and preserve open space

Berkeleyside

Plan to turn Golden Gate Fields into waterfront park could get $125M from state

San Francisco Examiner

SF supes vote to rein in sprawling citizen-commission system

LA Times

200,000 Californians create as much power as a nuclear plant to help the grid. Now that’s up in the air

CalMatters

California will make less money from greenhouse gas emission auctions

Mercury News

Bay Area ‘Bike to Wherever Day’ is Thursday: Find events

San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo County Transportation Authority, BART leaders discuss rail agency’s future: Leaders flag concern over long-term consequences of potential tax measure

Mercury News

Free Muni rides to Valkyries games and other transit options

KQED

Caltrans Explores High-Speed Buses as Alternative to Rail in California

Mercury News

San Jose Airport’s passenger trip struggles persist well into 2026

New York Times

Kansas City, a Car Town, Spends Millions on World Cup Transit

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. wants to stop housing projects from being blocked over shadows

Gilroy Dispatch

Unhoused residents get an extension at Gilroy encampment

Mercury News

Bay Area inflation hits two-year high as gas, grocery prices climb

San Francisco Chronicle

Silicon Valley tech giant posts record revenue, then cuts 4,000 jobs

Mercury News

Google’s Downtown West is paused. Its $1 billion bet on San Jose is not

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose pumped over sporting events’ financial win

Mercury News

Bay Area air regulators split on whether to move forward with ban on gas water heaters that will cost homeowners $3,500

Knee Deep Times

New Shoreline Projects Could Add 168 Acres of Parks to the East Bay

Knee Deep Times

Is Rising Heat Making It Harder for West Oakland to Breathe?

Marin Independent Journal

Highway 37 project wins permit from regional agency

SF Gate

Bart Boosts Service For Bay To Breakers Race Sunday

Sunset Beacon

Sunset Community Responds to N-Judah Renovations Set to Begin Next Year

San Francisco Chronicle

New poll shows what San Francisco residents really think about Waymo cars

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area driver used faceless dummy to avoid carpool toll, CHP says

Petaluma Argus-Courier

Petaluma police to ratchet up pedestrian and bike safety patrols Wednesday

Marin Independent Journal

Fairfax residents weigh in on bicycle, pedestrian safety

San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo working toward El Camino Real and 17th Avenue improvements

The Oaklandside

2 men charged with promoting sideshows under new Oakland law

Mercury News

There is a difference between an e-bike and an e-moto. Here’s why it matters

Cal Matters

California has 6 weeks of gas supply. After that, it gets expensive

Mercury News

Falling mortgage rates signal economic distress

Politico

AI companies are poised to go public. California’s hoping to get rich.

San Francisco Examiner

Growing market for startup shares offers promise, problems

San Francisco Chronicle

It was saved by a yogurt billionaire — then silence. Is something finally brewing at Anchor?

Vallejo Times-Herald

Local leaders launch Solano Forward

Fairfield Daily Republic

Solano looks for ways to help Delta; Mashburn says tunnel will destroy it all

Cal Matters

California’s new plastic recycling rules spark fights from all sides

Knee Deep Times

Eco-Anxiety Got You Down? There’s a Group for That

Richmond Standard

Bike to Wherever Day means return of local Energizer Stations

KTVU

BART seeks community input for new Hayward station development

San Mateo Daily Journal

Rail safety cost drops: Updated design for grade separation in San Bruno and South San Francisco saves critical dollars

Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit eyes reserves to balance budget

Manteca Bulletin

Manteca Transit plans more frequent service

San Francisco Chronicle

Academy of Art sells Fisherman’s Wharf property that’s marked for housing conversion

Mercury News

Are job losses nudging homeowners to sell?

San Francisco Chronicle

California’s second-largest home insurer to raise rates this fall

Mercury News

Palo Alto affordable housing development officially opens its doors

Associated Press

US consumer prices jump as Iran war sends energy prices rapidly higher

Mercury News

Google opens newest Bay Area campus, a tech hub where thousands could work

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