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Petaluma Argus-Courier

As Hwy. 101 widening nears end, focus shifts to transit

Sonoma Index-Tribune

Caltrans to hold Jan. 14 meeting on Highway 37 project, environmental opportunities

San Mateo Daily Journal

Worries over SamTrans budget

San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain horn noise remains in San Mateo

Local News Matters

Bay Area bridge authority to introduce tiered tolls starting in 2026; carpool rules to change

Local News Matters

BART Board of Directors welcomes new president and VP, seats new members

Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sonoma-Schellville bike trail project receives funding boost

Mercury News

Affordability crisis: ‘Alarming’ new car prices push Bay Area buyers toward used vehicles, but they’re pricey, too

Los Angeles Times

How the high-speed rail project trains workers and provides thousands of jobs in the Central Valley

NBC Bay Area

Bay Area housing market: Looking back at 2024 and what's ahead in 2025

Mercury News

Bay Area home sales are up 14% from last year, as once-reluctant buyers return to market

San Francisco Chronicle

Newsom set a major housing goal for 2025. Here's how far short the state has fallen

Mercury News

California has 15 of 25 priciest places to live in US

Fairfield Daily Republic

Affordable housing project in Vacaville awaits financing

Gilroy Dispatch

Developer proposes 104 homes in north Gilroy

Mercury News

California shoppers remain antsy about Trump economy

San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley minimum wage bump barely makes a dent

Mercury News

How do you ‘grow’ an endangered starfish? Bay Area scientists are finding out

Vacaville Reporter

On the lookout for butterflies and bumble bees

San Francisco Chronicle

California lawmakers push for ‘essential’ funds for high-speed rail before Trump takes office

San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain, San Mateo County leaders scope transit measure options

San Francisco Examiner

BART board turns to familiar face for next president

Marin Independent Journal

SMART board approves 5-year agenda

Cal Matters

This foundation tries to get young Californians into transportation jobs

San Mateo Daily Journal

San Bruno looks into parking meter solutions

San Jose Spotlight

Safety improvements planned for Silicon Valley transit corridor

San Francisco Examiner

Rick Laubscher is The City's champion of historic streetcars and cable cars

Mercury News

California’s car insurance premiums are rising too: Which Bay Area cities pay more?

San Francisco Chronicle

New ‘disability-forward’ housing in S.F.’s Civic Center pays homage to nearby protest site

San Francisco Standard

SF is the only U.S. city where it costs less to buy a home now than it did in 2019

San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County still lacks state approval on housing plans

Mercury News

Holiday travel period will see major traffic on Bay Area highways and airports

Press Democrat

Agave growing with other crops, ventures at new North Bay ag hub

Knee Deep Times

Vote Cinches Robust Regional Response to Sea Level Rise

San Francisco Chronicle

‘Welcome to the world’: Season’s first elephant seal pup at Point Reyes seashore

SFMTA

Taken with Transportation Podcast

East Bay Times

San Jose housing project may add auto dealer building in fresh shift

East Bay Times

Dave & Buster’s eyes expansion at choice spot near East Bay waterfront

Mercury News

Nystrom Village redevelopment dreams reignited in Richmond

Fairfield Daily Republic

Solano County continues own housing development options

SF Examiner

These are SFs main office-to-housing hurdles

LA Times

How fighting affordable housing nearly bankrupted one of America’s richest towns [Portola Valley]

LA Times

Battle over luxury Verdugo Mountains housing development spills into court

SF Examiner

Amazon warehouse workers in San Francisco join nationwide strike

SF Examiner

Marriott hotel workers ratify contract after union says Lurie lent hand

SF Chronicle

Owner of sixth-largest S.F. hotel surrenders it to lenders

SF Examiner

SF office market shows year-end signs of rebound

Mercury News

PG&E power bills will rise after utility secures approval for 6th rate hike in 2024

Mercury News

California nets large population increase in 2024 — nearly returning to pre-pandemic level

Mercury News

Toll Authority approves measure to further increase Bay Area bridge tolls starting in 2026

San Mateo Daily Journal

Bridge tolls heading to $11.50 in San Mateo County

SF Examiner

Tenderloin neighborhood advocates say Taylor Street widening ‘overdue’

East Bay Times

How did East Bay’s most dangerous highway see fatal crash numbers fall dramatically in 2024?

CalMatters

California’s lemon law is changing and car buyers have fewer protections in the new year

Berkeleyside

Berkeley zoning board approves 17-story apartment building at former United Artists Theater

Mercury News

Housing development to replace San Jose office building takes shape

SF Standard

Revealed: The anonymous donor behind $100M Market St. housing project

Sacramento Bee

Biden’s EPA approves California climate rules including ban on new gas car sales in 2035

CalMatters

New decisions boost California’s zero-emission vehicle mandate, but major hurdles remain

SF Chronicle

PG&E wins $15 billion loan from Biden administration to expand grid

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