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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

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

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

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

San Francisco Chronicle

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

Live-work project proposed at 3rd and Ohio

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

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

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

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

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

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

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