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San Francisco Chronicle

Former Bay Area university campus to be converted into single family housing

San Francisco Chronicle

As S.F. housing slows, Treasure Island plans to add thousands of homes — and faster way to build them

Marin Independent Journal

Golden Gate Bridge suicides decline 87% since barrier

SF Gate

SFO travelers get new ride-hail option with Waymo breakthrough

Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael moves toward designing path under Highway 101

San Francisco Chronicle

The Super Bowl is going to shut down S.F. roads. This map shows what to avoid

Mass Transit

Metropolitan Transportation Commission adopts new policy to help travel times on transit in Bay Area

Richmond Standard

BART crime falls by 41 Percent in 2025 as ridership grows

San Francisco Chronicle

What S.F. looks like with Muni cuts: Traffic nightmares and no buses after 9 p.m.

The Oaklandside

Signature gathering begins in Oakland for multi-billion-dollar transit measure

Mercury News

The ultimate Super Bowl LX transportation guide

SF Gate

Amtrak announces big changes for travelers on key Calif. route for Super Bowl

San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s when Highway 101 carpool lane hours are changing

Press Democrat

New carpool lane hours coming to Highway 101 in Sonoma, Marin counties

Marin Independent Journal

North Bay carpool lane hours on Highway 101 will be reduced

San Francisco Examiner

Debt-burdened taxi drivers appeal to Lurie for relief

San Mateo Daily Journal

Burlingame's ‘big dig’ sees 30 trees removed so far

KRON

BART riders struggle to find parking at some stations

Berkeleyside

Berkeley raises parking meter rates, could charge on evenings and Sundays

Vallejo Times-Herald

Solano Together releases Suisun Expansion Plan polling

San Francisco Chronicle

New maps show the most detailed demographic data for every S.F. neighborhood

Richmond Standard

San Pablo aims to strengthen renter protections beyond state minimums

Mercury News

Short-term rentals are now illegal in Saratoga

Local News Matters

Marin City developer receives bond approval to build second site in split housing deal

Mercury News

How should Richmond spend its $550 million Chevron settlement? City leaders want to know

Richmond Standard

$550M Chevron settlement: Consultant will ask residents how to spend it

Mercury News

Regenerative vineyards can pay their way, new Sonoma County study finds

Mercury News

Why Silicon Valley is raising billions while San Diego biotechs struggle

San Francisco Chronicle

Video shows San Francisco mountain lion bounding into the wild after release

Mercury News

Palo Alto group buys 2,284 acres at Sargent Ranch, ending 10-year battle over proposed quarry on scenic property

San Francisco Chronicle

Land trust buys scenic Bay Area ranch, halting controversial plan for a quarry

Coastide News

Pacifica continues to grapple with planning for sea level rise

KQED

‘A Hot Mess’: Transit Riders, Officials Skewer Contractor Over Flawed Clipper 2.0 Rollout

Axios

Central Subway debate returns during a shaky moment for transit

KRON

San Francisco commute ranks third worst in US for traffic congestion, study finds

The Oaklandside

Holiday travel at Oakland airport saw a big dip

Richmond Standard

Fixes proposed for Point Richmond bike lane safety issues

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose traffic deaths dropped in 2025

Redwood City Pulse

Crash-prone Jefferson Avenue slated for $8M safety overhaul

KPIX

Group of San Anselmo homeowners to decide if bridge demolition plan moves forward

San Francisco Chronicle

Chevron’s HQ left California. A developer now plans to add thousands more homes in its place

Sacramento Bee

CA launches portal to expedite conversion of state buildings to housing, businesses

San Francisco Standard

AI is booming. Tech jobs in San Francisco are not

Vacaville Reporter

Mashburn calls Maritime Zone a ‘nothingburger’

Richmondside

The Bay Area’s most-fined air polluters: Explore 10 years of environmental violations

Local News Matters

Adaptation ideas for sea level rise in San Rafael recall solutions from the past

Local News Matters

Mountain lion tranquilized, captured in SF; to be released to ‘more suitable habitat’

San Francisco Standard

Alcatraz coyote gets ‘much fatter’ on prison island diet

San Francisco Chronicle

Downtown’s back — and so is the traffic. S.F. is now among the nation’s most congested

Local News Matters

BART says year-over-year ridership rose 13.5% in December

Richmondside

BART riders can now book Uber rides on BART app

Sonoma Index-Tribune

Highway 121 reopens in Schellville after monthslong Caltrans project

Berkeleyside

Wildcat Canyon bicycle flow trail: How to tell EBRPD what you think

KOVR

Amtrak Capitol Corridor temporarily reducing train service through late February

Governing

Will Self-Driving Cars Short-Circuit Urban Public Transit?

Bloomberg

To drive down transportation costs and move the needle on affordability, Americans need to embrace living closer together.

San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County residents consider leaving the area

San Mateo Daily Journal

Half Moon Bay scopes an end to rent control

San Francisco Examiner

SF is back, but international tourism isn’t

Mercury News

California ranks among worst states to retire in. Here’s why

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