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San Jose Spotlight

San Jose falling behind on key climate target

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area transportation is at a crossroads: These are the 10 issues to watch in 2026

Mass Transit

San Francisco Standard

In San Francisco’s transit war, cars are clawing back

Mercury News

New California driving laws you should be aware of in 2026

Local News Matters

Kids transform Golden Gate Ferry boats into floating artworks for the holidays

KPIX

Cost of Bay Area commuting to rise in 2026 with higher tolls, BART fares

Press Democrat

New park, pedestrian bridge among $100 million in Santa Rosa projects coming in 2026

Richmond Standard

Large mural planned on West Cutting Blvd. to celebrate city’s history

KQED

Best Bay Area Stroller Hikes to Bring Family This New Years

New York Times

To Say Goodbye to the MetroCard, We Spent a Day Riding Every Transit System That Uses It

San Francisco Chronicle

Long-stalled S.F. tower with over 1,000 homes approved, could become city’s 3rd-tallest building

San Jose Spotlight

Palo Alto affordable housing project begins to welcome tenants

Mercury News

California owners lost $33,000 in home equity in a year

San Francisco Examiner

2025 brought big ups and downs on downtown's road to recovery

San Francisco Chronicle

California delays cancellation of immigrant drivers’ commercial licenses

San Francisco Chronicle

When S.F. celebrated the New Year … by throwing garbage out the window

Local News Matters

Bay Area braces for rain, king tides heading into New Year

KQED

Should Democrats Reframe Climate Change as an Affordability Issue?

Richmond Standard

Richmond bridge replacing toll plaza with a fast way to pay

KQED

New Year's Eve Plans? What to Know About Late-Night Transit and Getting Home Safe

Local News Matters

Holiday week brings reduced, modified service across Bay Area transit

Mercury News

BART fares, bridge tolls set to rise Jan. 1

Local News Matters

Costs of tolls, public transit set to rise for Bay Area commuters beginning in January

San Francisco Examiner

Venerable SF Cable Car Museum is still rolling, still free

San Mateo Daily Journal

Redwood City Bay Road upgrades could be more extensive

Press Democrat

Sonoma County spent $90 million on road and bridge projects in 2025

Marin Independent Journal

Transportation Authority of Marin plans website overhaul

Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Caltrans’ commitment to changing new carpool-lane hours quickly is appreciated

Marin Independent Journal

Marin City housing rehabilitation opens door to trade union jobs

San Francisco Standard

The year it became cool to bet on San Francisco real estate again

Mercury News

Meet the ‘rockstar CEO’ leading Bay Area’s unprecedented Super Bowl-World Cup back-to-back

Mercury News

Delete Act: How you can request your personal information be purged by data brokers in the New Year

San Francisco Chronicle

Another storm is set to hit California — in time for New Year’s Eve. Here’s the timeline

Mercury News

A Sonoma County couple turned their home into one of the most sustainable in the nation

Mercury News

Where to go whale watching on the Sonoma Coast

Marin Independent Journal

Novato updates safety policies for climate resiliency

Berkeleyside

This Berkeley neighborhood is thriving — except for one intersection. Can it stage a comeback?

Politico

‘Dead’ to City Hall, but funded by the state: The high-stakes fight over a Los Angeles affordable housing project

San Diego Union Tribune

This program gets homeless people into housing fast. Will it be one of the last?

CalMatters

Big Tech blocks California data center rules, leaving only a study requirement

San Francisco Chronicle

Affordability? Abundance? Aspiration? As 2026 looms, which message will Democrats run with?

San Francisco Chronicle

What did California lawmakers talk about this year? These 10 bills sparked hours of debate

San Francisco Standard

One immigrant mom’s American dream: Driving a San Francisco Muni bus

Mercury News

Caltrain ridership surged 57% in 2025, but funding cliff looms

Marin Independent Journal

Marin transportation agency might tweak spending mix

NBC Bay Area

Costs of tolls, public transit to rise for Bay Area commuters in January

Mass Transit

The biggest public transit news of 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

You can now book a ‘private jet’-like train car from the Bay Area to L.A. Here’s how much it costs

Mercury News

California ditches fight with Trump for high-speed rail funds

Associated Press

US drivers are seeing lower gas prices this holiday season

San Francisco Chronicle

Controversial S.F. Safeway housing project one step closer to approval as key labor unions sign on

San Francisco Chronicle

Developer wants to turn this Marin County post office into housing. Is it ‘a terrible idea’?

Press Democrat

Different developer proposes 260 townhomes on Windsor site of stalled condo project

Marin Independent Journal

Two major Marin County housing projects receive big financial boosts from the state

San Jose Spotlight

Earning $250K? Mountain View wants to help residents buy a home

Cal Matters

New California laws rewrite car-buying rules with return policy and pricing reforms

San Mateo Daily Journal

Redwood City seeks to foster economic mobility

San Francisco Chronicle

‘Innovative’ approach to sea level rise is first of its kind in San Francisco Bay

Knee Deep Times

The Race Against Runoff

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