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Mercury News

How a group tracking sounds beneath Bay Area waters hopes to protect whales from shipping lanes

NBC Bay Area

UC Berkeley offers tech to United Nations to fight global pollution

KPIX

Years-long restoration of Mountain View salt pond nears completion

San Francisco Examiner

What Clipper Card 'tap and go' transition means for SF transit

San Francisco Standard

Want to save Muni? Here’s how much you’ll have to pay in taxes

San Francisco Chronicle

Waymo traffic jam goes viral: Robotaxis butt heads on dead-end S.F. street

The Oaklandside

Oakland receives $800k grant to boost e-bike program

SF Gate

End of an era approaching for Bay Area ferry service

KGO-TV

South Bay BART extension picking up steam with massive underground tunnel construction

KTVU

Bay Area bridge tolls rising January 1

San Francisco Chronicle

California law turned a four-story site into a 25-story tower. S.F. is scrambling to catch up

San Francisco Chronicle

The race to succeed Nancy Pelosi is now a proxy battle for S.F. housing politics

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. promised to crack down on RVs a month ago. Here’s how it’s going

The Oaklandside

Getting a permit to build in Oakland has been hellish. Will sweeping new reforms work?

Local News Matters

Menlo Park measure limiting housing on downtown parking lots heads to next year’s ballot

Fairfield Daily Republic

Critic of Suisun City expansion calls on LAFCO to force exhaustive planning

Mercury News

California home prices won’t crash or soar in 2026, Zillow says

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. business tax revenue could jump 11% with tech boom — but city deficit may still hit $1 billion

San Francisco Chronicle

Here are the wealthy donors behind downtown S.F.’s revitalization fund

Mercury News

Foreclosure of East Bay office hub shows plunging property values

San Francisco Chronicle

Cascadia mega-fault expert spells out earthquake link to Bay Area

Press Democrat

Coho salmon found in Sonoma Coast creek for first time in 60 years

NBC Bay Area

What to know about attribution science

San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s what the Muni parcel tax would cost S.F.’s homeowners

Marin Independent Journal

Golden Gate Ferry advances fleet overhaul, plans service expansion

San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain set to raise fares

Local News Matters

Caltrain looks for riders to help shape bike, scooter access to rail system

San Jose Spotlight

Castro Street project to end vehicle traffic at Mountain View Caltrain tracks

Richmond Standard

City of El Cerrito completes 2025 Ohlone Greenway repair project

San Francisco Chronicle

A ride on S.F.’s ‘iron monster’ as a boy sparked a lifelong dedication to city’s streetcars

San Francisco Chronicle

‘It’s like the lottery’: The AI boom has created parking chaos in this S.F. neighborhood

Bloomberg

A Bright Idea for Road Safety: Traffic Light Timing

San Francisco Chronicle

Home sales rarely fall through in the Bay Area — but that’s starting to change

San Francisco Chronicle

Sen. Adam Schiff uses S.F. affordable project to launch housing act, despite long odds in Congress

San Francisco Standard

Even rentals in San Francisco have bidding wars

San Francisco Chronicle

Gated mansions and golf: Why buyers still flock to the East Bay’s most exclusive neighborhoods

Marin Independent Journal

Developer to San Rafael: Quit stalling on high-rise approval

Mercury News

Despite rate hikes, study finds California home insurance costs are middle of the pack nationwide

Mercury News

10 questions for 2026’s do-it-yourself economic forecast

San Francisco Chronicle

SFO’s first-in-the-nation route to Australian city starts this week

San Francisco Chronicle

3.0 magnitude earthquake shakes East Bay

San Francisco Chronicle

No California tsunami expected after 7.2 magnitude quake rocks Japan

San Francisco Chronicle

California’s cold, gloomy weather masks a developing problem: Almost no rain in 3 weeks

San Francisco Chronicle

Tap and go: Muni and other transit agencies will soon accept credit cards. Here’s what to know

San Mateo Daily Journal

BART OKs $12M for improvements to stations in San Mateo County

Mass Transit

BART to raise fares 6.2% in 2026

Marin Independent Journal

North Bay coordinated transit plan to begin in April

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. installed an experimental street design called a ‘neckdown.’ Drivers hated it

The Oaklandside

San Pablo Avenue bike and bus lane project delayed as price balloons to $250M

Mercury News

South Bay city opts to add bike lanes at cost of parking, after heated marathon meeting

SF Gate

New report paints damning picture of California's aging infrastructure

San Francisco Chronicle

Marina’s reaction to Safeway tower plans: ‘Along comes this behemoth right on the waterfront’

San Francisco Chronicle

Eye-catching 25-story complex planned for waterfront site in wealthy S.F. neighborhood

Mercury News

Californian sellers own their home for 11 years, 3rd longest in US

San Francisco Standard

Uh-oh: Lurie says city deficit could reach $1B under Trump cuts

Local News Matters

King tide events in Bay Area provide glimpse into climate future, residents urged to join in

KQED

Where Do Coyotes Live in Silicon Valley? These Teens Are Mapping Their Movements

Mercury News

Lake Manly is back after record rain in Death Valley

San Francisco Examiner

One of Alcatraz’s last living inmates reflects on his life on 'the rock'

KQED

Clipper Cards Are Getting a Major Upgrade, With Big Perks for Riders

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