News Headlines

Richmond Standard

Thousands of Richmond, East Bay ‘soft story’ buildings vulnerable in major earthquake as retrofitting lags

KQED

California Cities Will Flood, So Why Aren’t We Ready?

Sacramento Bee

California gets an official state dinosaur. Can you guess its name?

KTVU

Bay Area commute times higher than last year, housing price contributes

San Francisco Chronicle

BART’s new Warm Springs Station to be closed the next 2 weekends

San Francisco Chronicle

We took the luxury overnight bus from SF to LA: Is it worth it?

San Francisco Chronicle

Humanizing cars, sensitizing humans

San Francisco Chronicle

Rebuild State Route 37 to address sea level rise and traffic

Mercury News

Uber’s London license revoked; regulator cites company’s conduct

Mercury News

Roadshow: Ban on pedestrian use of cellphones has support

Marin Independent Journal

Highway 37: Marin officials seek solutions for flood-prone road

San Francisco Examiner

SF’s cable car lines to shut down for historic system overhaul

Sacramento Bee

Gas tax opponents say California is trying to undermine them

Daily Californian

BART, AC Transit renew late night bus service for next year

KTVU

Bay Area commute times are nine-percent longer than last year

KQED

Quake Prep: BART’s Tunnel Plan and the Muni Bus That Could Save You

KPCC

LA Metro invests $9M in loan program to build affordable housing near trains, buses

San Francisco Chronicle

Editorial: How student debt affects the housing crisis

San Francisco Chronicle

UC Berkeley poll: Over half of Bay Area voters consider leaving due to housing costs

East Bay Times

East Bay real estate: Lots more million-dollar homes, but pockets of affordability

East Bay Times

Report: California’s full employment and high housing costs slowing down the state’s economy

East Bay Times

Urgent care clinic, eateries eyed near Castro Valley BART

Napa Valley Register

Challenged by a housing developer, Truchard winery wins Napa County approval

Napa Valley Register

Affordable apartments coming to Soscol Avenue in north Napa

Berkeleyside

New tower over Berkeley Walgreens is likely to be another fight

San Francisco Examiner

Consultant hired to help move Treasure Island residents

San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland group plans to launch nation’s biggest basic-income research project

San Francisco Chronicle

SF supes want small businesses bailed out for impact of subway construction

San Francisco Chronicle

Editorial: BART — we want better system, not free rides

East Bay Times

Peterson: Legislator wants to hold BART accountable but don’t hold your breath

East Bay Times

Parking by the purple: A long-term Walnut Creek solution

Mercury News

Roadshow: Highway 101 slow lane causing sailor-like cursing

Napa Valley Register

Time to think outside the box on traffic [by MTC Commissioner Alfredo Pedroza]

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

How many people are riding SMART? Turns out, a lot more than expected

KPCC

Rail board members question bullet train budget overruns

Curbed

Bay Area freeway traffic skyrocketing

San Francisco Chronicle

A home for less than $400,000 in the San Francisco Bay Area? It's possible.

San Francisco Chronicle

Facebook to lease 436,000 square feet of office space in San Francisco

East Bay Times

Opinion: Public being shut out of land-use decisions in Oakland

San Francisco Chronicle

How ready will Bay Area be for next big quake?

Los Angeles Times

Why some buildings crumbled and others survived the Mexico City quake: A sober lesson for California

KQED

More Local Governments Suing Big Oil Over Climate Change Costs: Oakland, S.F. Join the Fray

Ed Source

Silicon Valley and its colleges, universities 'mismatched' and out of sync

KQED

Transportation Plan Would Expand BART Fleet, Raise Bridge Tolls

Pleasanton Weekly

Tri-Valley paratransit study moving forward

Mercury News

Roadshow: $20 bridge toll called extortion by angry driver

San Francisco Chronicle

Joaquin Miller Road safety improvements may be having opposite effect

San Francisco Chronicle

Big, new mixed-use project proposed for Potrero Power Plant property

San Francisco Chronicle

SF supervisors want Justin Herman’s name yanked off plaza

San Francisco Examiner

Renaming Justin Herman Plaza part of effort to correct decades of community damage

Mercury News

Coastal Commission begins crackdown against tech billionaire to open Martins Beach

Marin Independent Journal

Controversial Tiburon subdivision decision delayed by supervisors

East Bay Express

Getting Rich Off Low-Income Housing

Capital Public Radio

Short Supply Drives The Affordable Housing Crunch

San Francisco Chronicle

Big setback for Gov. Brown’s twin-tunnels project in the delta

Los Angeles Times

From oil refineries to solar plants, unions bend California climate change policies in their favor

San Francisco Chronicle

These have been judged the Bay Area’s 10 worst commutes

East Bay Times

Traffic on major Bay Area freeways has grown 80 percent since 2010

NBC

Bay Area Freeway Traffic Continues to Worsen: MTC

KTVU

Bay Area commutes getting longer, more congested: Top 10 worst commutes of 2016

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