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San Francisco Chronicle

One of the largest marine heat waves in decades is impacting California weather

Cal Matters

The rotten egg smell at the Salton Sea isn’t just a nuisance. It can make people sick.

San Francisco Chronicle

With Bay Area transit funding on ‘life support,’ advocates rally in S.F. for state money

Mercury News

Newsom says he’s working on Bay Area transit loan deal — but details being hashed out in secret

San Francisco Standard

SF leaders work back channels to save transit funding during weekend sprint

Daily Cal

$750 million transit loan talks delayed, potentially cutting BART and AC Transit service

San Mateo Daily Journal

High-speed rail accelerates need for grade separations in San Mateo County

Fresno Bee

What will Merced lose if it’s cut from CA’s Central Valley high-speed rail line?

Politico

Transit ‘death spiral’ could stymie climate fight

San Francisco Chronicle

Can S.F. Mayor Daniel Lurie's ‘family zoning’ plan survive political backlash?

Mercury News

Where in California are investors the most active homebuyers?

Local News Matters

San Jose announces plan to launch AI tool to speed up building permit application process

Local News Matters

First affordable housing earmarked for teachers opens in SF’s Sunset District

San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley tool alerts homeless residents to available housing

San Francisco Standard

San Francisco’s boom loop in 15 simple charts

Gilroy Dispatch

Santa Clara County proposes major overhaul of rural, agricultural zoning rules

San Francisco Business Journal

German robotics startup RobCo picks San Francisco for U.S. headquarters

Local News Matters

East Palo Alto council considers engineering solutions for San Francisquito Creek flooding

Local News Matters

Californians asked to track monarch butterfly sightings to help save declining population

Press Democrat

Rare giant fish from ocean’s depths washes up on Sonoma Coast

KQED

Coyote Spotted Swimming in the San Francisco Bay to Angel Island

KTVU

Transit rally in San Francisco after California might not give $750M loan

San Francisco Chronicle

Massive Bay Area transit cuts likely as Newsom backtracks on $750M loan, lawmakers warn

KPIX

Lawmakers warn of massive Bay Area transit cuts after Gov. Newsom pulls back loan promise

KQED

Newsom Will Not Provide Stopgap Loan In Time to Prevent Cuts to Bay Area Transit, Lawmakers Say

San Francisco Standard

‘Beyond disappointing’: State reneges on promised loan for Bay Area transit

Mass Transit

MTC releases CARE Pb+E Grant Program call for projects for public review

The Oaklandside

Advocates celebrate Bay Area transit with a month of special events

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Mayor Lurie wants to raise taxes to save Muni. Here’s how much property owners already pay

San Francisco Chronicle

California will do anything to save democracy — except build housing

San Francisco Chronicle

Map: S.F. renters in these neighborhoods stay in their homes the longest

Berkeleyside

No, new Berkeley apartment buildings aren’t plagued by vacancies, data show

San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley could see more affordable housing under Trump bill

Cal Matters

Breakthrough on California housing could put taller buildings in single-family neighborhoods

San Francisco Business Journal

Fisherman’s Wharf is on pace for best year of visitors since the pandemic, but tourists are spending less

Mercury News

Small earthquake rattles East Bay

San Francisco Chronicle

3.1 quake shakes East Bay

Marin Independent Journal

‘Spirit of optimism’ as Richardson Bay restoration progresses

Politico

Bay Area transit deal on the brink

Mercury News

Newsom holding up a $750 million lifeline to Bay Area transit agencies, advocates say

SF Gate

SF: Transit Month Has Arrived: Officials Say Hop On For A Smoother Ride

Local News Matters

San Jose airport authorizes Waymo to offer autonomous car rides from terminals

Mercury News

United adds flights for Spirit flyers in case of shut-down

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s ‘boom loop’ may be underway — but not in one critical industry

The Oaklandside

Oakland had a plan to regulate Airbnbs and Vrbos. Why has it taken 9 years?

https://localnewsmatters.org/2025/09/04/san-francisco-moves-to-streamline-more-permit-processes-for-housing-business/

San Francisco moves to streamline more permit processes for housing, business

Cal Matters

Breakthrough on California housing could put taller buildings in single-family neighborhoods

Bloomberg

One-Way Streets Are the Wrong Way to Tame Downtown Traffic

San Francisco Examiner

SF’s economy is finally showing signs of life. But where are the jobs?

Los Angeles Times via Marin Independent Journal

San Francisco’s AI boom: Transformation and trepidation

Mercury News

Oracle, Salesforce slash hundreds of Bay Area jobs

San Francisco Examiner

Salesforce laying off 262 people in downtown San Francisco

Local News Matters

San Jose business corridor forms district to fund street safety, revitalization projects

Fairfield Daily Republic

California Forever survey shows 55% support for Solano Shipyard

KPIX

Bay Area scientists helping restore coral reefs damaged by climate change

Knee Deep Times

The Rancher Using Goats to Fight California Wildfires

Knee Deep Times

California’s Solar Boom Is Powering Clean Energy Careers

San Francisco Standard

Lurie backs higher property taxes to save struggling Muni

Mercury News

Bay Area transit bailout plan runs into local resistance in San Mateo County

The Oaklandside

What feels safer, BART or bus? Explore a new trove of Bay Area transit survey data

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