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Fate of Bay Area public transit hinges on Regional Transit Measure

Napa Valley Register

Napa County transportation leaders choose Highway 29 flyover

San Francisco Chronicle

Is Chan a ‘NIMBY’ supervisor and Wiener a ‘YIMBY’ senator? Here’s what the data shows

San Francisco Chronicle

Close to death, S.F.’s ‘king NIMBY’ backed housing in his nonprofit’s backyard

San Francisco Chronicle

Wealthy Marin County town could see first big housing project in decades

East Bay Times

Owners of downtown Oakland office tower suffer loan default

San Francisco Chronicle

Buyer selected for shuttered downtown S.F. mall

Berkeleyside

East Bay park district agrees to take on Golden Gate Fields

San Francisco Chronicle

eBay to cut 9% of its workforce in latest Bay Area tech layoffs

San Francisco Chronicle

Prop 45 would make major changes to CEQA. But many CEQA reformers don’t support it

San Francisco Chronicle

California’s storm door is about to swing wide open

Calmatters

California’s carbon market changed this year, and the next governor will inherit the fallout

LA Times

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Local News Matters

Fate of Bay Area public transit hinges on Regional Transit Measure

San Francisco Standard

San Francisco’s forever war: Sunset Dunes goes to the ballot for a 3rd time

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Tesla motorist fatally strikes man crossing highway while car was in full-self-driving mode

Wall Street Journal

Inside the $126 Billion Debacle to Build California’s Bullet Train

Orange County Register

California High Speed Rail’s southern leg is on the cusp of environmental clearance

San Francisco Examiner

In San Francisco, a Family Earning $325,000 Qualifies for Government Aid

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. just made it harder to evict tenants over unpaid rent. But there’s a catch

Mercury News

Bay Point housing project includes first new county library in 50 years

Mercury News

Proposed data center in San Jose building used by Nvidia gets final city approval

Cal Matters

California cities pull the plug on data centers after state regulations don’t scale up fast enough

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose ranks No. 1 for U.S. cities with highest household bills

San Francisco Chronicle

After $55 billion Saudi takeover, Bay Area company lays off 400

San Francisco Chronicle

Ebay to cut 9% of its workforce in latest Bay Area tech layoffs

Mercury News

El Niño: Which Northern California places are most at risk this winter?

San Francisco Chronicle

California’s oceans have become shockingly warm. And strange things are happening

KQED

Big Basin’s Return Has Been Slow and Measured. It’s Also an Opportunity

San Francisco Examiner

New report finds SF public transit helps families save thousands of dollars per year

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. freeway closure could hamper Bay Bridge drivers this weekend. Here’s what to know

San Francisco Chronicle

Pacifica Pier construction to cause possible closures, traffic delays as work begins to fix crack

Mercury News

Where California ranks among the 10 states with the most cyclist deaths

Press Democrat

Stories of airline hell: The 10 worst airports in the world

Mountain View Voice

Mountain View hires its first chief transportation officer

Fresno Bee

Lawsuit accuses High-Speed Rail of ‘unlawful’ attempt to redo Central Valley station plan

San Francisco Examiner

Supervisor Sauter wants more code relaxation for office-to-housing projects

Mercury News

Affordable homes project set to start in downtown Fremont

San Jose Spotlight

State homeless prevention plan modeled on Santa Clara County

KQED

Port of Oakland Truck Drivers Say Record-High Diesel Prices Are ‘Killing the Business’

San Francisco Examiner

Mid-Market theater district receives $500K in pilot funding

KQED

Alcatraz Is Closing (Temporarily). Here Are 3 Alternatives for Your Visiting Relatives

San Francisco Chronicle

California’s rainy season to arrive with flood threat, tornado risk and Sierra snow

Mercury News

Major loss of California beaches predicted in latest climate forecast

Berkeleyside

E-bikes have been allowed on East Bay trails for three years. How’s it going?

Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit approves fare changes to promote Clipper

San Mateo Daily Journal

Perspectives clash over regional transit tax: Measure would tack on sales tax for Bay Area counties

Palo Alto Online

Caltrain projects grim future without sales tax measure

Smart Cities

AI, battery-powered trains, transit funding among the highlights of APTA Transform 2026

Berkeleyside

E-bikes have been allowed on East Bay trails for three years. How’s it going?

KALW

Speeding down drastically in San Francisco

San Francisco Chronicle

No-parking signs litter this exclusive S.F. neighborhood. Are homeowners gaming the system?

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s long-delayed Fillmore co-op redevelopment gets financial boost, new timeline

SF Gate

Desperate SF renters are going viral. Their stories reveal a city at its limit.

San Francisco Chronicle

Hidden fees hinder Palo Alto housing program, audit shows

Cal Matters

California state workers are about to strike. What that means for the DMV, EDD, parks and more

San Francisco Standard

Could a data center be the answer to the dead mall — and help revive downtown?

Local News Matters

Shellfish farms in Tomales Bay cleared to reopen after sewage spill

Marin Independent Journal

Bolinas reef fishing restrictions rejected by state commission

Mercury News

California rejects proposals to expand marine protections off Santa Cruz County coast

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