News Headlines

Monday, May 23, 2022

Napa Valley Register

Napans turn out for Bike to Work Day

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose cyclists want to show residents the road to bike safety

San Francisco Examiner

Endorsement: Vote yes on Prop. A to strengthen public transportation in San Francisco

SF Gate

‘You never know how it’s going to go’: What it’s like to film a movie on BART

Local News Matters

Writers encouraged to get creative juices in ‘motion’ for BART short story competition

San Francisco Chronicle

Who killed California’s high-speed rail? There are many suspects

Mercury News

Why lower speeding fines from camera monitoring can be effective: Roadshow

San Mateo Daily Journal

Regional bike and scooter-share program explored in San Mateo County

Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit adjusts Muir Woods shuttle service

San Francisco Chronicle

Track home prices in every Bay Area city and ZIP code

San Francisco Chronicle

‘NIMBYism is destroying the state.’ Gavin Newsom ups pressure on cities to build more housing

San Francisco Chronicle

Silicon Valley city wants to build affordable housing at ‘the least likely place’: the street where VCs made billions

San Francisco Chronicle

Marin County considers temporary ban on new vacation rentals amid housing crunch

Marin Independent Journal

Richardson Bay agency chooses moorings for field

San Jose Spotlight

Affordable housing to sprout near San Jose’s Roosevelt Park

KQED

Your Biggest Ideas on How to Solve the Housing Crisis

Bloomberg

Biden’s New Housing Plan: Fire Up the House Factories

Napa Valley Register

Public engagement on city of Napa housing element

San Francisco Chronicle

As Bay Area weather heats up, keep a safe distance from seal pups on the beach

Marin Independent Journal

Marin County, environmentalists reach deal in development fight

San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo's Coyote Point rejuvenated

Friday, May 20, 2022

Napa Valley Register

Bike to Work Day returns in Napa County

SF Gate

Gov. Gavin Newsom should just make California public transit free already

Marin Independent Journal

SMART foresees potential $7.5M budget surplus

Bloomberg

Paris Plans to Remove Two Beltway Lanes to Cut Pollution

Mercury News

Roadshow criticized for ‘tepid response’ to offensive letter about Japanese Americans

San Francisco Chronicle

Is California’s housing market finally cooling off? Here’s the latest data on home sales and prices

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco faces $1.3 billion shortfall in quest to meet state housing goals

Mercury News

Settlement could bring thousands of new housing units to North San Jose after decadelong pause

Marin Independent Journal

Mill Valley refines housing goals to prepare for report

Marin Independent Journal

Marin affordable housing projects awarded $2.1M

San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County spurs more affordable housing

San Mateo Daily Journal

Belmont discusses housing element

San Mateo Daily Journal

San Carlos eyes greater density

SF Gate

Invasive jumping worms have made their way into California, and scientists are worried

San Francisco Chronicle

Storied California redwood grove ‘almost loved to death’ reopens this weekend, with new boardwalk

Knee Deep Times

Overhauling Insurance for the New Normal

Thursday, May 19, 2022

San Mateo Daily Journal

After Two-Year Absence, Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 20

San Francisco Chronicle

California traffic deaths spiked for second year in a row in 2021

Mercury News

When a driver’s ‘courtesy’ makes the situation dangerous: Roadshow

San Francisco Examiner

Muni riders mask up despite inconsistent public transit safety requirements

San Francisco Examiner

Age-old crafts keep San Francisco cable cars chugging

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose opens door to airport connector proposals

Cal Matters

Sticker shock as California gas prices pass $6 per gallon

San Francisco Chronicle

They waited years for affordable housing. Now, a new type of database could ease that problem

East Bay Times

Richmond: Point Molate to be sold for $400 to Native American tribe after 270-acre development plan fizzles

Mercury News

Prime site in Oakland’s Uptown area is bought by big developer

Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael crews begin building seniors’ complex

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area’s biggest new housing development once again in trouble

NBC Bay Area

City Council Clears Way to Build More Housing in North San Jose

San Jose Inside

San José Pledges $205M Measure E Funds for New Affordable and Interim Housing

Mercury News

$10 million deal signed to preserve redwoods at YMCA camp near La Honda

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Mercury News

$6 a gallon?! California reaches another gas price record. Is there any relief ahead?

NBC Bay Area

California, Bay Area Gas Prices Soar Above $6 a Gallon

USA Today

Registrations for electric vehicles soar, signaling increasing mainstream acceptance

Mercury News

‘Hidden’ court penalties for traffic tickets could be reduced or removed: Roadshow

Berkeleyside

Berkeley’s first (legal) electric scooter rentals launching this week

Local News Matters

Santa Rosa to test out rentable e-scooters under pilot program starting this summer

NBC Bay Area

Downtown San Jose Transit Connection Plan

Los Angeles Times

Riding public transit in Los Angeles can be scary. Here are some things I’ve seen