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San Francisco commuter railroads face fiscal cliff in 2027

The Oaklandside

Oakland begins removing damaged bus shelters, just as rains arrive

Mercury News

74-year-old rule against heavy trucks driving I-580 through Oakland is back under review

San Francisco Examiner

Waymo just got a step closer to SFO service

San Francisco Standard

Downtown ‘ambassadors’ cut 911 calls at BART in half. More could be on the way

Marin Independent Journal

Corte Madera marks completion of underpass mural

Cal Matters

More housing on the California coast? Changes at this agency signal a pro-building shift

Mercury News

Would Trump’s 50-year mortgage have extremely high rates?

Mercury News

Software companies reveal plans to slash hundreds of Bay Area tech jobs

Mercury News

H-1B: Trump’s defense of controversial visa reverberates, while Bay Area business group lauds recognition of immigrants’ value

San Jose Spotlight

East San Jose small businesses struggle amid VTA construction

Knee Deep Times

Split Verdict Over State of the Estuary

Knee Deep Times

Who Will Inherit the Estuary? Training for a Rough Future

Richmondside

Tired of waiting for EPA’s Superfund site cleanup plan, Richmonders submit their idea

Cal Matters

Data centers are putting new strain on California’s grid. A new report estimates the impacts

KRON

Newsom reaffirms California's commitment to green technology

KPIX

Morgan Hill farm reaping benefits from California healthy soils initiative

Local News Matters

Larkspur paves the way with highest scores in annual report on Bay Area road conditions

KPIX

Bay Area pavement in "fair" condition for 10th straight year; Lakrspur again tops list

KRON

This city has the worst roads in the Bay Area, according to MTC report

Fairfield Daily Republic

Draft Plan Bay Area 2050 hearings start Friday

San Francisco Standard

Inside the delightfully quirky world of public transit super-nerds

San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo County Transportation Authority advances 101-adjacent improvement projects

San Francisco Chronicle

BART’s fiscal crisis could close 9 stations. So why are people pushing for a new one in Oakland?

San Francisco Examiner

Get ready for more ambassadors at Market Street BART stops

Marin Independent Journal

San Anselmo to broaden AI-aided traffic system

Richmond Standard

Richmond invites public input on Bayview Avenue bike-lane project

Associated Press

Building more apartments near public transit can help address the housing crisis and climate change

Fresno Bee

Private partnership for High-Speed Rail in California? CEO says it’s coming next year

Associated Press

California revokes 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants

Gizmodo

What Happened to Uber’s Vision of an End to Car Ownership? A Report Has Answers

San Francisco Standard

SF is stuck in an ‘unprecedented’ property tax predicament

San Francisco Examiner

Here's who now owns the San Francisco Centre mall

Mercury News

It’s not just affordability, Americans anxious over jobs too

San Francisco Chronicle

Live storm map: See where rain is hitting California

Bay Nature

Invasive Golden Mussels Upend Life in the Delta

Bay Nature

Burrowing Owls Return to César Chávez Park

Mass Transit

New poll shows Bay Area transit funding measure support is solid and strengthening

San Francisco Examiner

Iconic Bay Bridge troll’s legend lives on away from original home

Vacaville Reporter

Express lanes set to open in December

San Francisco Chronicle

BART to raise parking fees by up to 30%. Here’s when

San Mateo Daily Journal

SamTrans keeping close eye on structural deficit

San Francisco Standard

A quiet success story for Muni is running out of time

Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit releases electric bus yard study

San Francisco Chronicle

Waymo expands robotaxi service to Bay Area freeways and airports

Mercury News

In U.S. first, pioneering Mountain View robotaxi company Waymo will take to Bay Area freeways

San Francisco Standard

Waymo will now drive on Bay Area freeways and in San José

San Francisco Chronicle

Sausalito’s vote for more housing could create the unthinkable: Urban density in Marin County

San Francisco Chronicle

Massive housing plan would bring 1,800 units to site of abandoned S.F. Safeway

San Francisco Chronicle

Trump floats 50-year mortgages — experts call it ‘a horrible idea.’ Here’s why

San Francisco Examiner

California Forever-bound Jim Wunderman reflects on leaving Bay Area Council

San Francisco Chronicle

This East Bay mall faces a financial crisis — even though it’s full of stores

San Francisco Examiner

Merchants say Castro Theatre's return to boost neighborhood resurgence

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco steals South Bay’s Super Bowl spotlight — again

San Francisco Chronicle

Northern lights seen over Bay Area as large geomagnetic storm hits

San Francisco Chronicle

Atmospheric river to hit California with heavy rain, strong winds. Here’s a timeline of the storm

New York Times

Trump Is Said to Propose Opening California Coast to Oil Drilling

Marin Independent Journal

Tiburon approves contract for sea level rise adaption plan

San Francisco Chronicle

Caltrain could face ‘draconian’ cuts. Will the Bay Area pay higher taxes to save it?

San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain nixes Clipper discount

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