News Headlines

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Mercury News

California price hikes for gas, bridge tolls and BART rides. Here’s what you’ll pay.

Mercury News

Long overdue El Camino Real pavement repairs back on the schedule: Roadshow

Mercury News

How to get a moving violation off your traffic record: Roadshow

Marin Independent Journal

Marin highway flooding projects get $30M from state

San Mateo Daily Journal

Mobility hub set for San Mateo’s 92/101 interchange

NPR

Examining commuters' sluggish return to mass transit

East Bay Times

State bill requires removal of ‘racial covenants’ from California property records

Mercury News

South Bay rents surge back to pre-pandemic levels, as San Francisco lags behind

KQED

For These Black Bayview-Hunters Point Residents, Reparations Include Safeguarding Against Rising, Toxic Contamination

San Francisco Chronicle

Downtown S.F. keeps adding housing units, but does anyone actually want to live there?

San Mateo Daily Journal

New single-family homes in San Bruno OK’d

Bloomberg

Does the White House Need a ‘Zoning Czar’?

San Francisco Chronicle

Why July 5 is California’s dirtiest day of the year

Associated Press

In light of EPA court ruling, new focus on states’ power

Friday, July 1, 2022

East Bay Times

BART: Inspector general faced ‘pattern of obstruction,’ grand jury report finds

San Francisco Chronicle

An East Bay BART station has too many pooping pigeons. A hawk has arrived to deter them

East Bay Times

California approved gas tax relief. When will I get my money?

Mercury News

How to get a moving violation off your traffic record: Roadshow

San Francisco Examiner

Cruise driverless cars blocked traffic for hours Tuesday night

San Jose Spotlight

New San Jose speed limits applauded, but still fall short

San Mateo Daily Journal

The areas around train stations may get safer in San Mateo

San Francisco Chronicle

Black Bay Area residents own homes at half the rate of white neighbors. Could $500 million help change that?

Local News Matters

Bay Area leaders call on Newsom to allocate $500M to promote Black homeownership

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco vacant homes tax headed to ballot, campaign says

Mercury News

Big Basin Redwoods State Park to reopen July 22 for first time since massive fire

Marin Independent Journal

Park atop Presidio Parkway nears opening

Cal Matters

California climate rules won’t be undercut by Supreme Court’s ruling, experts say

NPR

California sets the nation's toughest rules for the reduction of plastics

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Mercury News

California budget ends high-speed rail standoff, sends billions to other projects

SF Gate

A one-of-a-kind look inside graduation for San Francisco bus drivers at the SFMTA

San Francisco Chronicle

A father and son drove off Highway 1 near Devil’s Slide — 30 years apart. Why the road’s deadly past is far from over

Mercury News

Slowing down can help get more out of your vehicle no matter if it’s gas or electric: Roadshow

Marin Independent Journal

Larkspur celebrates completion of $26.7 million Bon Air Bridge

Berkeleyside

Budget: Berkeley set to ramp up funding for street paving

Local News Matters

Caltrans is ramping up your daily commute along I-880 with switch to adaptive metering

The Oaklandside

Lake Merritt land with controversial past could become 100% affordable housing

Mercury News

High-profile project may be future of Great America Santa Clara land

KPIX

Report: affordable housing oversight severely lacking in Sonoma County

SF Gate

Anchovies are reportedly raining from the sky across San Francisco

Local News Matters

Wildlife experts trying to determine why California brown pelicans are turning up ill

Cal Matters

Labeling it ‘rushed’ and ‘lousy,’ California lawmakers OK Newsom’s power plan

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Mercury News

Roadshow quiz: Who remembers the double nickel speed limit?

San Francisco Examiner

Golden Gate Bridge tolls to increase Friday

MIT Technology Review

Public transport is ditching cash—but here’s why that’s ok

Route Fifty

Taking the Friction Out of Regional Transit Payments

Planetizen

Big City Transit Agencies Face Budget Shortfalls

NBC Bay Area

Bay Area Coalition Asks Governor for Housing Fund for Black Residents

San Jose Spotlight

A $9,000 mortgage in San Jose? That’s ‘reasonable,’ realtors say

NBC Bay Area

Santa Clara County Leaders Approve Affordable Housing Projects

SF Gate

Chevron selling Bay Area headquarters, paying for employees relocate to Houston

San Francisco Chronicle

Former Fry’s Electronics site in Palo Alto could include affordable housing, new park

SF Gate

How the Bay Area housing market is reacting to recent interest rate hikes

San Mateo Daily Journal

Strains hinder housing goals: Redwood City Council hears from residents

Cal Matters

Deal is close on recycling California’s plastic trash

San Francisco Chronicle

California’s drought means less water to go around. Who is winning the pursuit for water — and who is losing?

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

SF Gate

These San Francisco Muni bus lines are returning for the first time since the pandemic started

Mercury News

Is it legal for lane-splitters to use unconventional lights? Roadshow

Marin Independent Journal

Golden Gate Bridge tolls to rise to $9.40 on July 1

San Francisco Examiner

BART fares to increase Friday

San Jose Spotlight

No more parking incentives for electric cars in San Jose