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Bloomberg

More People Are Living in the Riskiest Wildfire Zones

San Francisco Standard

Why Mission Bay is recovering faster than anywhere else in San Francisco

Mercury News

Why are there so many data centers in Santa Clara?

San Francisco Chronicle

This former Walgreens is now a grocery store. Here’s why most closed S.F. drugstores remain empty

Marin Independent Journal

Marin officials laud regional sea-level adaptation plan

Richmondside

Richmond volunteers are helping to bring hard-working oysters back to the bay

Marin Independent Journal

Lawsuits seek to stop barred owl culling, including the Bay Area

San Francisco Examiner

How SF transit agencies’ ridership rebounded in 2024

Mercury News

BART to change schedule with upgrades

San Francisco Examiner

SF Bay Ferry sets target date for maiden voyage of electric fleet

Alameda Post

SF Bay Ferry Ridership Close to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2024

SF Gate

SF ferry kills beloved program in favor of selling alcohol in the mornings

KQED

SF Muni Is Reducing Bus, Light-Rail Service Amid Fiscal Crisis. More Cuts Loom

San Mateo Daily Journal

San Carlos staff gets an earful on bike safety

Bloomberg

New York, San Francisco Ranked Worst for US Traffic in City Centers

San Francisco Standard

Chaos skyrockets at homeless shelters as Lurie plans expansion

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose starts ban on RV street parking

San Francisco Standard

No, seriously this time: SF’s tourism industry may bounce back in 2025

KQED

SF Mayor Daniel Lurie Freezes Hiring on 1st Day in Office

Mercury News

Macy’s, Kohl’s prep Bay Area store closures as retail chains struggle

Mercury News

Security screeners at San Francisco International Airport protest for better pay

Mercury News

From rationing to recreation: The boom of agritourism in Brentwood

Marin Independent Journal

San Anselmo launches economic development survey

San Francisco Chronicle

3.7 magnitude earthquake rattles San Francisco

New York Times

2024 Brought the World to a Dangerous Warming Threshold. Now What?

San Francisco Chronicle

Muni cutting service on multiple bus lines, as it confronts financial crisis

San Francisco Chronicle

Congestion pricing has hit New York, could it be coming to downtown S.F.?

Bloomberg

What Robotaxis Brought San Francisco

Marin Independent Journal

Marin County jurisdictions adapt to new parking law

KQED

LA Fires Threaten California Insurance Market Stability, Housing Costs

San Francisco Chronicle

A ‘worst-case’ scenario: How giant insurance losses from L.A. fires could affect all Californians

Berkeleyside

Own an illegal ADU in Berkeley? New program offers amnesty

San Francisco Standard

Blame Zuck? Why Menlo Park just saw the Bay Area’s sharpest rent spike

San Francisco Standard

Pharmageddon: Walgreens to shutter 12 San Francisco stores

Mercury News

La Niña emerges in Pacific triggering global weather changes

Mercury News

La Niña emerges in Pacific triggering global weather changes

San Francisco Chronicle

Historic change coming to Point Reyes as environmentalists buy out ranchers

Mercury News

In historic deal, Point Reyes ranchers, National Park Service and environmentalists reach agreement on disputed land

Marin Independent Journal

Marin transit operators refine coordination of schedules

Railway Age

USDOT: $258MM for Calif. Transportation Infrastructure Projects

KQED

Lurie Makes Final Picks for Major New SF City Hall Roles Ahead of Inauguration

Mercury News

San Jose Airport passenger trips show sluggish holiday travel pattern

Associated Press

Flying taxis are on the horizon as aviation soars into a new frontier

San Francisco Chronicle

Mega-development could transform S.F. railyards into cluster of towers — one 850 feet tall

San Francisco Examiner

New report raises hopes for ‘social housing’ in San Francisco

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s Union Square betting on a giant nude sculpture to help revive shopping district

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s Union Square betting on a giant nude sculpture to help revive shopping district

Mercury News

Santa Clara’s Great America theme park lease could be terminated in three years: new docs

https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/01/no-solutions-from-leaders-fr-unemployment-benefits-fund/

California’s $20 billion unemployment debt is looking like a political hot potato

KPIX

President Jimmy Carter left behind huge environmental legacy

San Francisco Examiner

‘Not yet a new target date’ for tap-to-pay on SF transit

Marin Independent Journal

Highway 37 project updated with wetlands work

KRON

SF Bay Ferry announces 16% ridership gain in 2024

Marin Independent Journal

SMART path segments being used before being open

Alameda Post

Safety Survey: Most People Feel Safe Riding AC Transit in Alameda, Oakland

San Francisco Chronicle

California’s new plan for its long-delayed high speed rail system: Connect it to Las Vegas

Mercury News

Bay Area aviators face safety issues, other hurdles in meeting unleaded fuel mandate

Bloomberg

Can States Hit the Brakes on Runaway Roadbuilding?

Bloomberg

Can American Drivers Learn to Love Roundabouts?

Bloomberg

NYC’s Subway Violence Deters Drive to Bring Workers Back to Office

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