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Bloomberg

Don’t Shrink the Bus

Cal Matters

Californians: Here’s why your housing costs are so high

Mercury News

Tech leasing boom propels South Bay office market to post-COVID highs

Mercury News

Commercial Dungeness crab season opens off Northern California

San Francisco Chronicle

In major turnaround, California will have a budget surplus, Newsom says

Mercury News

‘We get it’: Democrats aim to cut California’s cost of living in 2025

Mercury News

Biden bans new offshore oil drilling off California, most U.S. coastal waters

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area may see record highs this week as dry, gusty winds dominate

Mercury News

A unique floating lab in San Francisco Bay has been invaded — and researchers are learning from it

San Francisco Examiner

Traffic-signal upgrades coming near Great Highway

San Francisco Examiner

'Portal' underground rail project rolls on as Trump funding questions loom

KQED

SF’s Speed Cameras Are Coming in March. Will They Help Cut Traffic Deaths?

Mass Transit

SFMTA Board of Supervisors approves preliminary project agreement for new Potrero Bus Yard

SF Gate

Most people are failing new SF Muni strategy game

KQED

SF's 1st Curbside EV Charging Stations to Debut in These Neighborhoods

Sonoma Index-Tribune

Caltrans: Weeknight closures on eastbound Highway 37 start Jan. 6

Fairfield Daily Republic

Vallejo mayor to join STA board Wednesday

San Mateo Daily Journal

Charges filed for San Bruno parking meter vandalism

New York Times

Live Updates: Reality of Congestion Pricing Sets In During Morning Commute

New Republic

A Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Trump: Better Public Transit

San Francisco Chronicle

Will Bay Area home sales bounce back in 2025? Here’s what the data shows

Mercury News

Bay Area homeless population rose to a record 38,891 people in 2024 Regional Economy

Berkeleyside

Developer pitches 23-story apartment building near UC Berkeley

The Oaklandside

Rare opportunity to apply for Section 8 housing waitlist in Oakland

San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley commercial vacancy rates pass 20%

San Mateo Daily Journal

Holiday consumer spending increases, even for local retailers

Associated Press

Biden issues ban on offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters. Trump vows to undo it

Local News Matters

Delta Stewardship Council seeks public comment on adaptation plan for Delta

SFMTA

Thank You, Jeff Tumlin

San Jose Spotlight

Mallon: How can we make progress on transit during another Trump presidency?

Mercury News

California logs 7.5% drop in fatal crashes in 2024 from previous year

San Francisco Examiner

New SFO director says he’s right where he belongs

mar

Longtime SMART board member prepares to exit

San Francisco Examiner

Trump’s return brings alarm to SF’s affordable-housing sector

KQED

An 'Uncertain' Housing Market Could Mean More Renters and Fewer Buyers in 2025

Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Tam Valley housing proposal’s scope clashes with other county plans

San Francisco Examiner

Downtown SF ‘ready to turn the page’ after difficult year

KQED

Northern California Snowpack Off to a Much Stronger Start Than Last Year

San Francisco Chronicle

California may lose a popular carpool program — and the traffic impact could be huge for everyone

San Francisco Chronicle

Why some Bay Area blind people say Waymos are changing their lives

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco’s ‘war on cars’ gets even more intense as threats of violence fly

Mercury News

How a flying ferry could help solve Tahoe’s traffic problem

Napa Valley Register

What's next with Napa's Measure U?

Bloomberg

A Commuting Resolution for 2025: Ride Your Local Subway or Bus

San Francisco Chronicle

Can Democrats make progress on housing? Two Californians will be key

Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael site proposed for 13-floor apartment building

NBC Bay Area

Examining Silicon Valley tech stocks' performance in 2024

NBC Bay Area

Examining Silicon Valley tech stocks' performance in 2024

Knee Deep Times

Don’t Tidy, Leave Winter Homes for Insects

Bay Nature

A Tale of Two Ponds

NBC Bay Area

Those real-looking FasTrak texts? They're really a scam

Petaluma Argus-Courier

SMART announces grand opening of Petaluma North train station

NPR

Transit systems turn to AI-powered cameras to catch drivers who block bus lanes

San Francisco Chronicle

Outgoing Muni chief Jeffrey Tumlin on the real reason robotaxis are bad for S.F.

Fairfield Daily Republic

Left turn lane on Sunset Avenue awaits Caltrans repairs

KRON

LIST: Bay Area bridge tolls, public transit fares increasing in 2025

KRON

Bay Area bridge toll rise on 7 bridges to take effect in 2025

Mercury News

Developers making millions from ‘affordable housing’ program lobbied California lawmakers to shut down regulation

Mercury News

Once listed for $70 million, controversial private Bay Area island to be auctioned off

Fairfield Daily Republic

California Forever says 2025 will be pivotal year for East Solano Plan

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