News Headlines

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s Divisadero car wash is finally set to become 203 apartments

Cal Matters

California tool to encourage low-income rentals may suppress new apartment construction

Cal Matters

How San Francisco’s ridiculous housing prices are defining the race to replace Pelosi

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s top-paid employee made $900K. Here’s what every city worker gets paid

San Francisco Examiner

Contest awarding $50M for ideas making SF a better place to live

San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley tech layoffs in 2026 close to 2025 total

Mercury News

Once overrun by all-night raves, famed singer’s former beach property opens as new park

San Francisco Chronicle

‘Breathtaking’: New Bay Area coastal park with beach to open next week

Marin Independent Journal

Mill Valley wetland and path projects gain momentum

San Francisco Chronicle

El Niño is strengthening fast. NOAA says a record event is now likely

Local News Matters

Conservation groups’ lawsuit targets state’s delayed review of white sturgeon protections

Local News Matters

SFMTA reports 7% increase in ridership during Outside Lands weekend

NBC Bay Area

SFMTA launches ‘Fare Day Out' to encourage Muni riders to pay fares

San Francisco Chronicle

BART’s new schedule makes transfers easier. But rush-hour commuters still face long waits

San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA improving service this month on several busy Muni lines

Local News Matters

California advocates warn cap-and-invest changes could cut transit, housing funding

New York Times

Waymo Is Growing Faster Than Ever. So Are Its Glitches.

San Francisco Chronicle

Major construction project to shut down part of Highway 101 in San Francisco

San Francisco Chronicle

What would it cost to reopen the Great Highway to cars? S.F. has a new estimate

San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara residents struggle with neighborhood parking

NBC Bay Area

California Prop 1: Voters to decide on affordable housing bond measure

SF Gate

Hillsborough mansion sells for record $70M to mysterious AI buyer

KQED

San Mateo County Could Be First to Regulate Humanoid Robots for Commercial Use

Napa Valley Register

Expiration of wage exemptions for goat, sheep herders threaten prescribed grazing

Marin Independent Journal

Fairfax renames ‘Wall property’ as open space preserve

San Francisco Chronicle

California offshore fracking could resume after decade-long halt, with push from Trump

Politico

‘We are going to court’: California threatens legal action on Trump offshore wind cuts

KALW

Bay Area transportation plan proposes $14 billion in projects through 2030

Local News Matters

BART changes schedules to reduce delays, crowding

Railway Supply

BART Introduces 10-Minute and 8–12-Minute Train Spacing

The Oaklandside

Podcast: A new BART station in East Oakland?

Local News Matters

AC Transit restores student bus service for 2026-27 school year

KALW

AC Transit announces changes to back-to-school schedule

San Mateo Daily Journal

SamTrans, Caltrain see more arrests, in part due to Prop 36

San Francisco Chronicle

After the July Fourth transit mess, did San Francisco’s Outside Lands plan work?

Local News Matters

San Jose airport creating sensory room for young neurodivergent travelers

San Mateo Daily Journal

San Carlos east side faces SB 79 upzoning near Caltrain

Cal Matters

Almost nowhere in California is building enough, according to the state. Here’s why

SF Gate

The $100M bet to bring San Francisco workers back to the office

Mercury News

A 2025 survey gave downtown San Jose low marks. What has changed since?

Cal Matters

California Supreme Court says cities can’t add extra hurdles to tax refunds

Local News Matters

New San Francisco law reduces time for working parents to qualify for paid leave

Associated Press

Contiguous US breaks its record for hottest month ever, NOAA says

KQED

California Could See the Highest Sea Levels on Record This Year, Thanks to El Niño

New York Times

Californians Criticize Federal Efforts to Control the State’s Coast

Berkeleyside

The first new path in 5 years is being built in the Berkeley Hills

San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain fiscal issues compounded by small but consequential federal update

San Jose Spotlight

Palo Alto train horn ‘quiet zone’ delayed over traffic concerns

SF Gate

BART train schedules changing permanently starting Monday

Press Democrat

SMART hosting community meeting on proposed Geyserville station today

Press Democrat

Sonoma County Transit to launch Sonoma-Petaluma bus connection, Route 40X

SF Gate

Oakland: Ac Transit Restores Student Bus Service For 2026-27 School Year

Local News Matters

Eastbound Bay Bridge reduced to 1 lane overnight for painting

Marin Independent Journal

Marin agency approves tax allocations for roads

Mercury News

California announces new $3,500 rebates for electric vehicles. Here’s how to get one.

Wall Street Journal

The Bruising Race to Rent in San Francisco Goes Into Overdrive

San Francisco Standard

In San Francisco, turning offices into housing is a boutique business

San Francisco Standard

The pandemic exodus was easy. The return is a housing nightmare.

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s controversial housing rezoning is now in effect. Where are all the projects?

Richmondside

This hidden Richmond neighborhood offers more than floating homes and roaming goats

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