News Headlines

Local News Matters

Here’s your public transit guide to Beyonce’s concert in Santa Clara

San Francisco Chronicle

Map shows every crash involving driverless cars in San Francisco

East Bay Times

Robotaxis, autonomous vehicles still require caution from other drivers: Roadshow

Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael advances Grand Avenue cyclist, pedestrian project

Planetizen

U.S. Transit Agencies Still in Need of a Long-Term Solution to the Looming ‘Fiscal Cliff’

Route Fifty

Transit agencies scramble to piece together funding as ‘fiscal cliff’ looms

Philadelphia Inquirer

SEPTA wants more state sales-tax revenue to avoid ‘draconian’ service cuts next spring

Chicago Sun-Times

To boost ridership, take Metra beyond the 9-to-5 commute

Mercury News

Apartment construction in Silicon Valley grinds to a halt amid cost crunch

San Francisco Chronicle

These ‘zombie’ buildings sit empty. Why isn’t San Francisco buying them for affordable housing?

Marin Independent Journal

Marin allots another $1M for public-sector housing site

KQED

Elected Officials to Meet With Silicon Valley Investors Behind $800 Million Solano County Land Grab

SF Gate

As tech cracks down on workers, these Bay Area companies aren't giving up their 4-day workweeks

Mercury News

Move over, San Francisco: The suburbs of Silicon Valley are calling

San Francisco Chronicle

Wildfire smoke is headed to the Bay Area. Here's what to expect

San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley water district helps the homeless and environment

The Oaklandside

Oakland is seeking volunteers for Creek to Bay Day

Local News Matters

A wake-up call: SF’s silenced siren system may soon be heard again after four years

East Bay Times

Who’d shoulder higher Bay Area bridge tolls to bail out transit? Backers say the rich, critics the poor. Who’s right?

Mercury News

Editorial: Stalled Bay Area bridge toll hike should prompt transit changes

Press Democrat

Healdsburg considering three sites for future SMART extension

Mercury News

Readers challenge the math, but agree idling engines emit a LOT of carbon, carbon dioxide: Roadshow

KTVU

WB Interstate 80 closes ahead of Labor Day weekend

San Mateo Daily Journal

El Camino Real project could affect San Mateo properties

NBC Bay Area

Bay Area public transit agencies prepare for Beyoncé concertgoers

Next City

What San Francisco Can Teach Us About Overcoming Our Transit Deficit

San Francisco Chronicle

A freeway through the Panhandle? It almost happened, until these heroes stopped it

SF Gate

Golden Gate Bridge patrol officer goes viral saving a phone

Bloomberg

The Pandemic Transformed America’s Biggest Downtowns in Very Different Ways

SF Gate

Mysterious Bay Area land buyers reportedly outed by NY Times

Marin Independent Journal

Marin County unveils plan to clear Novato road camp

San Francisco Chronicle

Why Berkeley is one of the most extreme examples of swelling home prices in the Bay Area

East Bay Times

Livermore makes list of hottest ZIP codes in U.S. for home buyers — but Bakersfield has it beat

Local News Matters

Concord City Council unanimously selects developer for former naval station site

Mercury News

San Jose housing project crafted as “builder’s remedy” gets bigger

Gilroy Dispatch

California certifies Gilroy’s housing program

NBC Bay Area

Advocates call out Redwood City leaders on housing issues

Bloomberg

Small Multifamily Homes Were Disappearing. Now States Are Scrambling to Revive Them

Mercury News

Fremont is buying a big downtown office building — what for?

Los Angeles Times

Nordstrom closes San Francisco store on grim note amid naked mannequins, empty display cases

Local News Matters

Deep-sea mystery: Scientists discover secret of the octopus garden off Monterey Coast

SF Chronicle

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/mystery-company-buying-bay-area-land-new-city-18321807.php

Berkeleyside

AC Transit bus cameras will use artificial intelligence to ticket drivers blocking routes

Napa Valley Register

Project to raise Highway 37 in Bay Area to receive $155 million in federal funding

Mercury News

Robotaxis make these 5 common mistakes on S.F. streets — in front of Uber, Lyft drivers

Mercury News

Readers share questions and stories about self-driving cars: Roadshow

Mercury News

Who is responsible for overseeing homeless housing in the Bay Area?

Marin IJ

Novato rejects $30M offer to sell mobile home park

San Diego Tribune

The suburb that should have been? Why two San Diegans are challenging a decades-old decision on empty land

LA Times

Tens of thousands of Kaiser healthcare workers to vote on possible strike

Politico

Gavin Newsom sides with the robots in autonomous vehicle debate

Mercury News

Could ‘smart’ stoplights cut fuel waste and carbon emissions? Roadshow reader runs numbers

Fairfield Daily Repulic

Bay Area housing authority hosts virtual workshop

SF Chronicle

A mystery company’s Bay Area land purchases sparked national security concerns. Are they creating a new city?

SF Chronicle

Fate of S.F.’s homeless encampment sweep ban is now in the Ninth Circuit’s hands

LA Times

Thousands of California tenants could face obscure tax bill for living in subsidized housing

LA Times

https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/rising-covid-cases-prompt-bay-area-hospital-18326006.php

SF Chronicle

Rising COVID cases prompt Bay Area hospital to reinstate mask mandate

CalMatters

California boards want to keep pandemic rules for public meetings. Critics call it bad for democracy

Mercury News

Here’s where California’s power grid is most at risk for high winds and fire threat

Subscribe to News Watch Export