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Richmond Standard

WestCAT celebrates 20 years of Lynx service with free rides

North Bay Business Journal

Vine Transit adds new electric buses to fleet

San Francisco Chronicle

Sleeping at the wheel? Semiautonomous cars are tempting some drivers to bypass safeguards

Bloomberg

Amtrak Debuts New High-Speed Acela Trains After Years of Delays

Fairfield Daily Republic

Gas prices jump before Labor Day, expected to drop with autumn

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose students get free bikes to commute to school

Los Angeles Times

Southwest changing its extra-seat policy for plus-size travelers: ‘Heartbreaking’

Local News Matters

Southwest Airlines partners with EVA Air to streamline Taiwan bookings, transfers at SFO

San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County scores millions for affordable housing project

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. apartment rents surge again in August to highest level since April 2020

Berkeleyside

Amoeba Music plans to build apartments above its Telegraph Avenue store

Cal Matters

Why California backed down from forcing landlords to keep residents cool

Mercury News

Which workers earn six figures in California?

Cal Matters

America’s economy runs on data. What Trump’s firing of a top data chief means for California

Mercury News

Orphaned baby foxes released after receiving care in Saratoga wildlife facility

The Oaklandside

Oaklanders vs. pollution: on the podcast

Mercury News

BART plans $930 million muni bond sale as budget deficits loom

San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo County officials continue the disagreement over contributions to BART

San Francisco Examiner

Waymo says its SF fleet has tripled in size since last public disclosure

Local News Matters

SF’s Market Street to open to ride hailing services, much to the chagrin of some locals

Napa Valley Register

Napa airport receives federal grant

San Jose Spotlight

State bill to increase housing near transit draws scrutiny in Mountain View

San Francisco Standard

Bay Area housing production is frozen, forcing developers to take riskier bets

Mercury News

Bay Area home sales dropped in July, but so far prices haven’t followed

Mercury News

California homebuying drops 7% below 2008 crash levels

Berkeleyside

Photos: New student housing at People’s Park ‘tops out,’ giving sense of its scale

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. tourism to grow in 2025 despite Trump’s hostility, declines from Canada and Mexico

Richmondside

It’s official: Point Molate preserved as public parkland

The Oaklandside

BART crime plummets, police report says

San Francisco Chronicle

‘Absolutely brain dead’: High-speed rail advocates push back as Trump administration cuts more funding

Mercury News

Trump cuts $175 million from California high-speed rail projects

San Francisco Examiner

Can kids take a Waymo to school in San Francisco?

Marin Independent Journal

Marin green-transit training program gets funding boost

San Mateo Daily Journal

Bike lanes, warning signs OK’d for San Carlos interchange

Vacaville Reporter

Bay Area Council issues California Forever study

Mercury News

Defense contractor trims South Bay jobs, will shut San Jose complex

NBC Bay Area

New study highlights impacts of wildfire smoke

San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo moves ahead with street closures to help lessen train noise

SF Gate

Lawmakers urge $1B per year investments to save Calif. high-speed rail

San Francisco Chronicle

‘One of the craziest things’: Skysurfer rides Bay Bridge’s suspension cables

Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael taps brakes on affordable housing guidelines

The Oaklandside

You could win $3,000 to prepare for the next Big One

San Francisco Chronicle

Marin County plans to build homeless shelter for ranch workers leaving Point Reyes National Seashore

Vacaville Reporter

Vallejo, Napa car dealerships gear up to cope with Trump’s tariffs

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose faces criticism on Sharks deal

Mercury News

Landfill that closed 47 years ago continues to leak trash into Pacific Ocean

KPIX

Bay Area refill shop tackles single-use plastic problem

Sacramento Bee

More people are moving away from California, U-Haul says. Where are they going?

San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA adds service to speed up commutes for students, workers

Mercury News

California high speed rail: Central Valley line alone won’t be profitable. Building to Gilroy could be

Mercury News

Congressional committee launch investigating into California’s high-speed rail project

Mass Transit

Transit agencies expand free and discounted passes for students as new academic year begins

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco developer turns stalled housing project into 425 affordable apartments

Mercury News

Future housing levels remain sticking point for Hilltop Mall plans

Richmond Standard

High-rises in Hilltop? It could be on the horizon

Local News Matters

Port of Oakland container volume surges in July as tariff jitters drive shipping activity

Axios

Inside the Ferry Building’s plan to own the night

Cal Matters

Three bills would protect California workers from AI management, but will costs stand in the way?

Knee Deep Times

California’s Solar Boom Is Powering Clean Energy Careers

Knee Deep Times

The Rancher Using Goats to Fight California Wildfires

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