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Mercury News

Job losses hammer Bay Area tech industry in brutal beginning for 2025

Petaluma Argus-Courier

Increased sales taxes throughout Sonoma, Napa counties kick in

Fairfield Daily Republic

New tax rates for Suisun City, Dixon, Benicia and Rio Vista

Vallejo Times-Herald

Assemblywoman Lori Wilson names Solano shipbuilding working group

NBC Bay Area

San Jose State uses AI to help students learn about climate change

San Francisco Chronicle

Muni’s retooled transit system has reached post-pandemic ridership highs

San Francisco Examiner

Muni ridership closer than ever to pre-COVID levels in ‘24, SFMTA says

Press Democrat

SMART to begin testing new Windsor passenger train extension, which could be open by end of May

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. businesses are pressuring Mayor Lurie to reopen Market Street to cars. Will it work

Marin Independent Journal

Marin highway cleanup crews find road to success

Napa Valley Register

Now they count: First of Napa's new red-light cameras produces 186 tickets in 13 days

San Jose Spotlight

UPDATE: Santa Clara VTA light rail starts to come back on line

Local News Matters

CHP to conduct maximum enforcement period for Distracted Driving Awareness Month

San Francisco Examiner

SF rents just matched post-COVID peak

Mercury News

Fremont ranks first as the most serene city in US, San Jose comes in at 6

San Francisco Standard

Tech’s big anxiety: fewer jobs, lower pay, more AI

Mercury News

Bay Area hotel market languishes far below pre-COVID levels

San Francisco Chronicle

Health worker strike at UCSF this week will affect some appointments, shuttles

San Francisco Chronicle

Health worker strike at UCSF this week will affect some appointments, shuttles

Mercury News

California snowpack below average — what does this mean for water supplies?

San Francisco Chronicle

Rush hour is over in the Bay Area. Welcome to the era of permanent traffic

Marin Independent Journal

Assembly bill aims to expedite Highway 37 project

Richmondside

Cyclists cheer as Richmond-San Rafael bridge bike lane vote is delayed again

Local News Matters

San Mateo County supes approve funding for BART’s new fare gates in last minute decision

Mercury News

As buses return to Santa Clara County streets, riders express gratitude

New York Times

Life Without Transit? Silicon Valley Had a Glimpse for Nearly 3 Weeks.

Mercury News

San Jose officials call for more analysis of airport connector proposal

Marin Independent Journal

SMART moves toward designing key San Rafael path

San Francisco Chronicle

Section 8 remains a ‘lifeline’ for low-income Bay Area families. Will the GOP gut it?

San Francisco Chronicle

PG&E is delaying ADU construction in California, builders and homeowners say

San Francisco Chronicle

The prices of San Francisco’s most expensive homes are rising the fastest. Here’s why

San Francisco Examiner

Planners’ daunting task: Defining what makes SF homes ‘historic’

Marin Independent Journal

Marin housing production lags state’s expectation

Mercury News

Huge San Jose tech data center might sprout on empty land sites in Alviso

Petaluma Argus-Courier

3 new stores slated for former Kmart space in Petaluma

San Francisco Chronicle

California keeps poking holes in CEQA. A new bill could blow a crater through it

Local News Matters

Bill would expand Golden Gate National Recreation Area by hundreds of acres

San Francisco Chronicle

Marin beach covered with thick carpet of peculiar creatures

Mercury News

How to see young elephant seals in the Bay Area and beyond

SF Chronicle

One of S.F.'s busiest streets is on track for a makeover — after years of pushback

SF Chronicle

BART traffic remains in a hole. But it’s worse at these stations

SF Chronicle

Lawsuit blaming Tesla autopilot hype for deadly East Bay crash takes key step

LA Times

California now has more EV charging ports than gas nozzles

Los Angeles Times

Rivian spins out startup focused on small, lightweight electric vehicles

Mercury News

Bay Area housing market sees highest spring inventory levels since pandemic

Berkeleyside

South Berkeley apartment building moves forward, despite objections from neighbors and unions

Berkeleyside

First-of-its-kind Jewish cohousing complex breaks ground in West Berkeley

Napa Valley Register

Napa County tackles clash between airport land use plan and recycling project

Sacramento Bee

Deregulation Dems: California lawmakers want to fast track housing development

Mercury News

Layoffs erase more than 600 Bay Area tech, biotech, hotel, retail jobs

SF Chronicle

Kohl’s to close five Bay Area stores, lay off hundreds statewide

CalMatters

California in settlement negotiations with Uber, Lyft in massive wage-theft case

SF Chronicle

California keeps poking holes in CEQA. A new bill could blow a crater through it

SF Chronicle

List shows 62 California grants the EPA wants to terminate

SF Chronicle

Revived California snowpack leaves water agencies well-positioned for summer

Local News Matters

SF supes ask Newsom for billions to mitigate impending public transit budget deficit

San Francisco Chronicle

Judge orders striking VTA bus, rail operators back to work

Mercury News

Judge orders VTA employees back to work, service to resume Friday

San Jose Spotlight

VTA strike must end, Santa Clara County judge rules

San Jose Spotlight

Commuting San Jose State students struggle amid VTA strike

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