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Cal Matters

‘Too damn hard to build’: A key California Democrat’s push for speedier construction

San Francisco Chronicle

This 1,100-unit housing project has been rumored for nearly a decade. It’s finally breaking ground

San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s how many Bay Area homeowners are using Prop 19 to pay lower property taxes

Mercury News

Transit village near San Jose train hub may expand with housing project

Berkeleyside

‘Vertical construction’ has begun at People’s Park, UC Berkeley says

San Francisco Chronicle

Small businesses around Civic Center rejoice at mayor’s back-to-office order

Mercury News

California orders nearly 100,000 workers to return to offices

San Francisco Chronicle

A pod of dolphins is frolicking at this San Francisco beach

Marin Independent Journal

Marin ranchers sue US over Point Reyes land deal

San Francisco Chronicle

California could save this endangered fish. But federal funding under Trump just ended

Local News Matters

Pleasant Hill Mayor Sue Noack elected as new chairperson of transportation board

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s latest idea to raise money for Muni: Charge delivery or ride-hail drivers for curb time

San Francisco Chronicle

Exclusive: Park on S.F.’s Great Highway has an opening date — and a naming contest

San Francisco Standard

Here’s your last chance to drive the Great Highway before it becomes a coastal park

Fairfield Daily Republic

I-80 Express-HOV lane to open March 10

Vallejo Times-Herald

Westbound I-80 express lane in Vacaville slated to open as temporary HOV lane

Fairfield Daily Republic

Comment period opens on Highway 37 Petaluma River bridge work

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s parking garages are as empty as they’ve ever been. Here’s why it’s bad for the city

Press Democrat

Long-planned Highway 101 bike and pedestrian bridge in Santa Rosa finally moving forward

Associated Press

Trump’s transportation department cancels new review step that could’ve slowed state projects

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco is No. 1 in the country on this metric — and it shows just how hard it is for new homebuyers

Vacaville Reporter

Rio Vista may be next city to consider annexation of California Forever lands

San Mateo Daily Journal

Is county behind in AI boom?

Mercury News

Trump administration releases $315 million in blocked funding for two new California reservoir projects

Richmond Standard

BART survey shows customer satisfaction rate ‘highest in 10 years’

Vallejo Times-Herald

SolTrans takes first place in APTA’s 2025 AdWheel Awards

Mercury News

Is it time to step away from the California high-speed rail project?

San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland calls traffic deaths an ‘epidemic.’ Data shows fatalities remain high

San Jose Spotlight

Sunnyvale residents split on improvements to dangerous road

Fairfield Daily Republic

5 Highway 12 intersections in Fairfield, Suisun to close next week

Mercury News

Bus improvements proposed for MacDonald Avenue, Cutting Boulevard

San Francisco Chronicle

Tesla seeks to rival Uber and Waymo with ride-hailing service in California

New York Times

Trump Wants Congestion Pricing Dead by March 21. New York Won’t Budge.

Berkeleyside

Berkeley hopes fee changes will incentivize developers to build more small apartment buildings

Sonoma Index-Tribune

Proposed 120-unit residential development may bring affordable housing to Sonoma

Local News Matters

Affordable housing development for veterans breaks ground in Menlo Park

San Jose Spotlight

Town & Country owners look to build housing near its shopping center

Mercury News

Bay Area job market sickened due to COVID — and has yet to recover

San Francisco Chronicle

HP cuts 2,000 jobs, cites tariff concerns affecting earnings

Mercury News

Tech, life science companies slash hundreds more Bay Area workers

San Francisco Examiner

Workers strike at UCSF, statewide to protest UC system, push for new deals

Mercury News

San Jose closes another street in hopes of fueling downtown vibrancy

Marin Independent Journal

Tiburon marine lab closure plan a loss for students, SF Bay health

Mercury News

Proposed California water law would revive Clean Water Act rules

NBC Bay Area

What to know about NOAA's Zero Waste Week

KPIX

Report shows Petaluma's reusable purple cup test was a success

Bay Nature

With Trump’s War on DEI, Local Environmental Organizations Rethink Diversity Commitments

KQED

SF Is Struggling to Reduce Traffic Deaths. Slow Streets Could Be an Answer

KQED

Here's the Data Behind San Francisco's Illegally Painted Red Curb Problem

Local News Matters

Water seepage forces partial closure of San Francisco’s Central Subway until March 14

Richmond Standard

AC Transit plans bus corridor improvements on Cutting, Macdonald

Richmond Standard

BART invites musicians to play at stations for ‘Bach in the Subways’

Bloomberg

The Trump Administration Takes Aim at Transportation Research

Mercury News

California is 3rd-craziest housing market in the nation. If you prefer price stability, Kansas is your spot

San Jose Spotlight

San Jose approves hundreds of affordable homes at historic site

Bloomberg

Cuts to Section 8 Housing Assistance Loom Amid HUD Uncertainty

San Francisco Examiner

City’s top business leader champions soccer stadium at 5th and Market

San Francisco Chronicle

Map: These parts of California could be most impacted by federal job cuts

East Bay Times

New Costco store is set to open next week in East Bay

Cal Matters

California Democrats vowed to tackle affordability—but the agenda isn’t yet clear

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