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Cal Matters

Breakthrough on California housing could put taller buildings in single-family neighborhoods

Bloomberg

One-Way Streets Are the Wrong Way to Tame Downtown Traffic

San Francisco Examiner

SF’s economy is finally showing signs of life. But where are the jobs?

Los Angeles Times via Marin Independent Journal

San Francisco’s AI boom: Transformation and trepidation

Mercury News

Oracle, Salesforce slash hundreds of Bay Area jobs

San Francisco Examiner

Salesforce laying off 262 people in downtown San Francisco

Local News Matters

San Jose business corridor forms district to fund street safety, revitalization projects

Fairfield Daily Republic

California Forever survey shows 55% support for Solano Shipyard

KPIX

Bay Area scientists helping restore coral reefs damaged by climate change

Knee Deep Times

The Rancher Using Goats to Fight California Wildfires

Knee Deep Times

California’s Solar Boom Is Powering Clean Energy Careers

San Francisco Standard

Lurie backs higher property taxes to save struggling Muni

Mercury News

Bay Area transit bailout plan runs into local resistance in San Mateo County

The Oaklandside

What feels safer, BART or bus? Explore a new trove of Bay Area transit survey data

The Oaklandside

Oakland gets $12M to pay people on parole to clean highways

San Francisco Chronicle

Parent outrage spurs S.F. to hurry hiring of crossing guards

San Francisco Examiner

State bill could help SF push for more sober housing

Mercury News

California building permits tumble to 16% below average

Cal Matters

New enforcement targets people living in cars, RVs on California streets

San Francisco Examiner

JPMorganChase to lay off 99 downtown San Francisco employees

San Francisco Standard

Bay Area lawmaker says AI companies’ attempts to stifle regulation will ‘backfire’

Politico

Google dodges a $2.5T breakup

Fairfield Daily Republic

Legislation purportedly in works to expand Collinsville shipbuilding footprint

Vallejo Times-Herald

Local officials urge lawmakers to back possible shipyard legislation

Mercury News

Northern California offshore wind project loses $427 million amid Trump cuts

Marin Independent Journal

Marin renews contract to reduce coastal pollution

KPIX

Pacifica whale watching group excited as humpback whales continue to visit area

San Francisco Chronicle

SFMTA to make cuts to all divisions as agency hits fiscal cliff

San Francisco Chronicle

California city ‘blindsided’ by high-speed rail proposal to prioritize Bay Area service

Mercury News

Need a ride to work? SF Casual Carpool is back, restarting a unique Bay Area commuting community

Samtrans

Podcast. The Grand Boulevard Initiative: Turning El Camino Real into a street for everyone

Gilroy Dispatch

Highway 101 project will modify traffic pattern at Rocks/Cannon roads

Local News Matters

Oakland gets $12.4M over 3 years to employ parolees on Caltrans beautification crews

Mercury News

Santa Clara County hoped to build 4,800 new homes with Measure A money. How did they exceed that goal by 38%?

San Francisco Chronicle

The number of affordable homes in the San Jose area has doubled — to 330 listings

San Mateo Daily Journal

Bay Meadows development nears completion

San Francisco Chronicle

Aaron Peskin has a warning for Daniel Lurie about his S.F. ‘family zoning’ plan

San Francisco Chronicle

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says AI has already replaced 4,000 jobs

San Francisco Examiner

Some SF fishers suffer amid efforts to save whales, salmon

San Jose Spotlight

Sunnyvale has found the secret to downtown’s success

Local News Matters

EPA to revise cleanup plan for contaminated Heckathorn Superfund site in Richmond

New York Times

Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report

San Francisco Chronicle

Sneak peek: Treasure Island’s first major park set to open, with sweeping S.F. skyline views

Mercury News

Classic cars will still need a smog test in California after lawmakers reject Jay Leno bill

Vacaville Reporter

Eureka arrives at Mare Island

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

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