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Marin Independent Journal

SMART preps for hiring spree, more trains

Richmond Standard

‘No Kings,’ Pride events help boost BART ridership

San Mateo Daily Journal

Early stages of El Camino improvements underway in San Mateo County

San Mateo Daily Journal

Transportation policy a focus for Mullin. Multiple bills modeled on San Mateo County transit agency work

San Jose Spotlight

Cupertino dashboard tracks traffic collisions

Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Trial for part-time Richmond Bridge bike lane will be monitored closely

Berkeleyside

BART chooses developer team for 618-unit housing project at Ashby station

Vacaville Reporter

California Forever launches Solano Foundry

Gilroy Dispatch

ADU plan galleries help ease process for cities, builders

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco AI company lays off 200 after Meta’s multibillion-dollar deal

Mercury News

Intel cuts hundreds more Bay Area jobs as tech layoffs worsen

Marin Independent Journal

Kaiser lays off nurses in San Rafael, Petaluma

Bay Nature

These Programs Have Monitored Our Waters For Decades. Trump Could Destroy Them.

Politico

From green icon to housing villain: The fall of California’s landmark environmental law

The Oaklandside

Proposal to swap housing for green space at Estuary Park roils community

Mercury News

AI comes to California’s electric grid

Associated Press

Trump administration pulls $4B in federal funding for California’s bullet train project

San Francisco Chronicle

Newsom slams Trump’s $4B cut to California bullet train as ‘illegal’

Local News Matters

100,000 riders and counting: Free Oakland-Alameda water shuttle celebrates one year

Richmond Standard

El Cerrito council approves ‘complete streets’ plan for Richmond Street

Richmond Standard

Speeds limits reduced on some Pinole roads

San Jose Spotlight

Long-delayed Santa Clara project cuts office space

San Francisco Examiner

Four-mile bench, digital banners among Market Street idea winners

Mercury News

Intel eyes hundreds more Bay Area job cuts as tech layoffs worsen

Mercury News

Cost to build largest new reservoir in California in 50 years increases by $2 billion to at least $6.2 billion

KPIX

Experimental tiles bring life to seawall along San Francisco's Embarcadero

San Francisco Chronicle

Muni report: Difficulty of getting voters to approve tax measure ‘should not be taken lightly’

Mercury News

Second phase of San Jose Tamien Station transit-oriented development could begin mid-2026

Local News Matters

Presidio Parkway turns 10: Leaders celebrate infrastructure success, unique partnership

Mercury News

High-traffic boulevard raises concerns in three South Bay cities

Berkeleyside

Berkeley eyes safety upgrades for Claremont Avenue

The Oaklandside

Street where Marvin Boomer was killed in crash to get speed bumps this week

Bloomberg

The Dutch Intersection Is Coming to Save Your Life

San Francisco Chronicle

This key data shows S.F.’s growth remains sluggish — and far worse than rest of the Bay Area

San Francisco Chronicle

More S.F. neighborhoods would get homeless shelters under revised proposal

San Francisco Chronicle

The latest negotiation tactic in S.F. housing fights? A coin-operated laundromat

Marin Independent Journal

Marin City public housing renovations spark fears

Marin Independent Journal

Marin Civic Center roof gets redo to reveal the blue

Sacramento Bee

CalPERS health premium rates to increase in 2026. Here’s how much they’ll cost

San Francisco Standard

Never mind the ‘for lease’ signs: Powell Street is at the beginning of a bounceback

KQED

KQED to Slash Workforce by 15%, Cutting Dozens of Jobs in Latest Round of Layoffs

San Francisco Chronicle

KQED cuts 15% of staff as it faces budget woes and federal threats

Knee Deep Times

Nine Tiles Hint at Preferred Textures for Seawall Life

Knee Deep Times

Bayfront Redevelopment on a Landfill Sparks Pollution and Flood Concerns

Axios

Where Americans walk and bike most often

San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley bike superhighway gets state funding

KTVU

Neighbors turn neglected overpass into community garden in Oakland

Mass Transit

Key takeaways for public transit, passenger rail funding from House Appropriations FY 2026 THUD Appropriations Bill

Smart Cities

Amtrak, high-speed rail, public transit take cuts in House 2026 budget proposal

Planetizen

Amtrak Cutting Jobs, Funding to High-Speed Rail

San Francisco Chronicle

Proposed S.F. high-rise would forever change skyline, dwarfing Salesforce Tower

San Jose Spotlight

Palo Alto hopes to protect El Camino retail amid housing boom

Cal Matters

CalPERS recovers from tariff plunge and notches a big investment gain

San Francisco Chronicle

This is the real doom loop. It will change everything about life in the Bay Area

San Francisco Examiner

Local reporters live ‘pipe dream,’ founding worker-owned news outlet

Associated Press

The tariff-driven inflation that economists feared begins to emerge

Cal Matters

A new invader threatens California water supplies. Can the state stop its spread?

Marin Independent Journal

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge revised bike path plan submitted

Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit electric bus yard plan presents trade-offs

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. wants to extend Embarcadero bike lane — and remove parking and trees

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