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Mercury News

A $276 million project will be Caldecott Tunnel’s biggest upgrade since 2013. Here’s what it will do.

The Oaklandside

Oakland’s rapid Tempo line set to lose millions in cap-and-trade dollars

Local News Matters

Think you can travel to all 50 BART stations in six hours? Here’s your chance to prove it

San Francisco Examiner

Holiday weekend bringing Highway 101 traffic reductions

Richmond Standard

Richmond resident endures multiple bridge toll violations after license plate is stolen

New York Times

Jay Leno’s Classic Car Bill Passes in California Legislature

Wall Street Journal

Why Trump’s Venezuela Oil Grab Is No Quick Fix for Gas Prices

KVPR

Merced officials demand transparency on high-speed rail station

Mercury News

Why does it take so long to build new homes? The problem isn’t just zoning — it’s cash, San Jose officials say.

Mercury News

City gives final approval to downtown San Jose affordable homes project

San Francisco Standard

SoMa is San Francisco’s rise and fall, all at once

Local News Matters

A door that locks, a place to sleep: Designing tiny houses as a path out of homelessness

San Francisco Standard

Berkeley is arguing with its homeless residents over which sidewalks they can camp on

Press Democrat

Sonoma County settles ACLU lawsuit over drone surveillance use in code enforcement

Associated Press

EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on data center plans

Mercury News

Amazon, Synopsys reveal plans for Bay Area job cuts

New York Times

Silicon Valley’s Big Money Is About to Get a Lot Bigger

San Francisco Chronicle

PG&E says it will scale back planned work after California wildfire reforms fail

KQED

These Bay Area Residents Have Had Plug-In Solar for a Year. Here’s How It’s Going

KQED

A Trip to the Remote Island Lighthouse in the Middle of San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Chronicle

California is about to see a sudden foot of sea level rise from El Niño.

Local News Matters

Spotted a western monarch? Conservationists are asking public to report sightings

San Francisco Examiner

SF joins monthlong celebration of Bay Area public transit

KTVU

SF and Bay Area to decide future of transit funding

San Francisco Chronicle

Muni is rolling out 112 new buses. They come with a perk that BART keeps off limits

Sonoma Index-Tribune

Transit officials to showcase new Sonoma/SMART Route 40X bus connection with tour

Local News Matters

Sunnyvale launches flat-rate public rideshare service within city limits

Mercury News

One lane on westbound Carquinez Bridge to be closed for more work

Richmondside

Richmond to make ‘doing donuts’ more difficult

Marin Independent Journal

Novato approves $16.8M contract for Novato Boulevard improvements

Local News Matters

Why car crashes are more dangerous — and more often deadly — for older pedestrians

Railway News

California High-Speed Rail Outlines Construction Progress and Funding Challenges

Associated Press

AI boom heats up Bay Area housing market as wealthy buyers drive demand for high-end homes across US

San Francisco Standard

Lurie vowed to add more shelters. A $7M cabin community has sat empty nearly a year

Local News Matters

Suisun City closes deal to sell Main Street properties to California Forever

Cal Matters

Why a bill to juice condo construction died even though California lawmakers voted for it

San Francisco Standard

The latest tech billboard trend? Anti-AI graffiti

Mercury News

Big Tech’s data center boom is igniting a political revolt in the Bay Area

San Francisco Chronicle

Two major Bay Area health systems are cutting nearly 200 jobs

San Francisco Chronicle

New calculations raise the odds of a major Bay Area earthquake. Here’s the risk by fault

Associated Press

Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone

KPIX

Lasting effects of Half Moon Bay dredging project to combat coastal erosion are uncertain

KQED

Benicia Eyes $40 Million From Valero Refinery Settlement for Green Transition

Cal Matters

In standoff with Newsom, California Democrats claw back $450 million for climate projects

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. is one of America’s most walkable cities. So why is its traffic so bad?

Sonoma Sun

Sonoma Valley Meets SMART – September 8 Transit Tour

Mass Transit

Infrastructure Technology Podcast: Making transportation more accessible with technology

KALW

San Francisco kicks off curbside EV charging program

San Francisco Examiner

SF home sales stay active despite rising costs, new report finds

Press Democrat

Sonoma ranch sells for record $38.5 million as tech wealth fuels demand for ‘truly singular Wine Country estates’

Local News Matters

Modular units for 32-unit Mill Valley affordable housing project set for installation

San Mateo Daily Journal

South San Francisco updates ADU rules to reflect state laws

Mercury News

Study: How much income is considered middle-class in the Bay Area?

San Francisco Standard

This firm bet on a dead downtown block. Then Anthropic made it ‘AI Alley’

Mercury News

H-1B visa: Trump administration proposes new rule to strip right to work from visa holders’ spouses

San Francisco Examiner

Kaiser nurses to hold one-day picket over AI-use concerns

San Francisco Chronicle

Could California really get hit by a hurricane this weekend?

KQED

‘Lurie vs. Lorax?’ San Francisco Tree Advocates Bring Planting Fight to City Hall

San Francisco Chronicle

Trump administration denies secret Yosemite land trade, says claims are ‘simply not true’

KRON

What exactly is BART speedrunning?

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