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Governing

Looking for Public Transit Votes

Alameda Post

Council Advances Housing Rules, AC Transit Warns of Route Cuts

Smart Cities

US transit bus industry generated $1.1B in federal, state and local tax revenue in 2025: report

Press Democrat

SMART reconsiders spot for Healdsburg station

Napa Valley Register

Napa County $1 billion transportation road map released

San Francisco Chronicle

They built a Buddhist sanctuary in their backyard. Then San Francisco said it breaks the rules

San Francisco Examiner

Waterfront museum captures history of The City's industrial era

San Francisco Chronicle

Oracle is cutting hundreds more Bay Area jobs. Here’s where

Mercury News

California newsrooms await grants, Newsom’s decision on tax credits

Mercury News

El Niño could bring a lot of rain this winter. Coastal Cleanup Day aims to pick up trash before it washes to the ocean. Here’s how to join in Saturday.

Local News Matters

Marin County to test emergency alert system ahead of El Niño rainy season

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. home values could fall by $14,000 if Muni cuts service, city report finds

San Francisco Standard

Muni is giving voters a pricey would-you-rather: Pay the parcel tax, or pay for delays

Cal Matters

California high-speed rail consultants flew first-class, visited bars and a nightclub on taxpayers’ money

Richmond Standard

Pinole launches road rehab project spanning 1.65 miles

Associated Press

Costco raises price for Kirkland motor oil, sets purchase limit

Napa Valley Register

Napa council delays five-way intersection project amid concerns over resident's home

Mercury News

Hundreds of homes to replace hundreds of BART parking spaces in West Oakland

Mercury News

Affordable homes near San Jose train hub land key state-linked funding

KQED

Desperate Tenants in SF Face Scams, Substandard Rentals

San Francisco Chronicle

$400,000 per bed? Why it costs so much to build affordable student housing in California

San Mateo Daily Journal

Apartment building acquired for educator workforce housing

San Francisco Chronicle

Investor in negotiations for shuttered S.F. mall — but only the Bloomingdale’s section

San Francisco Chronicle

Uber discloses details of first Bay Area layoffs after announcing 3,300 job cuts

Associated Press

Americans are increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of AI, new poll finds

Local News Matters

San Francisco supervisors seek 45-day pause on new data centers as AI fuels concerns

Richmond Standard

Richmond City Council approves 45-day moratorium on new data centers

Gilroy Dispatch

Gilroy City Council adopts moratorium on new data centers

Knee Deep Times

Sonoma Vineyard Workers Burn toward a Better Future

Knee Deep Times

The End is Coming for California’s Untouchable Grass

Knee Deep Times

New Voices Shape Design of Berkeley’s North Basin Strip

KGO-TV

14 Bay Area public transit leaders go on ride-along to get firsthand experience with transfers

KPIX

Bay Area transit leaders ride public transit

Vallejo Times-Herald

BART’s Legacy finds new home in Suisun City

Progressive Railroading

BART releases environmental progress report

San Francisco Standard

Muni is too broke to use more eco-friendly buses

KQED

What’s Behind the New Muni Message: ‘Fare Required?’

Vacaville Reporter

Vallejo car show spotlights vehicles adapted so disabled owners can drive

Fairfield Daily Republic

Pavement maintenance planned on several Fairfield streets

Railway Age

A National Railroad Infrastructure Bank Could Unlock U.S. HSR

Mercury News

San Jose apartment complex is bought by affordable homes nonprofit

San Francisco Chronicle

Upscale Bay Area suburb’s downtown could see tallest building yet with new housing approval

San Francisco Chronicle

New S.F. group launches legal fight over Marina Safeway project, city’s housing approval process

San Francisco Chronicle

The Bay Area has become a brutal place to start a career — and not just in tech

San Francisco Chronicle

Downtown S.F.’s biggest eyesore could become its next iconic tower. Here’s the first look

Mercury News

Gilroy approves temporary freeze on new data centers

Mercury News

Byron Sher, architect of landmark California environmental laws, dies at 98

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area family makes record donation to help rebuild Big Basin Redwoods State Park

San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA begins two-year journey to introduce new Muni buses

The Oaklandside

Oakland low-income transit guide: How to get around for free or at a discount

Local News Matters

Transportation board approves $8.1M for 11 San Mateo County safety projects

San Francisco Chronicle

Why San Francisco has embraced the ‘pedestrian scramble’ — and more cities are following

San Francisco Chronicle

A developer picked offices over housing for downtown S.F.’s next tower. The city isn’t happy

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area homeowners still get huge Prop 13 savings. But in some places, that is shrinking

San Francisco Chronicle

This neighborhood has San Francisco’s oldest housing

San Francisco Chronicle

Is Lurie a YIMBY? San Francisco housing advocates are pushing back against his plans

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. landlords win battle over tax on empty apartments in wake of court ruling

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco sues alleged squatters for ‘trying to steal’ a luxury Sea Cliff home

Mercury News

Oakland changed the rules for homeless RVs. Now vehicle sweeps are accelerating

San Francisco Chronicle

IRS data shows this Bay Area county has more high-income residents than anywhere in U.S.

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