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Associated Press

Male coyote swam 2 miles to Alcatraz Island, twice as far as biologists had expected

Richmond Standard

East Brother Light Station seeks volunteers and skilled trades for May 17 workday

San Francisco Examiner

Muni ridership was closer than ever to pre-COVID levels, SFMTA says

Axios

Special BARTy car signals return of BART train wraps

San Mateo Daily Journal

Buses detoured away from El Camino Real construction: SamTrans service in the area will be rerouted to California Drive

Local News Matters

Half Moon Bay to host workshops on Highway 1 traffic, safety

Local News Matters

San Pablo launches California’s first fully electric waste collection fleet

San Francisco Chronicle

Working-class Californians are fleeing the Bay Area. This is where they’re going

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. wants more drug-free housing. Doctors are pushing back

San Francisco Examiner

Supervisor wants city voters to grow Housing Trust Fund

Mercury News

Affordable homes are set to sprout in San Jose after property deal

Richmond Standard

Planning Commission to review plans for 45 townhomes on Garrity Way

San Francisco Chronicle

California’s population falls amid cut in legal immigration

Mercury News

PayPal plans job cuts as new CEO pursues turnaround strategy

San Francisco Chronicle

Purple waves rolled onto a Northern California beach. What caused the strange color?

Associated Press

Endangered whale protections may be delayed to 2035 under Trump-backed plan

KPIX

Bay Area teen's ReCap Project targets medical plastic waste for recycling

San Francisco Chronicle

Can BART’s new speedy fare gates finally solve the ‘piggybacking’ problem?

San Francisco Standard

They moved there for BART. Now BART could leave them

Contra Costa Herald

Transit tax ballot measure volunteer signature gathering effort collects 4th of 186,000 goal

Fresno Bee

Will CA high-speed rail cost $126B or $231B? Read how two estimates can be so far apart

KCRA

California Senate Transportation Chair says high-speed rail project must happen

Marin Independent Journal

Highway 101 offramp closure planned in San Rafael

San Jose Spotlight

Embarcadero road improvements in Palo Alto scheduled for summer

Local News Matters

Overnight lane closures set for Richmond-San Rafael Bridge for 2 months

KTVU

Dirt bike takeover shuts down Bay Bridge; 60 bikes impounded

AAA

AAA Study Reveals Temperature Impacts on EV and Hybrid Efficiencies and Costs

San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s how big of a home $1 million gets you across the Bay Area

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area condo values are still falling — except in these San Francisco neighborhoods

San Francisco Chronicle

San Mateo community college district breaks ground on first-ever student dorm

Mercury News

Contra Costa’s anti-sprawl boundary draws fire as housing pressures grow

San Francisco Chronicle

Crescent City beach homes under $400,000: This is the last affordable city on California’s coast

Mercury News

Meta pauses ambitious plans for Menlo Park neighborhood

NBC Bay Area

Company aims to keep retail returns out of landfills

San Francisco Chronicle

Bold pitch to save S.F.’s decaying neighborhood: Move in the Hall of Justice

Mercury News

Record ocean heat off California coast echoes ‘The Blob,’ killing seabirds and reshaping weather outlook

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area’s mosquito season is starting early. An invasive species could make it a lot worse

Marin Independent Journal

Marin study urges smarter use of organic waste

Mercury News

Valley Link was supposed to ease brutal commutes. Now it’s smaller, pricier and still years away

San Francisco Business Journal

Free Presidio GO Shuttle makes it easy to work, live, and play in the national park site

Palo Alto Online

Quarry Road project near transit center gets a regional boost of $1M

Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael rolls out draft bicycle-pedestrian project list

San Jose Spotlight

Mountain View new transportation team to lead project backlog

NBC Bay Area

Gas prices in California now average over $6 per gallon

San Francisco Chronicle

Robot passenger delays flight from Oakland to San Diego

Associated Press

Correspondents dinner shooter case raises concerns about train security

Associated Press

Amtrak may make it easier to bring guns on its trains despite the alleged attempt on Trump’s life

Mercury News

Transit agency floats plans for hundreds of affordable San Jose homes

Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael approves 191-apartment complex near mall

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AI is coming for jobs, and ‘We’re not ready,’ labor expert says

Richmondside

Will the SS Red Oak Victory ship be docked somewhere new? A $300K study will try to find out

Cal Matters

Will California ever build the Delta tunnel? Major battles ahead as Newsom era nears end

Local News Matters

San Joaquin County proclaims local emergency about invasive golden mussels in Delta

San Francisco Chronicle

We are all Chonkers. Why the Bay Area will always love an animal celebrity

KPIX

Rescued sea lion pup found on Sunnyvale street released back into wild

Local News Matters

The race to reinvent State Route 37: Marsh revival buys time for future causeway

San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo weighs in on transit wishlist: City leaders hope for better connectivity across San Mateo Bridge if regional measure passes

Cal Matters

Muni sees strong ridership rebound, posts highest totals since pandemic-era collapse

Local News Matters

Traffic safety advocates hail automated speed cameras in SF 1 year into 5-year pilot

San Francisco Examiner

Autonomous trucks get green light from California DMV

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