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These 5 Bay Area cities have the highest minimum wage in the U.S.
Mercury News
Brentwood takes step to divert food scraps with ‘garbage juicer’
Mercury News
Transit Briefs: Bay Area Transit
Railway Age
SMART reports ridership growth of 4.5% over pre-pandemic high
Marin Independent Journal
California could require car ‘governors’ that limit speeding to 10 mph over posted limits
San Francisco Chronicle
First look inside California’s bullet trains: Designs feature bars, play areas, airplane-like seats
San Francisco Chronicle
Public Transit Agencies Join the Fight to Curb Overdose Deaths
Bloomberg
Will S.F.’s population grow in the future? New study predicts city may follow a different trend than others
San Francisco Chronicle
The California exodus continues. Chart shows how unusual the population drop was
San Francisco Chronicle
S.F. billionaire-backed Telegraph Hill housing project clashes with city’s density controls
San Francisco Chronicle
Should California house hunters wait for real estate clouds to clear?
Mercury News
EBay to cut 1,000 jobs, reduce contractors to sharpen focus
Mercury News
Tech company layoffs surge in Bay Area with 1,000-plus additional cuts
Mercury News
Why S.F.’s biggest mall continues to see an exodus even as others recover
San Francisco Chronicle
Napa County supervisor Ramos named president of Association of Bay Area Governments
Napa Valley Register
California is at higher risk for major earthquakes than previously known. Here’s the new map
San Francisco Chronicle
New Fossils Suggest Kelp Forests Have Swayed in the Seas for at Least 32 Million Years
KQED
Richmond Ranch acquisition adds to Bay Area Ridge Trail vision plan for expansion
Local News Matters
California ranks high worldwide for rapidly depleted groundwater
Cal Matters
One way BART, Bay Area transit agencies want to consolidate: their appearance
San Francisco Chronicle
Car crashes are suddenly soaring on this Bay Area highway
San Francisco Chronicle
Opinion: A bigger bureaucracy won’t fix Bay Area’s transit problems
Mercury News
Recycling and ‘second life’ options keep retired EV batteries out of landfills
Mercury News
After a Year of Setbacks, Where Do Robotaxis Go in 2024?
Government Technology
Affordable housing project could sprout near San Jose auto dealerships
Mercury News

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