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Super Bowl prep reshapes traffic in Santa Clara: What roads are closing, and when
Mercury News
2025 Was a ‘Blockbuster Year’ for Housing Laws. What Does That Mean for 2026?
KQED
San Francisco is littered with closed drug stores. Could housing replace them?
San Francisco Standard
San Francisco Community Land Trust Preserves Affordable Units to Meet State Housing Goals
KQED
Saratoga approves agreement with developer to retract builder’s remedy project
Mercury News
Developer of Point Reyes Station subdivision revises plan again
Marin Independent Journal
Bay Area and California rebound with job gains after months of losses
Mercury News
Mare Island Dry Dock layoffs follow loss of $10 million Coast Guard deal
San Francisco Chronicle
A new California law aims to help the struggling wine industry. Will it work?
San Francisco Chronicle
California tax revenue getting a boost from AI boom — but for how long?
Mercury News
California’s largest reservoir rises 36 feet as rains boost water supply statewide
Mercury News
Map shows where California rainfall is over 300% of average this season
San Francisco Chronicle
California bill would help renters lower electricity bills by easing rules for plug-in solar panels
San Francisco Chronicle
Yes, Muni buses are slow. But they’re also more efficient than you might think
San Francisco Chronicle
BART to host first-ever comedy show on moving train for SF Sketchfest
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco judge rejects lawsuit, keeps Sunset Dunes Park open
San Francisco Chronicle
Preliminary engineering on Markeley Lane reconnection may last through spring
Local News Matters
10 fascinating U.S. transportation museums to geek out to in 2026
East Bay Times
S.F. theater to be replaced by a 9-story family housing development in West Portal
San Francisco Chronicle
Iconic S.F. restaurant’s neon signs removed as Fisherman’s Wharf landmark is dismantled
San Francisco Chronicle
East Bay steel plant property bought for more than $200 million
Mercury News
San Mateo County economy is stable
San Mateo Daily Journal
Trump administration sues Morgan Hill, Petaluma over natural gas bans
Petaluma Argus-Courier
Record number of birders join Richmond’s 5th annual Christmas Bird Count
Richmondside
Traffic deaths in San Francisco drop by nearly 50% in 2025 compared to previous year
Local News Matters

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