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Axios San Francisco

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SF's Great Highway fight may just be over

After six years, three ballot measures and a supervisor recall, San Francisco's fight over the Upper Great Highway and Sunset Dunes may finally be winding down. Why it matters: The dispute has become one of SF's most divisive battles over how to balance public space and neighborhood traffic. Driving the news: Voters this week overwhelmingly rejected Proposition G, which would've reopened the Upper Great Highway to vehicles on weekdays. Supporters of opening the highway haven't announced any renewed effort since the election. This SF Chronicle precinct map showcases the geographic divide in Prop G sentiment. Precincts directly along the Upper Great Highway voted no while pockets just inland voted yes. Support shifted back to no farther into the city. Catch up quick: What started as a pandemic-era street closure turned into a six-year political fight. 2020: San Francisco closed the Upper Great Highway to cars during the COVID-19 pandemic, giving residents space for socially distanced recreation. 2021–2022: The city restored weekday vehicle access. In November 2022, 65% of San Francisco voters rejected full vehicle access under Proposition I. 2024–2025: 55% of voters approved permanently converting the highway into a park under Prop. K , and Sunset Dunes opened in April

San Francisco, CA · 6d

SFGate

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Napa Co.: Stretch Of Highway 29 Closed Due To Oil In Road

A stretch of state Highway 29 in Napa County is closed due an oil in the roadway on Monday afternoon. The road is closed from Robert Louis Stevenson Park to 3265 Highway 29, according to an advisory from the Napa County Sheriff's Office. Article continues below this ad. Information about...

Napa County, CA · 3d
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SFGate

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Mill Valley: 2 Roads Closed Due To Tidal Flooding

Tidal flooding has closed two Mill Valley roads on Monday morning. Redwood Highway Frontage Road is closed at Hamilton Drive, and a portion of Miller Avenue is closed between Camino Alto and Almonte Boulevard, Mill Valley police said in an advisory at 11:15 a.m. Article continues below this ad. Friends...

Mill Valley, CA · 3d
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Palo Alto Online

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City swerves away from El Dorado bike tunnel

Responding to a rising tide of opposition from neighborhood residents, a Palo Alto City Council committee moved Tuesday to eliminate from consideration a proposed bike tunnel on El Dorado Avenue. With its 3-0 vote, the council Rail Committee dealt what is likely a fatal blow to the El Dorado proposal,...

Palo Alto, CA · 1d
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Pleasanton Weekly

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Plans for a railroad quiet zone stall amid ballooning costs

Pleasanton’s push to limit trains from blowing their horns as they pass through downtown is facing an unexpected obstacle: The project, originally expected to cost $200,000, could now cost the city nearly $14 million. Mike Tassano, Pleasanton’s traffic engineer, said that although it’s possible the price tag could kill...

Pleasanton, CA · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Video: Waymo ignores CHP trying to stop traffic on S.F. freeway

A Waymo vehicle tried to pass California Highway Patrol patrol cars during a traffic break on Interstate 280 in San Francisco, a social media video shows.

San Francisco, CA · 19h

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MarinIJ: Mill Valley Updates Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan

Mill Valley has adopted a new bike and pedestrian plan for the first time since 2017. At its meeting on Monday, the City Council approved a graded list of more than 90 possible projects for bike routes, paths, intersections, sidewalks and routes to schools. The council also updated the Traffic...

Mill Valley, CA · 2d

San Francisco Chronicle

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BART service to SFO disrupted this weekend as the agency launches a major infrastructure project

Travelers taking BART to SFO this weekend should brace for disruption as the transit agency launches one of its biggest infrastructure projects in decades.

Daly City, CA · 2d

KRON4 News

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Video: Waymo drives around SF with parking citation

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A Waymo in San Francisco was hit with a parking ticket on Tuesday morning. Video shows the autonomous vehicle driving around near Alamo Square Park around 9 a.m. The Waymo was traveling on Steiner Street and Golden Gate Avenue where video shows a visible SFMTA ticket on the vehicle’s windshield. It […]

San Francisco, CA · 1d

Country Herald

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Sonoma County, CA Fog Alert: Visibility Drops to ¼ Mile on US-101

Dense fog advisory remains in effect until 9 a.m. Monday as drivers face hazardous morning travel.

Sonoma County, CA · 3d

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Gas prices dip in California, nationwide

The average price of gas has gone down slightly in California and across the nation over the last week. The AAA said the average price for a gallon of gas in the state went down by 15 cents, slightly more than the national dip in price by 12 cents. Overall,...

California · 2d

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Bay Bridge eastbound lane closures could snarl traffic

On a clear evening the span looks almost calm, a long ribbon of steel carrying headlights from one shore to the other. Then a message board blinks, a lane drops away, and the rhythm breaks. Bay Bridge closures of this kind rarely last all day, yet they can still turn a familiar crossing into a slow crawl for anyone headed toward the East Bay after dark. Caltrans has scheduled overnight work on eastbound lanes so crews can paint the structure, a task that sounds ordinary until it meets the volume of a bridge that never really empties.

San Francisco, CA · 4d

KION News Channel 546

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Gas prices fall across the country; still higher than last year’s average

California · 1d

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Caltrain announces major construction funding as Burlingame and Sunnyvale prepare for safer railroad crossings

San Mateo, California – More than 30,000 vehicles cross the Caltrain tracks at Broadway in Burlingame each day. A new $90 million federal construction grant brings the effort to separate road traffic from trains closer to breaking ground. Farther south, Sunnyvale is receiving up to $15.5 million to finish...

Burlingame, CA · 3d

hoodline.com

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San Carlos Weighs Parking Overhaul, Bike Rules Ahead of 8,000 New Homes

San Carlos city staff and consultants laid out a draft transportation demand management ordinance and a package of parking reforms for the Planning and Transportation Commission on Nov. 2, outlining changes that could reshape how the city handles parking permits, bike racks and new development. The proposals, still in draft form, touch everything from unbundled parking for market-rate and multifamily housing to simplified parking districts and a new on-street parking protocol.

San Carlos, CA · 3d

CBS San Francisco

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BART funding vote preserves lifeline for second chances

A new regional transit tax measure will help preserve current BART service, protecting riders who rely on the system to get to work, access job training and rebuild their lives.

Pleasanton, CA · 2d

The Voice of San Francisco

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Bay Area transit election wins reflect national support for transit funding

The Bay Area saw big wins for transit funding with the passage of the Regional Transit Measure (RTM) and Proposition H in San Francisco in last week’s mid-term election. Across the country, transit measures on the Nov. 3 ballot also saw big wins: of the 27 transit measures on the ballot this November, 22 have […] The post Bay Area transit election wins reflect national support for transit funding appeared first on The Voice of San Francisco .

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 2d

CBS Sacramento

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Sacramento County parking rates set to increase in January

Parking in Downtown Sacramento is about to get more expensive, with Sacramento County approving a double-digit rate increase at its public parking garage on 7th and H streets. But the higher rates won't apply to everyone.

Sacramento County, CA · 2d

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Marin Transit shifts bus work after rejecting Golden Gate rate proposal

1075 Francisco Blvd. E. — Approximate Site of Proposed Electric-Bus Facility. Marin Transit’s Nov. 2 vote to end its fixed-route contract with Golden Gate Transit shifts responsibility for service on five Marin routes, but does not by itself establish whether riders will see changes in schedules or frequency. The agreement covers 73,000 service hours on Routes 17, 22, 23, 35 and 36, according to the Marin Independent Journal. General Manager Robert Betts said the proposed rate, rising from $177 to as much as $464 per hour, could add $73 million to operating costs over three years.

San Rafael, CA · 3d