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Transit agencies to run on holiday schedule
- Local transit agencies will offer service during today’s Memorial Day holiday, but riders should be aware that only abbreviated schedules will be available.
Agencies unite against mountain blaze
- Dozens of firefighters from San Francisco and San Mateo counties count among the nearly 2,900 who are still fighting the Summit fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Greenhouse-gas fee has business groups fuming
- The Bay Area will become one of the first regions in the nation to charge businesses for emitting greenhouse gases.
Flight arrival time just one click away
- Bay Area fliers will soon be able to type in their trip’s airport, destination, airline and time to see how long their flight is likely to be delayed — even if it is still months away from takeoff.
Sixth death on tracks in 2008 is woman, 63
- A 63-year-old woman lay down on the railroad tracks before she was struck and killed in Atherton on Sunday, the third time in as many weeks that the transit agency’s trains have fatally struck a pedestrian.
Employers make pricey Bay Area living worthwhile
- Bay Area residents might need deep pockets to live here, but at least their pay is among the highest in the nation, according to federal data.
Auto thefts drifting, but rank moves up
- The Bay Area has stolen the No. 5 spot on the list of the nation’s most popular destinations for car thieves and is lagging behind the rest of the country in reducing auto thefts, according to a report released Thursday.
Bay Area public transit as popular as ever
- Bay Area commuters are slowly undertaking a revolution in the way they travel, an analysis of data shows.
Residents support increasing taxes
- As California politicians haggle over how to handle the current state budget crisis, some Bay Area residents seem to have grudgingly accepted the fact taxes may be increased.
Area in for weekend of warm weather
- It’s time to head to the beach as winds should die down as temperatures climb up Friday and Saturday in a welcome break from a cold week.
Rail system speeds closer to a reality
- Dozens of international investors are poised to float a proposed high-speed rail system that would take San Francisco and Peninsula residents to Southern California in 2½ hours, officials said Wednesday.
High-speed rail bond has strong Bay Area support
- Bay Area residents fed up with bumper-to-bumper traffic overwhelmingly support shelling out nearly $10 billion in state funds for a 200-mph train connecting the state’s major cities, a recent poll indicates.
Examiners: Bay Area
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