2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (156+ words) Sunnyvale Beam, the city’s new on-demand rideshare service, is officially launching Sept. 1, 9-10 a.m., at the Sunnyvale City Hall North Plaza. Attendees can check out the new vehicles, hear remarks from city officials and enjoy special giveaways. The service is designed…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (497+ words) The first day of school in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District on Monday, Aug. 17, was also the first day of a new ban on electric bikes and all other electric vehicles, such as scooters and boards, at its K-8 campuses. High…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (549+ words) California journalist Joe Mathews rode Morocco’s high-speed train recently and penned a fully justified and blistering comparison between what the North African nation achieved quickly and relatively inexpensively and California’s laughingstock bullet train project. “Morocco and California are remarkably similar…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (793+ words) Early city data shows motorists slowing down along some of Oakland’s most dangerous streets, prompting the city’s transportation director to explore whether red-light cameras should return. Oakland Department of Transportation Director Josh Rowan said this week that the reintroduction of…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (497+ words) Re: “Bike lanes plan generates outcry” (Page B1, Aug, 18). Public officials repeatedly misstate several important “facts” about Hopkins Street. There have not been 46 pedestrian and cyclist crashes on Hopkins; the phrase ‘Hopkins Corridor’ is used to mislead everyone. It has allowed…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (376+ words) The San Francisco Bay Ferry will provide extra service during the upcoming closure of the westbound Carquinez Bridge, transportation officials said this week. This closure is for a major deck rehabilitation project by Caltrans to repave the aging asphalt surface…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (566+ words) California is pledging $95.2 million to build more electric-vehicle charging stations and hydrogen refueling sites across the state after seeing zero-emission car sales rebound in the first six months. RELATED: Is your California city on the list for Waymo’s next expansion?...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (405+ words) Joby Aviation — the electric air taxi outfit — may have a new marketing slogan on its hands: “So easy even a mayor can fly one!” San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan piloted a successful first flight on Joby’s flight simulator at San…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (113+ words) The Mercury News Waymo is making strides toward a major expansion of its autonomous ride-hailing service in California. The company announced last week it has received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to expand its operations to cover much…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (370+ words) The back-to-school traffic on Saratoga Avenue could be lighter as dozens of Redwood Middle School students test a pilot program to ride public buses to school. The pilot was spearheaded by Saratoga Traffic Commissioner Dory Albert and approved by the…...