Today's News Roundup

The Bay Bridge is illuminated against the night sky as lightning strikes overhead. — Credit

Noah Berger

Bloomberg

Anatomy of an ‘American Transit Disaster’
San Francisco Chronicle

Cruise now runs its robotaxis 24 hours a day in S.F. Here’s what it means for city’s streets
San Francisco Examiner

Cruise to drive around SF 24/7, but it comes with a catch
Telemundo

Proponen el cobro de peaje en la autopista 37 al norte de la Bahía
Mercury News

Hands-free law means exactly what it says: Roadshow
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area county agrees to eliminate traffic ticket late fees; other counties will lower theirs
NBC Bay Area

Contra Costa Transportation Authority Launches Autonomous Shuttle in Bishop Ranch
Press Democrat

‘A danger zone’: Community decries city’s delayed action after 3 hit, seriously injured in Santa Rosa crosswalk
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: If affluence was ever a factor in Marin road repairs, it must stop now
Berkeleyside

Berkeley could cut park, street projects due to Measure T1 shortfall of up to $9.1M
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael resident appeals 162-apartment ‘mega project’
San Mateo Daily Journal

Redwood LIFE project gets support, pushback
Bloomberg

In Housing Court, a Scramble for Eviction-Fighting Lawyers
SF Gate

Google contractors vote to unionize in historic landslide election
Mercury News

Google moves into two big San Jose buildings within huge tech campus
Mercury News

San Francisco-based First Republic Bank may not survive, even after two multibillion-dollar bailouts
Marin Independent Journal

Novato poised to adopt ban on plastic foodware