Today's News Roundup

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

Noah Berger

Wired

Is There an Optimal Driving Speed that Saves Gas—and Money?
Mercury News

Daily gas price tracker: Follow the trends in the Bay Area, California and United States
Mercury News

Ignoring stopped school bus with flashing red lights is a $1,000 fine: Roadshow
San Francisco Examiner

Litter-strewn Bay Bridge entrance will soon transform into an urban forest
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose officials grasp for fixes to rising traffic deaths
La Jolla Light

Roadblocks to Repair: A road trip across California, Tiburon and others
Reuters

Biden administration holds EV industry meeting with Musk, Barra
Bloomberg

Surge in Car-Crash Deaths Could Be Magnified by New Breed of EVs
San Francisco Chronicle

A wall of skyscrapers along Ocean Beach? It could happen if S.F. doesn’t stop bungling its planning process
Mercury News

Bubble watch: How ‘real’ are California home-price gains?
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael eyes affordability, desegregation in housing planning
Napa Valley Register

Oat Hill remains focus of housing/Napa airport clash
San Mateo Daily Journal

As interest rates climb, home supply remains limited in San Mateo County
Bloomberg

It’s Time for a Net Zero Building Boom
Knee Deep Times

Betting on Biochar
Bay Nature

The Bay Area is the Center of an Evolutionary Race Between Hungry Snakes and Toxic Newts