Today's News Roundup

Multifamily housing under construction in Sonoma County. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Mercury News

Gas prices are ‘a blip’ on the road to everyone having an electric car, expert says
New York Times

As Gas Prices Went Up, So Did Web Searches for Electric Vehicles
Bloomberg

The World's Electric Vehicle Fleet Will Soon Surpass 20 Million
Mercury News

More express lanes are planned to the chagrin of some readers: Roadshow
Napa Valley Register

Throwback Thursday: Napa’s Butler Bridge
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose officials grasp for fixes to rising traffic deaths
Bloomberg

Los Angeles to Electrify City’s Entire 10,000-Vehicle Fleet
San Francisco Chronicle

The $1.3 million fixer-upper: What 5 recent Bay Area home sales say about the COVID housing market
Fairfield Daily Republic

Open house held for renovated, renamed affordable apartments in Vallejo
Berkeleyside

From 7 stories to 12: Commission backs taller height limit for BART housing
San Francisco Chronicle

Plans for up to 3,600 homes at two Berkeley BART stations move ahead with vote on 12-story buildings
San Francisco Chronicle

After the state rejected L.A.’s plan for new housing, will S.F.’s proposal get the green light? Billions of dollars are at stake
Local News Matters

Court ruling against Livermore housing development a win for hill’s defenders
Marin Independent Journal

Richardson Bay agency refines management plan