Today's News Roundup

A view of the West Span of the Bay Bridge from Marin, with San Francisco in the background. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

San Francisco Standard

Residents fume over city plan to cut back free parking
San Francisco Standard

Pedestrian deaths refuse to fall. Some blame the pedestrians
Marin Independent Journal

Lucas Valley Road bridge project gets funding boost
Vallejo Times-Herald

SolTrans offers free shuttle service for Benicia Holiday Open House
Slate

Why It’s So Frickin’ Hard to Stop Driving
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain’s electrification energy bill lower — for now
KCBS

Unused Clipper card balances now sit at more than $150 million
San Francisco Chronicle

The Golden Gate Bridge’s infamous ‘singing’ will finally be quieted soon, officials say
NBC Bay Area

How much you need to earn to buy a home in the Bay Area
NBC Bay Area

UN treaty to ‘end plastic pollution' stalls amid calls to cap production
San Francisco Examiner

Deal expected to avoid Urban Alchemy layoffs
KQED

SF State Lecturers Rattled by Looming Job Cuts as Enrollment Slides
Bay Nature

Evading Development, Point Molate Edges Closer to Becoming a Park
San Francisco Chronicle

Point Reyes elk will soon roam free after major change by National Park Service
Richmondside

Environmentalists vs. mountain bikers: Who will control local Sierra Club group?