Today's News Roundup

Multifamily housing under construction in Sonoma County. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Governing

With Public Transit on the Brink, Some States Prepare to Boost Funding
SF Gate

Calif. bullet train cars will have bar carts and La-Z-Boy-style seats, authority says
SF Gate

Los Angeles once had its very own wooden freeway for bikes. Then came the cars.
San Francisco Standard

Right on Red Could Get Banned in Downtown San Francisco
Mercury News

Even more than $12.2 billion? Chief of BART San Jose says feds could raise extension’s estimated cost yet again
San Francisco Standard

Golden Gate Bridge’s Toll Is Set To Rise. Here’s How Much More It Could Cost
Mercury News

VTA scuttles seizure of San Jose tower site — delay may hurt project
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose housing plan certified by state a year past deadline
San Francisco Chronicle

Is this S.F. policy a NIMBY weapon or way to block ‘monster homes’? One neighborhood is at the center of the debate
Vacaville Reporter

Vacaville city officials discuss housing element
San Francisco Examiner

Will these key trends continue in The City's Point-in-Time Count?
Berkeleyside

Movie lovers say downtown Berkeley theater eyed for housing is a ‘palace’ in disguise
Mercury News

Several hundred more tech layoffs jolt Bay Area as brutal 2024 worsens
San Francisco Chronicle

Google’s layoff expenses near $3 billion as cuts continue
Associated Press

Hungry sea otters are helping save California’s marshlands from erosion
San Mateo Daily Journal

Centennial Way Park South breaks ground