Today's News Roundup

Four bicyclists ride in the Fagan Marsh State Marine Park in Napa County. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Mass Transit

Public transit projects provide efficient travel, spur economic development
San Francisco Chronicle

No joke: After years of delays Muni’s Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit will open on April Fool’s Day
San Francisco Chronicle

SFMTA pushes back restoring Muni service again, citing operator shortage
Mercury News

Google maps pinpointing locations of police cars has an upside: Roadshow
Fairfield Daily Republic

Fairfield to add 64 electric car chargers around city for public’s use
Marin Independent Journal

San Anselmo adopts temporary ban on gas stations
San Francisco Examiner

Legal battle over Great Highway’s closure heats up
Bloomberg

Rising U.S. Crash Deaths Are No Accident
San Francisco Chronicle

Amazon is using San Francisco’s zoning policy to plot a huge expansion in the city. Some locals aren’t happy
San Francisco Chronicle

Is California’s Prop. 13 racist? Homeowners in white neighborhoods of one city may get triple the tax benefit
Mercury News

Sales get underway for big housing tower in downtown San Jose
Mercury News

Should Bay Area schools turn excess land into new housing?
KQED

SOLD OUT: A Suburb with an Eviction Problem
San Francisco Chronicle

Berkeley, once hostile to development, is now inviting it. But has the city actually built much housing?
Local News Matters

Marin County supervisors vote to accept $15.5 grant to convert derelict Larkspur building into homeless housing
Local News Matters

Developer buys Tanforan mall property with plans to turn it into housing, offices
Bloomberg

Lessons from a Modern Master of Low-Rise Housing
San Francisco Chronicle

Expect West Coast seas to rise 8 inches by 2050 — it’ll be even worse on the East Coast
Associated Press

Saved pollution credits may hinder California climate goals