Today's News Roundup

Windswept bicycle commuters on the Berkeley ferry. — Credit

Peter Beeler

San Francisco Chronicle

This is the first Bay Area transit agency to fully recover its 2019 ridership
KQED

New Bill Would Ban Tolls for People Walking and Biking Across California Bridges
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose preps plan to rework one of its most dangerous roads
San Francisco Standard

San Mateo County doesn’t want Waymo robotaxis—it’ll probably get them anyway
CNN

Headlights are blinding us. Here’s why it’s mostly an American problem
Smarter Travel

15 most walkable cities
KQED

California Forever Faces Resistance from Federal Lawmakers and Local Leaders in Solano County
San Francisco Chronicle

Developer wants to ‘supersize’ S.F. project under new state housing law — while it’s being built
San Francisco Chronicle

California Forever developers could create their own de facto government, lawmakers warn
Mercury News

What city’s homes have California’s smallest yards?
The Oaklandside

Eastmont affordable housing and food hall project one step closer to reality
New York Times

To Save San Francisco, a Democrat Wants to Scrap Environmental Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s latest forecast showing impact of S.F.’s troubled office market on property tax revenues
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area’s Raging Waters theme park to reopen this summer
San Francisco Examiner

Chevy, not Cruise, will be featured on Giants jerseys this season
San Francisco Standard

Ex-Disney exec backs San Francisco sales software startup
San Francisco Standard

Growing AI company quadruples its office space in San Francisco
Press Democrat

PD Editorial: Close California’s plastic shopping bag loophole
Gilroy Dispatch

State Parks recommends grant for Gilroy trail
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. beaches are littered with trash. Here’s why it’s worse this time of year