Today's News Roundup

Press Democrat

Gallaher family, longtime SMART foes, pay for book that slams North Bay commuter train ahead of key tax election in June
APTA News

From Policy to Practice: Making Data Governance Real in Public Transit
San Mateo Daily Journal

Eminent domain for 101, Woodside project in Redwood City
Independent News

BART Staff Proposes Possible Closure Of Tri-Valley Stations
KQED

The Rise and Fall of Bay Area Streetcar Transit System
Richmond Standard

Changes upcoming to Richmond Ferry schedule
San Francisco Examiner

Bayview bike ride to commemorate Black History Month in SF
Bloomberg

How Zoning Won. In 1926, the Supreme Court’s Euclid decision enshrined zoning in US cities.
San Francisco Chronicle

Famed chef Thomas Keller criticizes Bay Area town’s plan to build workforce housing
San Jose Spotlight

Super Bowl gave San Jose and Santa Clara major economic boost
San Francisco Standard

Can SF’s theaters save Mid-Market? This lawmaker says it’s showtime
Mercury News

49ers Hall of Famer Steve Young’s HGGC raises new $3.2 billion fund, beating target
San Francisco Chronicle

Two retailers are returning to Union Square — in the same locations where they closed
San Francisco Chronicle

California wine giant Gallo closing facility, laying off workers at four other locations
San Francisco Examiner

Anti-trash activists want SF to ban plastic cigarette filters
San Francisco Chronicle

Trump is funding climate projects in red states but canceling them in California, lawsuit charges
Knee Deep Times

A Rare Plant Tough Enough to Save the Future Bayshore