Today's News Roundup

Pelican on a fence with a ferry and the Bay Bridge West Span in the distance.

Local News Matters

Dodd legislation proposes Highway 37 toll to help fund ‘critical improvements’
Marin Independent Journal

Bill proposes Highway 37 tolls for traffic, flooding upgrades
Napa Valley Register

Ground broken for $41 million Napa bus maintenance yard
Napa Valley Register

Napa County pushing ahead with various traffic projects
Washington Post

A highway paved with recycled diapers may change the cloth vs. disposables debate
Mercury News

Empty trains, deserted stations cost taxpayers billions. Will BART, VTA and Caltrain riders ever return?
Mercury News

Editorial: San Jose BART extension needs cost, timeline transparency
Local News Matters

BART to operate on all 5 lines on Sundays, extend Sunday schedule to midnight
Mercury News

Construction begins on $12 million mountain lion crossing on Highway 17 in Santa Cruz Mountains
San Francisco Chronicle

How the Great Highway, JFK Drive closures changed the way people experience San Francisco
Mercury News

Pedestrian says her strategy makes drivers stop: Roadshow
Mercury News

‘Sure, tell me about the warranty on my ’46 Buick’: Roadshow
San Francisco Chronicle

The Bay Area’s hottest real estate neighborhood is a tiny waterfront community. Here’s what it’s like to live there
KQED

Why Black Women Are More Likely to Face Eviction
SF Gate

The next affordable city is already too expensive
San Francisco Examiner

One solution to the housing crisis? Build taller
FiveThirtyEight

The Lasting Legacy Of Redlining
Local News Matters

Berkeley holds lottery for 88 affordable apartments; deadline to apply is Feb. 23
San Mateo Daily Journal

Why cities in San Mateo County are planning for new levels of growth
San Francisco Chronicle

With no more rent control for their refurbished apartments, these S.F. tenants are seeing rents soar
San Mateo Daily Journal

Half Moon Bay requires construction be electric
SF Gate

As elephant seals multiply and spread out in Point Reyes, park service urges caution