Today's News Roundup

Aerial shot of South Bay Salt Ponds during the Resilient by Design South Bay tour. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

SF Gate

Bart Sees Strong Start To 2026 With 4.6M January Trips, But Budget Crisis Persists
Local News Matters

SMART decision: North Bay voters to consider a 30-year extension for rail system sales tax
San Mateo Daily Journal

Millbrae requests BART station remain open
Mercury News

‘Like an Uber Share’ but public: South Bay city to bring low-cost, rideshare-style public transit service
KGO-TV

Traffic safety improvements made in Oakland's Chinatown to ensure safe routes to schools
San Jose Spotlight

Mountain View terminates license plate camera contract
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. leaders propose cutting city’s transfer tax to spur stalled housing projects
Mercury News

San Jose pilot program will convert nearly 200 units at downtown high-rise into housing for middle-income earners
SF Gate

Wealthy Bay Area town makes a charter bid to sidestep mandated housing
Mercury News

Raley’s to close Antioch store and slash dozens of jobs
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito softens stance on ‘formula retail’
Mercury News

Lucid slashes hundreds of East Bay jobs as electric car maker fights red ink
San Francisco Chronicle

Fog Tracker: San Francisco, Bay Area weather and visibility map
Local News Matters

Elephant seals at famed Año Nuevo colony test positive for highly infectious bird flu
Marin Independent Journal

Marin schools receive statewide environmental honors