Today's News Roundup

A white bird perches and spreads its wings on the grass marsh of the Alviso Slough. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Berkeleyside

Guerrilla bus benches continue to pop up in Berkeley as city efforts stall
Local News Matters

BART ridership continues to tick-up post-pandemic with help of SF, Oakland events
Marin Independent Journal

SMART seeks public comments on 5-year plan
Vallejo Times-Herald

SolTrans provides free rides for election on March 5
Local News Matters

Hitting where it Hertz: Lawsuit says rental car giant discriminates against disabled drivers
Mercury News

California homebuilding permits drop, but decline was less than US slide
San Francisco Chronicle

California lawmakers want to crack down on corporate landlords. Could it backfire?
Local News Matters

Santa Clara County deal brings teacher housing to Cupertino aimed at easing living costs
San Jose Spotlight

Hundreds of homes coming to north Santa Clara neighborhood
San Mateo Daily Journal

Millbrae’s draft housing element state-approved
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Macy’s to close in devastating blow to downtown
San Francisco Chronicle

Behind the Macy’s closure: ‘This is a Union Square problem. Not a San Francisco problem’
San Francisco Chronicle

Rivian to cut 150 Bay Area jobs as stock hits all-time low
Mercury News

Biggest storm of the year to bring up to 10 feet of snow and “near to impossible” travel conditions to Sierra this week