Today's News Roundup

Aerial of housing developments, waterways and green space in Solano County. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Mercury News

Recent BART fiber optic cable theft cost agency $1+ million
Railway Age

California Investing $97MM in Rail Transit Projects
Fairfield Daily Republic

One-way traffic control coming to Miner Slough Bridge
KQED

San Francisco Airport’s Fear of Flying Clinic Welcomes Nervous Passengers Aboard
Contra Costa Herald

Connect Bay Area campaign raises nearly $3 million to support signature gathering for regional transit tax measure
Mass Transit

New California law expands protections for public transit workers
SFMTA

Podcast: The Road to City Hall
Mercury News

Homebuying burden quadrupled in California’s low-price counties
San Francisco Chronicle

Wealthy S.F. neighborhood’s 700-unit housing development to break ground after 10 years
Marin Independent Journal

Mill Valley reapproves city-led affordable housing project
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael commission approves 200-apartment high-rise
San Francisco Chronicle

Downtown S.F. towers project, stalled for years, auctioned off as planned reboot takes shape
Mercury News

Real estate deal for Fremont site may boost city’s manufacturing push
Vallejo Times-Herald

Solano County mayors address fallout of major closures
Vacaville Reporter

California Forever advocates for Maritime Prosperity Zone
San Francisco Chronicle

Doug McConnell, longtime host of ‘Bay Area Backroads,’ dies at 80
Marin Independent Journal

Doug McConnell, Marin television host and environmentalist, dies
Local News Matters

Spare the Air Alert extended through Saturday, banning wood burning in Bay Area
Mercury News

Baby sea lion rescued from Mountain View parking lot