Today's News Roundup

Alameda Island in the foreground, with the San Francisco Bay, the Bay Bridge and San Francisco in the distance. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

KQED

Discovering Brooks Island, a Scenic Surprise in San Francisco Bay
Gilroy Dispatch

County installs solar panel array at San Martin animal center
Bay Nature

Rainy-Day Hikes in the Bay Area
Marin Independent Journal

Tiburon nears last phase of traffic study research
KQED

SF's Valencia Bike Lane Remodel Set to Begin February After Appeal Rejected
San Francisco Chronicle

Tesla stock jumps as Elon Musk unveils robotaxi plans for California
San Francisco Examiner

Effort launches to improve Moscone Center-Union Square route
San Francisco Standard

Boom Supersonic, and the promise of an airplane renaissance
Mercury News

Will the batteries that power electric buses stall California’s zero-emission mandates?
San Francisco Examiner

SF monthly rent nears post-pandemic peak
Fairfield Daily Republic

Fairfield has mixed views on possible chats with California Forever
Vallejo Times-Herald

City staff says delayed Broadway Project is now 85 percent done
San Francisco Examiner

Aurora Solar’s layoffs appear to have been wider than reported
Mercury News

Nvidia strikes deal with Sobrato to buy big Santa Clara tech campus