Today's News Roundup

A windmill and the rolling hills of Alameda County. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

San Francisco Examiner

San Francisco’s Lake Street could be among first closed to through-traffic permanently
Local News

More than 100 dead or dying pine trees removed to prevent fires along Hwy. 24
Patch

Martinez Roads Ranked: See How They Compare To Rest Of Bay Area
Patch

Cupertino's Roads Ranked: How They Compare To Rest Of Bay Area
San Francisco Chronicle

Hundreds of S.F. employees are under quarantine as omicron strains city services
Mercury News

Why won’t BART change its gates to stop the fare cheaters? Roadshow
North Bay Business Journal

Caltrans rolling out SMART rail plan linking Sonoma, Marin, Solano counties
Bloomberg

How the Pandemic Supercharged Sprawl
Marin Independent Journal

Marin coast project aims for turtle restoration
San Francisco Chronicle

Low numbers of baby salmon portend disaster for endangered California fish
Cal Matters

No, California’s drought isn’t over. Here’s why.