Today's News Roundup

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

Karl Nielsen

Mercury News

High-speed rail reaches major milestone for route between Bay Area and Los Angeles
San Francisco Chronicle

‘It feels like a roller coaster’: Take a ride on S.F.’s steepest Muni route
East Bay Times

Bikes & bites: Three iconic Bay Area bike trails and where to eat along the way
Bloomberg

Mass Transit That Can Move a Megalopolis
Fairfield Daily Republic

Spering to head transit funding committee
Mercury News

FasTrak text messages seeking payments are a scam, California AG Bonta says
Petaluma Argus-Courier

In Bay Area first, Petaluma’s public bus services are now free
San Francisco Examiner

SF ‘truly in a new era’ as it must fast-track housing projects
San Francisco Standard

YIMBY dreams come true as state bill eliminates housing red tape
Mercury News

Where’s the toughest place to find an apartment in California?
Local News Matters

Priced out of town: Newark councilman quits, blames sky-high Bay Area housing market
San Francisco Chronicle

Two Bay Area tech companies to lay off hundreds of workers
KPIX

San Francisco Bay gray whale study underway
Napa Valley Register

Napa looks at sea level rise