Today's News Roundup

The Benicia-MArtinez Bridge with a train in the foreground. — Credit

John Huseby

CBS News

Justice Department asks U.S. appeals court to allow transit mask mandate
Vallejo Times-Herald

SolTrans offering free rides on Election Day
San Mateo Daily Journal

Litigation looms over California high-speed rail, development access in Millbrae
GCN

A step closer to seamless transit
San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland limits rent increases to 3% for rent-controlled apartments
East Bay Times

Rent control: Oakland will cap rent increases at 3% under new ordinance
Mercury News

Landmark San Jose office tower is due to be complete in 2023
Mercury News

Winehaven sues Richmond days after Point Molate housing plan nixed
East Bay Times

Alameda planning chief gets earful over new housing on Bay Farm Island
Napa Valley Register

Napa County, cities consider teaming up for climate action plan
San Francisco Examiner

Hunter’s Point could face ‘toxic soup’ of contaminants due to climate change
Bay Nature

Long-tailed Weasel Spotted in San Francisco’s Presidio for the First Time in a Century
Route Fifty

The Legal Clash Over a City’s Landmark Natural Gas Ban