Today's News Roundup

A woman uses a Clipper card at a VTA ticket machine. — Credit

Noah Berger

Cal Matters

Electric car mandate: California air board questions cost, practicality
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose transit workers raise alarm over spitting and assaults
Intelligent Transport

SamTrans to purchase zero-emission buses
Bloomberg

When Cities Made Monuments to Traffic Deaths
Local News Matters

With plastic in short supply, new Clipper card users can save $3 by choosing mobile option
San Francisco Chronicle

Haven’t paid your Bay Area bridge tolls? Your car registration could be blocked
KPIX

Bay Area Toll Authority to collect millions in unpaid tolls
NBC Bay Area

Bay Area Agency to Collect Unpaid Bridge Tolls and Fees Totaling $180 Million
Local News Matters

Bay Area Toll Authority to collect $180M in unpaid bridge tolls, late fees
Mercury News

BART approves first fare hike in over two years, $2.5 billion budget
Mercury News

Why ‘Watch out for pedestrians’ warning signs on freeway have merit: Roadshow
San Francisco Chronicle

Downtown S.F. on the brink: It’s worse than it looks
SF Gate

A fight over affordable housing in the Bay Area may tank the Oakland A’s Howard Terminal ballpark
Napa Valley Register

Plan to turn Napa vineyard into industrial land generates dispute
San Francisco Chronicle

The YIGBYs are back: Push to let churches build affordable housing on their land revived in California
SF Gate

Microplastics found in freshly fallen Antarctic snow for the first time
SF Gate

Bay Area weather service warns of dangerous heat on Friday: How hot will it get?
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Smart meters a key tool in conserving water
Bloomberg

To Get to Net Zero, This City Is Making a Map