Today's News Roundup

A view of the West Span of the Bay Bridge from Marin, with San Francisco in the background. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Mercury News

Here’s why to stay inside your vehicle when tow truck is on the way: Roadshow
Local News Matters

Dodd bill to turn Highway 37 into toll road clears state Senate, moves to Assembly
Vallejo Times-Herald

Roundtable being held Monday to discuss Highway 37
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose transit board fights bill that would reorganize leadership
San Jose Inside

VTA Board Gives New Bus Operators Big Boost in Pay
Next City

Are Elected Boards the Ticket to Better Transit?
NBC Bay Area

Filipino-Japanese Cable Car Gripman Has a Grip on San Francisco's History
San Francisco Chronicle

The Bay Bridge opens in 1936
San Francisco Examiner

A historian reflects on San Francisco's transportation system
San Francisco Chronicle

Home prices are still skyrocketing in most migration hotspots – but not in this California city
Mercury News

Bay Area home prices go up again, but experts say a cooldown is coming
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: $1.2M shows Marin taking greater responsibility for Golden Gate Village
Berkeleyside

To boost affordable housing, Berkeley looks to buy, not just build
New York Times

Twilight of the NIMBY
SF Gate

Mount Tamalpais receives nearly 3 inches of rain
Marin Independent Journal

State seeks to regulate salmon-killing tire chemical
Marin Independent Journal

Marine Mammal Center reopens after 2-year overhaul
Local News Matters

Increase in Bay Area suburban bear sightings has experts puzzled, but hunger likely cause