Today's News Roundup

Cyclists and pedestrians take advantage of the carfree Embarcadero in San Francisco for Sunday's Streets. — Credit

Noah Berger

Mercury News

$184 million in unpaid bridge tolls? Scores of Bay Area drivers face DMV liens under renewed crackdown
NBC Bay Area

Bay Area Agency to Collect Unpaid Bridge Tolls and Fees Totaling $180 Million
San Francisco Chronicle

BART rides will be half off in September, celebrating the transit agency’s 50th anniversary
Mercury News

Here’s why the Highway 17 median barriers are so short: Roadshow
SF Gate

Major delay hits entire BART system after computer failure
San Francisco Examiner

Are Cruise's self-driving cars ready for prime time
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain fires likely caused by mechanical issue
Mercury News

Downtown San Jose housing tower is still eyed despite VTA seizure plan
SF Gate

Jump in Mortgage Rates Could Add $100,000 to Housing Costs
Berkeleyside

With 26 stories, McDonald’s corner could one day have Berkeley’s tallest building
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area cities have spent millions cleaning up their stormwater. With controversial new guidelines, state regulators say the job isn’t finished
San Francisco Chronicle

Single-use plastic items to be banned from national parks, public lands
Associated Press

PG&E pledges net-zero emissions by 2040, will keep using gas