Today's News Roundup

A bench sits in the foreground on a pier above the SF Bay in Berkeley, with the Sawtooth Building in the background on the left. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Mercury News

Editorial: Why Governor Newsom’s gas tax rebate proposal is a bad idea
Cal Matters

Here’s how state lawmakers want to help Californians facing high gas prices
Mercury News

Russian bombers biggest, but not only reason, for recent gas price increases: Roadshow
Napa Valley Register

A plan to improve traffic safety in the city of Napa is in the works
Berkeleyside

Berkeley BART stations set to have much less parking when housing gets built
Local News Matters

BART hoping to resume full Red Line service ‘in the coming weeks’ following power cable failure
San Francisco Examiner

Old BART cars will get new lives — from a beer bar to a bike shop
SF Gate

Why there's a delay in price hikes for airline travel out of SFO even as gas prices soar in the Bay Area
New York Times/SF Gate

California's Ambitious High-Speed Rail at a Crossroads
San Francisco Chronicle

The housing crisis is pushing both Bay Area landlords and tenants to the financial brink
East Bay Times

Could Berkeley environmental suit spur new reform?
Mercury News

Bubble watch: California doubles housing demands to 2.5 million by 2030
Press Democrat

Petaluma motel site in line for $15 million from state for homeless housing conversion
Marin Independent Journal

Marin races to distribute rental aid before evictions resume
San Jose Spotlight

COVID enters endemic phase, barriers to affordable housing
San Mateo Daily Journal

Planners OK apartments to replace El Rancho Inn
Mercury News

Prop. 13 offers higher tax breaks for California homeowners in White neighborhoods
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito reef project to study erosion effects
Napa Valley Register

Napa looks at sea level rise
KQED

Here's What We Gain From Preserving Nature's Sounds
SF Gate

Rain finally comes to the San Francisco Bay Area with more on the way
San Francisco Chronicle

Ships are killing whales off the California coast. Here's what experts say will save them