Today's News Roundup

Alameda Island in the foreground, with the San Francisco Bay, the Bay Bridge and San Francisco in the distance. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

San Francisco Chronicle

A ballot measure that funds wider freeways? That’s the last thing the Bay Area needs
Cal Matters

Californians pay high gas prices and high gas taxes yet still drive on bad highways
Mercury News

Borenstein: $12.8 billion San Jose BART extension plan should be scrutinized. Here’s how.
San Francisco Chronicle

Mayor Breed’s new plan to reduce traffic deaths: Fewer right turns on red, car-free Haight Street
Local News Matters

Caltrain sends dozens of retired old diesel passenger trains to North Bay storage yard
San Francisco Examiner

SF leaders, advocates double down on Vision Zero after falling short
Local News Matters

Caltrain seeks new office for headquarters
San Francisco Chronicle

Ex-Caltrain pair accused of building themselves homes inside stations with public funds
Mercury News

Ex-Caltrain employee, contractor charged with building secret homes at train stations
The Oaklandside

Oakland is about to redesign one of its most dangerous roads—and you get to weigh in on the final plan
San Jose Spotlight

Sunnyvale’s ride-share proposal would help disadvantaged resident
Marin Independent Journal

Belvedere traffic tops survey of residents’ concerns
Fairfield Daily Republic

More changes ahead for McGary and Red Top Road intersection
San Francisco Chronicle

Renting versus buying a home: Has the math changed for today’s Bay Area real estate market?
Local News Matters

CoCo supervisors approve apartment project in rural Martinez that planners earlier denied
San Mateo Daily Journal

Belmont OKs affordable development cost increases
San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland’s top employers put up $10 million for new downtown safety initiatives
The Oaklandside

Oakland is bracing for yet another budget deficit
San Francisco Chronicle

Dungeness crab fishing season to close early, in April
Local News Matters

Bay Area braces for weekend storm: Wet, windy weather returns to region, say NWS