Today's News Roundup

Design teams make their trek on the walkway of the Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge as the sun sets. — Design teams make their trek at sunset on the walkway of the Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge in Alameda County.

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Karl Nielsen

Los Angeles Times

Why trade unions oppose stopping California freeway expansion
Smart Cities

Transit agencies struggle to access funding, rights-of-way, due to complex governance structures
Press Democrat

Santa Rosa road network could fail without added maintenance dollars, officials say
Financial Times

Powering electric cars: the race to mine lithium in America’s backyard
San Jose Spotlight

Remembering Norm Mineta
San Francisco Chronicle

Is Mayor London Breed’s new S.F. supervisor pick a YIMBY? Here’s Matt Dorsey’s stance on housing
Mercury News

Report: Where Bay Area cities rank in workers returning to the office
Mercury News

Economic shocks yet to strike Bay Area home prices
Local News Matters

San Jose officials tighten water restrictions for new developments
Cal Matters

Anti-worker or pro-worker? Why labor unions are fighting over a housing bill
San Francisco Chronicle

Divers pulled 25,000 pounds of trash from Lake Tahoe. Now they want to clean more Sierra lakes
Associated Press

Earth given 50-50 chance of hitting key warming mark by 2026