Today's News Roundup

Marin County's eastern shore, with the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco in the background. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

New York Times

M.T.A. Averts Fiscal Crisis as New York Strikes Budget Deal
Petaluma Argus-Courier

SMART to begin Friday, Saturday evening service
Marin Independent Journal

Marin Transit to end some services amid low ridership
Berkeleyside

Update: 7-week closure of Gilman Street approach to I-80 starts Tuesday
San Francisco Chronicle

Two Marin County communities are trying to rein in ‘reckless’ teens on speedy e-bikes
Mercury News

‘Jerk’ bicyclists are a bigger danger than cars, Roadshow reader says
Cal Matters

Changing the world, one electric truck at a time
Bloomberg

A Plea for Rethinking America’s Parking Addiction
San Francisco Chronicle

California sues city of Elk Grove for rejecting affordable housing project
Marin Independent Journal

Marin officials envision training, housing center for firefighters
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose budget could reallocate affordable housing funds
San Francisco Chronicle

California’s population is still shrinking. These Bay Area counties lost people
Cal Matters

California’s next housing crackdown could force cities to plan more homeless shelters
SF Gate

Saks Off 5th in downtown San Francisco slated to permanently close
San Francisco Chronicle

What First Republic’s collapse could mean for other Bay Area banks
Mercury News

Bay Area tech layoff plans in 2023 already top the total for all of 2022
Mercury News

California flooding: 80% of Sierra Nevada snowpack hasn’t melted yet
San Francisco Chronicle

California’s historic snowpack remains massive. And it’s not melting that fast
Marin Independent Journal

Bolinas Lagoon wetlands project gets another $325K in county funding