Today's News Roundup

Looking up at the Salesforce Tower and the decorative exterior metal latticework of the Transbay Terminal. — Credit

Noah Berger

San Francisco Chronicle

The three-day office week is killing BART. Will the Bay Area pay higher taxes to save it?
Local News Matters

AC Transit realigns bus routes, introduces new services without increasing costs
The Oaklandside

AC Transit’s long-awaited bus plan, assailed by advocates and drivers as racist, is moving forward
San Mateo Daily Journal

SamTrans reaches agreement with Teamsters union, still negotiating with ATU
Mass Transit

BART opens new escalator at Embarcadero Station
Knee Deep Times

Pros and Cons of Hydrogen in the Climate Space
Local News Matters

San Francisco transit system’s post-pandemic ridership exceeds 500K, highest since 2020
Mercury News

Walters: What’s behind the political theater over California’s high gas prices?
Bloomberg

What It Takes to Make City Solutions Go Viral
San Francisco Chronicle

California Highway Patrol catches driver using plastic skeleton for carpool lane access
San Francisco Standard

The actually successful downtown SF mall is for sale
ABC7

California is in serious need of housing. Is Proposition 5 the solution?
San Francisco Examiner

Revised office-vacancy figures hint at SF turnaround, real-estate firm says
San Francisco Examiner

Metreon owner selling downtown SF mall in new listing
San Francisco Chronicle

Intel to cut hundreds of tech jobs in Northern California
Bay Nature

The Backstory on Pacifica’s Whale Bonanza
Knee Deep Times

Don’t Count on Kelp to Buffer the Coast
Mercury News

There’s still time to see a spectacular comet, before it’s gone, maybe forever
Napa Valley Register

Napa County approves huge floating solar panel array