Today's News Roundup

A white bird perches and spreads its wings on the grass marsh of the Alviso Slough. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

San Francisco Standard

Cost of San Francisco Downtown Rail Extension Swells to $8.2B
Mercury News

Dumbarton Bridge eastbound closed overnight next week: Roadshow
SF Gate

'Regularly used' East Bay road to be closed for 2 more years
San Francisco Chronicle

Cruise to pause driverless taxi operations in all markets
San Francisco Chronicle

Facing ‘fiscal cliff,’ BART directors suggest consolidating with other Bay Area transit agencies
Mercury News

San Jose BART extension, beset by cost increases and timeline delays, gets $375 million in state funding
Wall Street Journal

Investors Like New York Subways. San Francisco's BART? Not So Much.
Bloomberg

A New White House Plan to Create Affordable Housing: Convert Empty Office Buildings
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose affordable housing for families to break ground
The Oaklandside

Oakland wants to turn 5 buildings into homeless housing
Local News Matters

Historic Julia Morgan cottages, once part of Angel Island, to be rebuilt with state grant
New York Times

San Francisco Has a New Slogan, and Not Everyone Is a Fan
San Francisco Chronicle

How to get a handle on your e-waste