Today's News Roundup

Women at a farmers' market in Santa Rosa stand over a table filled with cucumbers, peppers, and other vegetables. — A farmers' market in Santa Rosa.

Smart Cities

Caltrain ridership up 47% after electrification
San Mateo Daily Journal

South City El Camino Real upgrades may reduce vehicle lanes
Berkeleyside

If you use the Richmond bridge bike lane, a big change is coming this week
Mercury News

Elias: Naming rights could ease California bullet train’s financial woes
Grandview Independent

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge restores emergency lane after six-year absence
Mercury News

Average price for a new car surpasses $50,000 for first time
Marin Independent Journal

Connolly reflects on housing, Highway 37, signed bills
Bloomberg

The Quest for a Cheaper E-Bike
Vallejo Times-Herald

Caltrans continues paving work next week on Highway 37
The Oaklandside

Nicole Brown-Booker sued Oakland over its busted sidewalks — and won
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco has a new power address for venture capitalists
Marin Independent Journal

Marin, Sonoma officials call for shorter Highway 101 carpool lane hours
Richmond Standard

AC Transit rolls out refreshed mobile app
KQED

The Latest Bay Area Recall Campaign Is Over a 6-Story Apartment Building
San Francisco Chronicle

This California town is battling the state's deepest housing conundrum
Mercury News

Poll: Housing industry is part of affordability problem
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco’s North Beach divided over proposal to loosen zoning rules
San Francisco Chronicle

Amazon reportedly plans up to 30,000 layoffs in one of tech’s biggest job cuts ever
San Francisco Examiner

San Francisco Market diverts 10 millionth pound of produce from landfill
Local News Matters

Vendors pitch in to keep Muir Woods open through month’s end amid federal shutdown
Local News Matters

Dungeness crab fishing fleet is stuck at dock by threat to whales