Today's News Roundup

Alameda Island in the foreground, with the San Francisco Bay, the Bay Bridge and San Francisco in the distance. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Bloomberg

The Problem With Electric Trucks
New York Times

The Cities Reinventing Public Transit
The Guardian

Google Maps to show the lowest carbon route for car journeys
San Francisco Chronicle

Why this weekend could bring traffic of epic proportions to the Bay Area
East Bay Times

Bay Area air district will pay you up to $9,500 to swap your old car for an electric one. Here’s how.
Mercury News

4 rules for making a safe stop on the freeway shoulder: Roadshow
Fairfield Daily Republic

Caltrans safety plan receives national award
San Francisco Examiner

Muni employees face looming vaccine mandate: Service hangs in the balance
Local News Matters

Thank the pandemic: Bay Area freeways saw fewer deaths, faster speeds in 2020
Mercury News

BART village near downtown San Jose gets 400-home project update
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. supes say no to 316 micro-homes in Tenderloin over fear they would become 'tech dorms'
Press Democrat

Kashia Band of Pomo Indians get approval for affordable housing project, tribal headquarters in Windsor
San Francisco Chronicle

Draconid meteor shower peaks this week - here's how to see it in the Bay Area
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: When a Marin community commits to reduced carbon, it really means something
San Mateo Daily Journal

Peninsula Clean Energy launches upgrade program in San Mateo County