Today's News Roundup

An aerial shot of the Alviso Slough. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Mercury News

Ride Caltrain and SamTrans for free, Bay Area airports to get upgrades, new Martinez shuttle
San Francisco Examiner

Valencia Street bike-lane move could begin as soon as January
Alameda Post

Slow Streets, Public Transit, and Major Tube Closures
Associated Press

A capsule has been propelled through a hyperloop test tube in a step forward for the transit system
Gilroy Dispatch

Market factors lead to increase in renters in South County
Press Democrat

What’s a woonerf? Proposed 126-unit apartment complex in Cotati to include Dutch concept
Vallejo Times-Herald

What will happen to the Bay Area’s millions of square feet of closed mall space?
Mercury News

You need to make $300,000 to afford a starter home in San Jose
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. proposal poised to spread rent control in city. But the choice is up to California voters
The Oaklandside

The Port of Oakland is seeking new ideas for developing Howard Terminal
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area EV-charging company cuts workforce following 28% decline in revenue
Mercury News

Tech, biotech job cuts jolt Bay Area as two green energy firms stumble
San Francisco Chronicle

The future of California’s iconic fog is in limbo. Here’s what scientists say
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Graton Rancheria acquires prized Marin coastal property in ‘land back’ conservation deal
San Francisco Chronicle

California’s endangered gray wolf population doubles with year’s new pups
Cal Matters

‘I won’t let them drink the water’: The California towns where clean drinking water is out of reach