Today's News Roundup

An aerial photo of homes along the Bay's edge in Benicia. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Grist

One tiny chip is choking up America’s largest automotive factories
Fairfield Daily Republic

City Coach in line for $4.7M in transportation dollars
Mercury News

A very good Good Samaritan story: Roadshow
Marin Independent Journal

Marin switches paratransit vendors, ends deal with former Whistlestop
Marin Independent Journal

Drought: Marin faces tight timeline for emergency pipeline
Bloomberg

EVs could change the U.S. auto industry in more ways than expected
Bloomberg

The Next Best Electric Car Battery Is Here, Cheaper Than Ever
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Carlos City Council split on addressing housing needs in East Side Vision Plan
Vox

How the US made affordable homes illegal
SF Gate

SF's Millennium Tower fix will not resume as planned. Report shows work was causing further sinking.
Mercury News

How a workforce rent program aims to plug ‘missing middle’ affordable housing gap
Press Democrat

PD Editorial: A public duty to track affordable housing compacts
Fairfield Daily Republic

Vaca council to hear from public about plans for Montessa subdivision
San Francisco Examiner

Nimbytown: Will SF neighborhoods allow vacant hotels to house the homeless?
Local News Matters

With California’s rental market still tight, UC students struggle to find housing
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo loses ruling on housing
Marin Independent Journal

Point Reyes adopts controversial ranch, elk plan