Today's News Roundup

An aerial view of San Francisco's skyline between the Bay Bridge and the Ferry Building. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

San Francisco Examiner

Cramped commute: BART already starting to shorten busy trains
Local News Matters

BART to increase service, ending all 30-minute frequencies on nights, weekends
Mercury News

How to contact the DMV for a special driving test: Roadshow
New York Times

We’re Taking New York City’s Streets Back — and Then We’re Coming for the Rest of the Country
NBC Bay Area

San Francisco celebrates public transportation with Transit Month
Marin Independent Journal

Golden Gate Bridge nears last phase of quake upgrades
Fairfield Daily Republic

FAST adds new transit service called FAST Connect
San Francisco Chronicle

Former Fox News host launches a proposed 2024 ballot measure to fix California’s housing crisis
Local News Matters

Gov. Newsom signs bill aimed to speed up affordable housing development across state
Berkeleyside

Berkeley’s Southside neighborhood could get taller buildings to house more students
San Francisco Chronicle

What San Francisco can learn from the collapse — and rebirth — of one U.S. city
Mercury News

Tech, biotech, non-tech layoffs jolt Bay Area with 900-plus job cuts
Mercury News

Return-to-office is a $1.3 trillion problem few have figured out
San Francisco Chronicle

Fisherman’s Wharf is in trouble. But it’s still more than a tourist trap
Cal Matters

California’s wildfire smoke and climate change: 4 things to know
Press Democrat

Flurry of sick and dying sea lions around Bodega Bay believed to be caused by bacterial disease
Local News Matters

Park service eyes end of tule elk controls at Point Reyes, hosts virtual meeting on plan