Today's News Roundup

An aerial view of Contra Costa County. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

KRON

BART sets post-pandemic record for Saturday ridership — thanks to Chinese New Year Parade, Oakland Fans Fest
KTVU

BART looking for young budding poets in Bay Area
Mercury News

Saratoga council OKs $100,000 donation for Quito Road sidewalk improvements
Mercury News

Alameda County: Niles Canyon Road partially reopens after collapse during storm
Mercury News

No fare! Free bus rides raise questions of fairness, viability
KQED

Proposition A: Why SF Is Asking Voters For a $300 Million Affordable Housing Bond
Mercury News

A young couple searches for a first home in the Bay Area. What could they get for $500,000?
Mercury News

Section of massive East Bay development topples into loan delinquency
Mercury News

Americans have racked up a trillion dollars in credit card debt. That’s actually OK
San Francisco Chronicle

San Jose tries to fuel AI boom with hands-on approach to luring startups
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco hopes college students can save downtown. This university is already trying
Mercury News

Cisco plans to chop more than 700 Bay Area jobs in latest tech layoffs
Mercury News

Awaiting the count – gray whales population has been declining
Mercury News

Where California sea otters go, coastal erosion rates slow
SF Gate

The hidden 62nd floor of SF's Salesforce Tower controls what you see at night