Today's News Roundup

A view of San Francisco's skyline from the hills of Marin County. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA credits series of improvements for rising Muni ridership
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. spent nearly $2 billion on the Central Subway. Did it really help Chinatown
Press Democrat

Napa transit agency moving to increase Vine Transit bus fares
Vallejo Times-Herald

Weekend closures, detours planned on SR-37 in April, May for paving project
Reuters

US proposes to strengthen airline passenger wheelchair regulations
Fairfield Daily Republic

Dodd introduces wheelchair repair legislation
San Francisco Chronicle

A controversial housing plan in S.F.’s Tenderloin shifts shape again
San Francisco Standard

Despite housing crisis, SF just made it harder to build homes in some neighborhoods
SF Gate

New report lists a Bay Area suburb as the happiest city in the country
San Francisco Chr

With S.F. Macy’s closing, what will become of the iconic buildings? Experts weigh in
Wall Street Journal

Tech Layoffs Keep Coming. Why Is Head Count Barely Budging?
NBC Bay Area

More new jobs created in Silicon Valley in past year despite losses, report says
KQED

Sierra Braces for Winter Storm, With More Than 10 Feet of Snow Expected
San Francisco Chronicle

How back-to-back California storms are erasing fears about state’s water supply