Today's News Roundup

Looking down the tunnel and train tracks of an Amtrack train line, with a train on the right. — Credit

John Huseby

San Francisco Chronicle

The plan to rescue BART, Bay Area transit agencies from a death spiral is at risk of unraveling
Contra Costa Herald

Bay Area “Transit Transformation” gets $18 million boost
San Francisco Chronicle

California ZIP code with highest average income is a mansion-free area of S.F.
Marin IJ

San Anselmo crafts ballot measure on renter protections
Press Democrat

Will prevention as a strategy address Sonoma County homelessness?
Marin IJ

San Rafael lot eyed for 6-story affordable housing project
San Francisco Chronicle

California home prices hit a new record. How much higher could they go?
WSJ

Why a California Plan to Build More Homes Is Failing
LA Times

South Lake Tahoe split over proposal to tax property owners who leave homes vacant
Sacramento Bee

California big city mayors call for continued state homelessness funds
San Francisco Chronicle

Kaiser doctors in Northern California vote to unionize
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Sick and tired’: Alcatraz ferry workers strike amid tough labor talks
Mercury News

Walmart chops 500-plus jobs at two Bay Area tech hubs as layoffs widen
East Bay Times

Tesla under investigation over Fremont factory toxic emissions, and faces lawsuit over alleged health harms
East Bay Times

Bay Area cities suspend natural gas bans on new buildings
East Bay Times

How the promise of big energy savings in one Bay Area school district led to a $50 million controversy