Today's News Roundup

Windswept bicycle commuters on the Berkeley ferry. — Credit

Peter Beeler

San Francisco Chronicle

Tax measure to fund Bay Area transit is dead for this year. Now what?
KQED

A Bill to Save Bay Area Transit From Fiscal Disaster Is Dead, at Least for Now
San Francisco Standard

Muni boss on the hot seat as San Francisco mayor’s race heats up
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain suspends weekend train service for last time
Intelligent Transport

FTA funding to enhance accessibility in U.S. transit systems
ABC7

Congressional Republicans demand information on California's high-speed rail project
San Francisco Chronicle

He claimed to ‘fast track’ projects through S.F. permitting. Clients say jobs turned into nightmares
San Francisco Chronicle

How far did favoritism go in S.F.’s notorious permit process? Battle over one chimney reveals tangled web
Berkeleyside

Measure P: Berkeley mulls millions for trees, marina, housing
Palo Alto Online

Why the housing supply is so bad in the San Francisco Bay Area
Local News Matters

Future of Stinson Beach at risk: Marin County examines options to combat rising sea levels
Mercury News

Raising a kid in California? They may have a college savings account you don’t know about.
Press Democrat

Marty Griffin dies at 103, leaving legacy of land conservation, environmental leadership
Fairfield Daily Republic

Pelicans rehabilitated in Fairfield return to the wild
Gilroy Dispatch

Open space preserve in Morgan Hill celebrates more access with new bridge
Cal Matters

California sides with big utilities, trimming incentives for community solar projects