Today's News Roundup

An aerial photo of homes along the Bay's edge in Benicia. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area FasTrak scams are surging again. This is how to spot them
Local News Matters

BART’s taller, stronger new fare gates swing into operation at Civic Center Station in SF
Axios

How parking meters became ubiquitous in San Francisco
San Jose Spotlight

Cupertino to upgrade bike lanes along major road
Gilroy Dispatch

Gourmet Alley construction update
Route Fifty

Trump, Harris offer starkly different paths on transportation policy
Vancouver Sun

TransLink employee takes nine-day journey from Vancouver to Tijuana — on public transit
Napa Valley Register

Transit oriented development in Napa
SF Gate

Hoping to cut San Francisco rents, supervisors approve software-pricing ban
Mercury News

As workers return to the office, residents are moving back to cities, driving up home prices
San Francisco Standard

Caravan of the unwanted: Upheaval in condemned RV community shows the city has no plan
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. doesn’t really know how many people are homeless in the city. Here’s what experts say could help
Marin Independent Journal

Marin approves controversial rural housing linked to retail expansion
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose school bond could fund teacher housing
Mercury News

East Bay candy factory will shut down after selling site two years ago
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area tech layoffs: Intel reportedly to cut thousands of jobs in major cost-saving move
Local News Matters

EPA awards San Francisco Estuary Partnership $10.6M for Bay Area watershed projects
San Francisco Chronicle

Yosemite rock climbers aid big comeback for once-endangered bird species