Today's News Roundup

A photo looking up at the blue/cloudy sky with the top of the Salesforce Tower, some of the exterior facade of the new Transbay Terminal, and the silhouette of some budding tree branches all in the foreground. — Credit

Noah Berger

Mercury News

BART looks to public for input on how to make station roads safer
Mercury News

VTA seeks big new South Bay offices for future headquarters complex
Mercury News

SamTrans bus drivers stage sick-out amid union contract woes
San Mateo Daily Journal

Strike looms as a third of SamTrans workers call in sick
San Francisco Standard

Tickets galore: Traffic violations triple with SFPD enforcement push
San Francisco Examiner

Waymo says it used input from SF leaders to create new safety dashboard
Mercury News

San Jose International Airport’s new aviation director
San Francisco Chronicle

BART records highest ridership since start of COVID-19 pandemic
Planetizen

Van Ness BRT Speeds Travel by 36%, Earns Silver Designation
San Jose Spotlight

Mallon: Caltrain electrification is a win for sustainable transit
San Francisco Chronicle

This S.F. developer is ‘betting the house’ on the city’s recovery
Mercury News

More than 1,000 homes are eyed as replacement for San Jose golf course
KQED

Bay Area Rents Are Cooling. That Might Help College Grads
East Bay Times

Can AI help solve homelessness? Gov. Newsom thinks so
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: ‘Electrification roadmap’ a big step in right direction for Marin
Richmondside

A pollution-fighting urban forest in Richmond? You could help plant it
KPIX

Petaluma turns purple with plan to eliminate disposable-cup waste
Gilroy Dispatch

Program promotes STEAM education among Gilroy girls