Today's News Roundup

The Bay Bridge is illuminated against the night sky as lightning strikes overhead. — Credit

Noah Berger

Mercury News

Santa Clara County leaders will not opt-in to regional transit tax measure
Mercury News

Expect toll increases on Bay Area bridges in the new year
Richmondside

Richmond bridge toll increase
San Francisco Standard

‘I just walk on’: The people with good jobs who skip paying on Muni
KQED

BART Supports Renaming Oakland's Lake Merritt Station — if Someone Else Pays for It
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain to share headquarters with SamTrans in Millbrae
North Bay Business Journal

Napa Valley Transit Authority chief given distinguished service award
San Francisco Chronicle

$700-per-month S.F. sleeping pods lose approval over affordable housing dispute
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. hits 12-year low on housing production, but is the city set for the next boom?
Mercury News

300-plus unit San Jose housing tower could help fuel downtown revival
Cal Matters

California’s housing crisis has gotten worse, not better, over the last 30 years
Mercury News

Capital Club shutdown jolts San Jose businesses, creates opportunities
San Francisco Chronicle

Where are California’s tsunami hazard zones? Look up your address on this map
Mercury News

Tsunami warning: Was it a false alarm?
KQED

What Would a Tsunami in the Bay Area Actually Look Like?
Bay Nature

How Local Conservationists Are Planning for the Trump Era