Today's News Roundup

A bench sits in the foreground on a pier above the SF Bay in Berkeley, with the Sawtooth Building in the background on the left. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Marin Independent Journal

Marin transit operators refine coordination of schedules
Railway Age

USDOT: $258MM for Calif. Transportation Infrastructure Projects
KQED

Lurie Makes Final Picks for Major New SF City Hall Roles Ahead of Inauguration
Mercury News

San Jose Airport passenger trips show sluggish holiday travel pattern
Associated Press

Flying taxis are on the horizon as aviation soars into a new frontier
San Francisco Chronicle

Mega-development could transform S.F. railyards into cluster of towers — one 850 feet tall
San Francisco Examiner

New report raises hopes for ‘social housing’ in San Francisco
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s Union Square betting on a giant nude sculpture to help revive shopping district
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s Union Square betting on a giant nude sculpture to help revive shopping district
Mercury News

Santa Clara’s Great America theme park lease could be terminated in three years: new docs
https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/01/no-solutions-from-leaders-fr-unemployment-benefits-fund/

California’s $20 billion unemployment debt is looking like a political hot potato
KPIX

President Jimmy Carter left behind huge environmental legacy