Today's News Roundup

The Benicia-MArtinez Bridge with a train in the foreground. — Credit

John Huseby

https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/contractors-rebuilding-costs-20036395.php

‘Not enough builders’: How L.A. fires could squeeze Bay Area
Local News Matters

Berkeley tenants buy apartments: A story of Black ownership and affordable housing
Local News Matters

High-profile San Jose office building might convert to housing site
San Mateo Daily Journal

All-time high for San Mateo County’s median home prices in 2024
Cal Matters

Why California keeps putting homes where fires burn
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s economic ranking plummets in key report, marking ‘brutal wake-up call’
San Francisco Chronicle

Downtown S.F. office prices bottomed out in 2024. Here’s why that’s a good thing
San Francisco Chronicle

As Walgreens closes more Bay Area stores, CEO says ‘locking things up’ hurts sales
Knee Deep Times

California Makes Biggest Downpayment Ever for One Region’s Climate-Ready Projects
San Francisco Examiner

$15M federal grant to help fund 300 EV chargers in SF
Knee Deep Times

Collecting and Unifying Regional Metrics on Wetland Health
Local News Matters

BART safety project means no train this weekend between Walnut Creek, Concord
Fairfield Daily Republic

Putah Creek salmon numbers down 77%, but Putah-hatched fish are back
San Mateo Daily Journal

Bad news for Burlingame’s Broadway grade separation
Mercury News

Dublin begins planning controversial boulevard extension project
Vallejo Times-Herald

Caltrans discusses changes to Sears Point to Mare Island Improvement Project
Richmondside

What’s Up: Richmond gets $9M to make streets safer
San Francisco Examiner

San Francisco looks to boost housing after another year of slow growth