Today's News Roundup

39 seagulls perch on shallow water of a bay, and one flies with an extended wingspan. The water is the same light-orange-beige color as the sky above. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Mercury News

California legislation would speed up light-rail, bus lane conversions, exempting them from environment review
Marin Independent Journal

Highway 37 project critics raise concerns about fairness
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain’s Celebration Train commemorates Martin Luther King Jr Day
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. to unveil its most ambitious bicycle plan in years, targeting hundreds of routes for upgrades
San Francisco Examiner

SF traffic is second-slowest in US — and getting worse
Railway Age

Transit Briefs: BART’s Passenger Information System being updated
The Oaklandside

OUSD doesn’t offer school buses for most students. Elementary schools are seeing the consequences
Mercury News

San Ramon mixed-use neighborhood creates medical hub to speed housing
San Francisco Examiner

Rising SF office sales hint at commercial real-estate rebound
San Francisco Chronicle

Longtime market in heart of downtown San Mateo to close, with dozens of layoffs
San Francisco Examiner

SF green-tech startup cutting dozens of jobs again
Marin Independent Journal

Marin climate change risks assessed in ‘biosphere’ report
San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara tackles gas emission reductions
KPIX

California prepares to fight to protect coast during second Trump presidency