Today's News Roundup

Aerial view of Marin County, the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Richmond Standard

BART calls for artist submissions
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sonoma installs flashing beacons at crosswalk for pedestrian safety
Vallejo Times-Herald

Contract awarded for State Route 37/Fairgrounds Drive Interchange Improvement Project
New York Times

Trump Official Makes Video With a Message: Kill Congestion Pricing
Cal Matters

‘Too damn hard to build’: A key California Democrat’s push for speedier construction
San Francisco Chronicle

This 1,100-unit housing project has been rumored for nearly a decade. It’s finally breaking ground
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s how many Bay Area homeowners are using Prop 19 to pay lower property taxes
Mercury News

Transit village near San Jose train hub may expand with housing project
Berkeleyside

‘Vertical construction’ has begun at People’s Park, UC Berkeley says
San Francisco Chronicle

Small businesses around Civic Center rejoice at mayor’s back-to-office order
Mercury News

California orders nearly 100,000 workers to return to offices
San Francisco Chronicle

A pod of dolphins is frolicking at this San Francisco beach
Marin Independent Journal

Marin ranchers sue US over Point Reyes land deal
Fairfield Daily Republic

MTC preparing to go after new transit tax measure
San Francisco Chronicle

California could save this endangered fish. But federal funding under Trump just ended
Mercury News

VTA commuters urged to make backup plans as possible strike looms
San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley transit workers could strike as contract ends