Today's News Roundup

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

Noah Berger

Mercury News

Bay Area transit will get a bailout, Newsom says. But it may not be the $750 million they wanted
San Francisco Chronicle

Newsom revives $750 million loan for Bay Area transit, but questions loom for BART, Muni
San Francisco Examiner

Newsom embraces concept, if not details, of Bay Area transit bailout
The Oaklandside

AC Transit sought a $523,000 security grant — in exchange for ICE cooperation
Mercury News

Southwest Airlines coming to Sonoma County airport
Vallejo Times-Herald

Roadwork underway in Vallejo for a smoother ride for motorists
San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley street cleaning crew is swept away
Mercury News

Are EVs really better for the environment? Study checks role of coal, battery and range
Local News Matters

Marin County supes respond to grand jury report by encouraging cities to build housing
The Oaklandside

Federal judge scraps landlord lawsuit over Oakland, Alameda County eviction bans
San Francisco Chronicle

Working from home is down in S.F. Here’s how it compares with other cities
San Francisco Chronicle

NBA All-Star game generated $328 million in economic impact to S.F. and Bay Area
San Francisco Examiner

Uber, Lyft drivers cheer as Legislature green-lights unionization
Mercury News

California’s biggest inland oil pipeline on course to shut, imperiling shipments to Bay Area refiners
Richmondside

Hilltop Plaza in Richmond — a ‘sort of’ shopping center in need of a new beginning
Fairfield Daily Republic

Special shipbuilding legislation stays in drydock; path forward possible
San Francisco Chronicle

How Bay Area incomes changed in past year — and how they compare with other areas
San Francisco Chronicle

Trump administration seeks to roll back rule prioritizing conservation on public lands across California, nation
Local News Matters

Trump reversed policies supporting EVs — it will affect the road to clean electricity, too
Richmond Standard

Richmond invited to Coastal Cleanup and Trashure Hunt
San Francisco Chronicle

This Bay Area snake is one of the nation’s most beautiful — and rare. Can scientists save it?
San Francisco Chronicle

Shift in Bay Area weather will end rain and give way to heat, dry conditions
Associated Press

Study links more frequent and severe heat waves to pollution from major fossil fuel producers