Today's News Roundup

The San Francisco skyline as seen from the bay coming from Oakland. — Credit

Peter Beeler

San Francisco Examiner

What Clipper Card 'tap and go' transition means for SF transit
San Francisco Standard

Want to save Muni? Here’s how much you’ll have to pay in taxes
San Francisco Chronicle

Waymo traffic jam goes viral: Robotaxis butt heads on dead-end S.F. street
The Oaklandside

Oakland receives $800k grant to boost e-bike program
SF Gate

End of an era approaching for Bay Area ferry service
KGO-TV

South Bay BART extension picking up steam with massive underground tunnel construction
KTVU

Bay Area bridge tolls rising January 1
San Francisco Chronicle

California law turned a four-story site into a 25-story tower. S.F. is scrambling to catch up
San Francisco Chronicle

The race to succeed Nancy Pelosi is now a proxy battle for S.F. housing politics
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. promised to crack down on RVs a month ago. Here’s how it’s going
The Oaklandside

Getting a permit to build in Oakland has been hellish. Will sweeping new reforms work?
Local News Matters

Menlo Park measure limiting housing on downtown parking lots heads to next year’s ballot
Fairfield Daily Republic

Critic of Suisun City expansion calls on LAFCO to force exhaustive planning
Mercury News

California home prices won’t crash or soar in 2026, Zillow says
San Francisco Chronicle

Here are the wealthy donors behind downtown S.F.’s revitalization fund
Mercury News

Foreclosure of East Bay office hub shows plunging property values
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. business tax revenue could jump 11% with tech boom — but city deficit may still hit $1 billion
San Francisco Chronicle

Cascadia mega-fault expert spells out earthquake link to Bay Area
Press Democrat

Coho salmon found in Sonoma Coast creek for first time in 60 years
NBC Bay Area

What to know about attribution science