Today's News Roundup

Alameda Island in the foreground, with the San Francisco Bay, the Bay Bridge and San Francisco in the distance. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

San Jose Spotlight

Major Mountain View intersection gets new traffic signal
KPIX

Transportation commission investigating false toll fee claims in Solano County's new express lanes
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain finances improve but major gaps remain
Daily Cal

Newsom’s budget proposes short-term loans for cash-strapped Bay Area transit agencies
Marin Independent Journal

SMART tax renewal pitch heads to district board
Richmond Standard

AC Transit service changes coming in February
Local News Matters

VTA board approves wildlife crossings under Highway 101, Monterey Road and rail lines
San Mateo Daily Journal

$200M going for road upgrades
Marin Independent Journal

Highway 101 flooding solution in central Marin remains years away
Marin Independent Journal

Highway 101 flood in Marin prompts calls for better communication
Marin Independent Journal

Corte Madera path project gets $60K funding boost
KTVU

Piedmont kids ride bikes together after AC transit bus route eliminated
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Collaboration key for Marin affordable housing plans
SF Gate

Experts predict what's next for the Bay Area housing market in 2026
Bay Nature

Underneath California Forever
San Francisco Chronicle

This Bay Area exurb is full of McMansions — and may be the ‘next frontier’ of the housing crisis
San Francisco Chronicle

These San Francisco neighborhoods have hit record high home prices
San Francisco Standard

This housing policy was too radical for CA Dems — until Trump embraced it
Gilroy Dispatch

Gavilan celebrates one year at new Hollister campus
Mercury News

Why earthquake swarms happen — and what they mean for California
Marin Independent Journal

Marin’s king tide preparations worked — until they didn’t
KQED

Bay Area Climate Stories We’re Watching This Year