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

San Francisco Chronicle

Downtown’s back — and so is the traffic. S.F. is now among the nation’s most congested
Local News Matters

BART says year-over-year ridership rose 13.5% in December
Richmondside

BART riders can now book Uber rides on BART app
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Highway 121 reopens in Schellville after monthslong Caltrans project
Berkeleyside

Wildcat Canyon bicycle flow trail: How to tell EBRPD what you think
KOVR

Amtrak Capitol Corridor temporarily reducing train service through late February
Governing

Will Self-Driving Cars Short-Circuit Urban Public Transit?
Bloomberg

To drive down transportation costs and move the needle on affordability, Americans need to embrace living closer together.
San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County residents consider leaving the area
San Mateo Daily Journal

Half Moon Bay scopes an end to rent control
Mercury News

California ranks among worst states to retire in. Here’s why
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito seeks shoreline business input on sea-level plan
San Francisco Examiner

SF is back, but international tourism isn’t
Mercury News

Is the East Bay earthquake swarm finally over?
Press Democrat

Sonoma County old-growth redwood preserve set for expansion
San Francisco Chronicle

Mountain lion roaming S.F.’s Pacific Heights located by wildlife officials
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Marin shorebirds help track health of coastal ecosystem