Today's News Roundup

Aerial shot of South Bay Salt Ponds during the Resilient by Design South Bay tour. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

NBC Bay Area

BART Reports Grim Financial Outlook, May Seek New Tax to Boost Revenue
Mercury News

Some crosswalks are painted, some aren’t, and none can magically stop a car: Roadshow
Washington Post

1 in 3 Metrobus rides goes unpaid amid rise in fare evasions during pandemic
Mercury News

California becomes first U.S. state to hit 1 million plug-in cars
Vacaville Reporter

Community invited to transportation town hall
Fairfield Daily Republic

Dodd schedules town hall session on transportation
San Francisco Chronicle

Telework isn’t the only hurdle for Bay Area transit. It has to get past people’s ‘psychology of fear’
KQED

Transit Breakdown (Literally): BART's Big Budget Trouble, Anemic Ridership and Whether the 'Normal' Commute Will Ever Return
SF Gate

I miss BART's glory days, will they ever return?
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Carlos commissioners are split on outreach time frame for permanent SB 9 ordinance
Napa Valley Register

SB 9 applications trickle into Napa County
Cal Matters

Why is a tenant protection bill failing in the California Legislature, again?
Bloomberg

Confederate Street Names Bring Lower Home Prices
SF Gate

There’s one ‘affordable’ home for every 3,500 middle-class homebuyers in this Bay Area city
San Francisco Chronicle

COVID eviction battles have moved to the Bay Area suburbs
San Francisco Chronicle

Livermore affordable housing project wins legal battle, but still could be delayed
San Francisco Chronicle

These are the hottest real estate neighborhoods in each Bay Area county
Mercury News

San Jose has OK’d $45 million in fee waivers for downtown developers. What’s the result?
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Petaluma introduces ‘age-friendly’ housing design ordinance
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito mulls racial covenants in city historical document
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Ultimately, Golden Gate Village presentation a needed push toward community consensus
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose breaks ground on affordable housing in police parking lot
Gilroy Dispatch

Santa Clara Supes approve $75.5M for affordable homes
Petaluma Argus-Courier

‘The Switch is On’: Petaluma resident’s statewide campaign in climate change fight