Today's News Roundup

An aerial view of San Francisco's skyline between the Bay Bridge and the Ferry Building. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

San Francisco Examiner

As Van Ness bus lane finally opens, S.F. plans another for Geary
San Francisco Chronicle

It took 27 years and $300 million. Will S.F. Van Ness BRT improve traffic congestion?
Cal Matters

California contradiction: Ban gas cars later, but cushion gas prices now?
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain ridership up, just a bit
Napa Valley Register

Napa County looking at senior transportation
Mercury News

Recycled diapers may help pave the way to smoother roads: Roadshow
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose to lease VTA lot for safe parking program
San Jose Spotlight

Does Silicon Valley transit’s leadership need an overhaul?
San Francisco Chronicle

How one of the Bay Area’s most famous outdoor spaces nearly became a huge housing development
San Francisco Chronicle

A stalled housing project asks: Should we preserve Bay Area hillsides or watch ‘people move to Texas’?
San Francisco Chronicle

Migration to California fell from most states during the pandemic. Here’s where moves decreased most
Mercury News

Downtown San Jose green housing tower might add 300-plus homes, pocket parks
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael might boost funding for Canal housing effort
Marin Independent Journal

Marin interests make push for beavers in Lagunitas Creek
Mercury News

These Bay Area trees existed nowhere else on the planet. Did they survive a devastating wildfire?
San Francisco Chronicle

Storms arrive in the S.F. Bay Area, but is it the last chance for rain this season?