Today's News Roundup

Looking down the length of the two spans of the Carquinez Bridge.

Mercury News

Illegal merging from express lanes a big problem around Bay Area: Roadshow
Reuters

App to help blind people navigate public transit to debut
Cal Matters

Going electric: California car mandate would hit mechanics hard
Bloomberg

Surge Reported in Number of Pedestrians Injured by E-Scooters
Los Angeles Times

Congestion pricing? Free buses? Monorails? How L.A.’s next mayor could change your commute
San Jose Spotlight

UPDATE: Affordable housing approved near San Jose’s Roosevelt Park
San Mateo Daily Journal

11,000 new housing units sought in San Mateo
Bloomberg

Effective Zoning Reform Isn’t as Simple as It Seems
San Francisco Chronicle

‘We’ve lost our communities’: Marin County temporarily halts new short-term rental applications in Stinson Beach, other coastal towns
East Bay Times

Concord rejects housing developers’ power play, but won’t kill partnership
NBC Bay Area

Watch: Discussing Investigation on Bay Area Housing Market
Knee Deep Times

Cruising the San Pablo Spine — A Green Streets Test Lab
NBC Bay Area

How AI is Becoming Part of the Fight Against California Wildfires
Napa Valley Register

Napa Valley Vine Trail's St. Helena-to-Calistoga segment breaks ground