Today's News Roundup

An aerial image of Foster City showing homes and trees.

Mercury News

Roadshow quiz: Who remembers the double nickel speed limit?
San Francisco Examiner

Golden Gate Bridge tolls to increase Friday
MIT Technology Review

Public transport is ditching cash—but here’s why that’s ok
Route Fifty

Taking the Friction Out of Regional Transit Payments
Planetizen

Big City Transit Agencies Face Budget Shortfalls
NBC Bay Area

Bay Area Coalition Asks Governor for Housing Fund for Black Residents
San Jose Spotlight

A $9,000 mortgage in San Jose? That’s ‘reasonable,’ realtors say
NBC Bay Area

Santa Clara County Leaders Approve Affordable Housing Projects
SF Gate

Chevron selling Bay Area headquarters, paying for employees relocate to Houston
San Francisco Chronicle

Former Fry’s Electronics site in Palo Alto could include affordable housing, new park
SF Gate

How the Bay Area housing market is reacting to recent interest rate hikes
San Mateo Daily Journal

Strains hinder housing goals: Redwood City Council hears from residents
Cal Matters

Deal is close on recycling California’s plastic trash
San Francisco Chronicle

California’s drought means less water to go around. Who is winning the pursuit for water — and who is losing?