Today's News Roundup

A bench sits in the foreground on a pier above the SF Bay in Berkeley, with the Sawtooth Building in the background on the left. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

San Francisco Chronicle

This S.F. intersection got some unusual speed bumps. Here’s what they’re for
San Francisco Chronicle

No more glass panels on S.F. Muni bus shelters? This change could shift transit’s ‘losing battle’ against vandalism
Mercury News

Can you get a ticket for not using your turn signal? Roadshow
Press Democrat

Supervisors approve funding to keep Sonoma County Transit free for college students, local routes
Berkeleyside

City Council to reconsider controversial plan for Hopkins Street bike lanes
The Oaklandside

The road ahead: A conversation with Fred Kelley, Oakland’s new transportation director
Route Fifty

A Major City Moves to Ban Right Turns on Red
Los Angeles Times

A streetcar is coming to downtown Santa Ana. Will it fast track gentrification?
Local News Matters

Caltrans touts new fleet of rail cars providing San Joaquins service a more comfortable ride
East Bay Times

California gas rebates coming this month. How much will you get?
San Mateo Daily Journal

Impacts of 54-unit townhome project scoped in Redwood City
San Francisco Examiner

Fourplex revival: S.F'.s quest for density might not be dead, after all
Silicon Valley Business Journal

San Jose's housing market has gone from hot to not
The New Yorker

False Choices and Familiar Stories in a California Homeless Encampment
New York Times

What Will Happen to a Scofflaw, His Composting Toilet and Two Acres of Land?
NBC Bay Area

Watch: Zillow Economist Discusses Impact of Rising Mortgage Rates
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s economic pain: 25% office vacancy, more tech layoffs and plunging venture capital funding
San Francisco Examiner

Like a real-life horror show, San Francisco Bay algal bloom is expected to return
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo is still pushing gas phaseout
Mercury News

This common item is on the way out at California grocery stores