Today's News Roundup

A construction worker working on the roof of an unfinished house. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Mass Transit

Clipper BayPass pilot program to provide around 50,000 Bay Area residents free access to bus, rail and ferry services
Palo Alto Online

Report finds Bay Area roads remain in rough shape
Richmond Standard

Richmond council seeks study on pollution impacts of I-580 congestion
San Mateo Daily Journal

SamTrans changes bus routes for schools in San Mateo County
San Francisco Standard

A New Climate Grant Means Free E-Bikes for SF Delivery Workers
Bloomberg

US Traffic Safety Is Getting Worse, While Other Countries Improve
New York Times

Los Angeles Pedestrians Look Forward to Relaxed Jaywalking Law
San Francisco Chronicle

How San Francisco’s infamous 469 Stevenson project just helped gut California’s housing laws
The Oaklandside

Oakland explores new model for funding affordable housing development
Mercury News

Elon Musk Plans to eliminate almost 3,700 Twitter employees to cut costs
San Francisco Chronicle

Elon Musk plans to fire half of Twitter’s workers Friday, report says
SF Gate

Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes far off California coast
San Francisco Chronicle

Plastic bags are supposed to be recyclable in California. The attorney general suspects they are not