Today's News Roundup

Multifamily housing under construction in Sonoma County. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

KTVU

BART to dump excursion fare fee for riders
SF Gate

BART just adopted a major policy change to address excursion fare fee
San Francisco Chronicle

Data shows traffic crashes have dropped on most S.F. Slow Streets. Here’s by how much
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Slow Streets are here to stay after transportation board approves plan
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s Great Highway will remain car-free on weekends until 2025. This is how city will decide its future beyond that date
KQED

Will Casual Carpool Ever Come Back?
Mercury News

Changes to San Jose’s Hillsdale Avenue hit a nerve: Roadshow
New Geography

TRANSIT CARRIES 66.6% OF 2019 RIDERS IN SEPTEMBER
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sonoma County homebuyers are taking a break from purchase offers, waiting for interest rates to cool
Next City

This California City Needs Housing. But Is A New Development Destined To Burn?
San Francisco Chronicle

‘YIGBY’ bill to let churches build affordable housing is being revived — and a key shift could improve its chances
Mercury News

Building homes in ‘God’s backyard’: New bill would permit housing at California’s churches, mosques and synagogues
Press Democrat

Sonoma County education office buys Santa Rosa property for staff housing
East Bay Times

Tech firms plan more Bay Area job cuts: Juul Labs, Astra Space, Intel
Cal Matters

First-ever California offshore wind auction nets $402 million — so far