Today's News Roundup

A rushing river cuts through farmland in Napa County. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Fairfield Daily Republic

Spering stays on as Solano representative to MTC
KRON

Bay Area transit system is the highest-rated in the nation
SF Gate

A car-free Embarcadero? These San Francisco organizers are serious about it.
San Francisco Standard

Muni Upgrade: PG&E Blamed for Years of Delays
San Francisco Standard

New Coalition Says Community Must Lead Central Freeway Plans
Bloomberg

NYC Subways Now Have Almost 400 Cameras Watching Train Cars
San Francisco Chronicle

The timeline to get a permit to build homes in S.F. is staggeringly long — and keeps getting worse
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. rejected one man’s small housing project. Now, the city might have to approve his much bigger development
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco developer doubles down on this upscale neighborhood with plans for 1,000 homes
East Bay Times

Richmond multi-million Terminal One single-family housing development sent back to the drawing board
SF Gate

The history of San Francisco’s oldest city block, 700 Montgomery Street
San Francisco Chronicle

United Airlines to add thousands of jobs at SFO as part of huge expansion
San Francisco Chronicle

Twitter reportedly stopped paying office rent, including at San Francisco headquarters
Mercury News

Bed Bath and Beyond store, tech firm are among new Bay Area layoffs
Public Policy Institute of California

How Is Remote Work Affecting Worker Preferences and the Economy
Mercury News

Editorial: California must level rooftop solar playing field
San Francisco Examiner

123rd annual Christmas Bird Count returns to Bay Area