Today's News Roundup

An abstract sculpture in front of the Lawrence Hall of Science at UC Berkeley.

Mercury News

New $6.7 billion price tag makes Caltrain’s SF extension among costliest in the world
Trains.com

Extending Caltrain, high speed route 1.3 miles into downtown San Francisco to cost $6.7 billion, agency says
Local News Matters

State legislators, Bay Area officials call for protecting transportation funding in budget despite deficit
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose commuters losing time in traffic
Mercury News

A ‘pedestrian scramble’ is coming to a Cupertino intersection. How does it work?
Cal Matters

Transit ridership falters, posing a ‘fiscal cliff’
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Marin’s transit agencies must prepare for new normal
Mercury News

Highway 17 collision debris creates danger but is also perilous to retrieve: Roadshow
San Mateo Daily Journal

Speed limits won’t go up in San Mateo
Marin Independent Journal

Corte Madera approves $3M for Tamalpais Drive overpass upgrade
Berkeleyside

He completed a quest to walk all Berkeley’s streets — but there’s an asterisk
San Francisco Standard

How To Get Free Bay Area Transit Rides on Tuesday
San Francisco Standard

I Spent Weeks Traversing SF’s Unforgiving Streets With Mobility Scooter Users
KQED

To Meet State Housing Goals, One Bay Area City Had to Overcome Its NIMBY Past
Berkeleyside

Why doesn’t Berkeley have more condos?
San Mateo Daily Journal

South San Francisco moves housing element forward
Marin Independent Journal

George Russell: ‘Builder’s remedy’ of state housing mandates would be pill for Marin to swallow
SF Gate

Bay Area home prices fell more than anywhere else in US last month
Mercury News

Falling Bay Area home prices expected to keep tumbling amid high interest rates
East Bay Times

Amazon discloses fresh wave of Bay Area job cuts as tech layoffs worsen
Mercury News

What’s the cost of keeping councilmembers? Bay Area cities are crunching the numbers
San Francisco Chronicle

Despite tech layoffs, S.F. and Santa Clara County unemployment rates both fall to 2%
Mercury News

Bay Area defies tech layoffs, powers to big job gains in December
Clean Technica

Remote Work Is Bleeding Cities Dry. Here’s One Way They Can Adapt & Recover Fast
San Francisco Examiner

Rising groundwater is coming for your basement … and everyone’s parking garages, sewers and transportation systems
SF Gate

How the California storms were for researchers on the Farallon Islands
Marin Independent Journal

Phyllis Faber, noted Marin environmentalist, dies at 95