Today's News Roundup

Windswept bicycle commuters on the Berkeley ferry. — Credit

Peter Beeler

Marin Independent Journal

Highway 37 pact unites agencies on widening, elevation projects
Fairfield Daily Republic

Agencies reach agreement for Highway 37 interim fixes
KPIX

Bay Area transit operators facing huge budget shortfall as potential fiscal cliff looms
Local News Matters

BART could implement 11 percent fare hike over next 2 years
Mercury News

Does a gas pump hose really cost $3,700 to replace? Roadshow
The Oaklandside

Slow Streets are returning to Oakland through neighborhood bike routes and paving projects
New York Times

As Subway Ridership Rebounds, Some Women Are Reluctant to Return
KQED

Bay Area housing bond being eyed, newly formed BAHFA to take role
Cal Matters

California’s housing duel between state and local governments intensifies
San Francisco Chronicle

These S.F. neighborhoods would be most transformed by the city’s housing plan
San Francisco Chronicle

This law has fast-tracked 3,000 housing units in San Francisco. Now, one lawmaker wants to expand it
East Bay Times

Running the trains while helping those in need: BART takes on the Bay Area homelessness crisis
East Bay Times

Homeowner invokes ‘builders remedy’ in brazen plan to build 20-unit housing complex in Los Altos Hills
Fairfield Daily Republic

Pilot homeless program, workforce housing part of Fairfield’s future
Mercury News

Evictions eclipsed pre-pandemic levels in these Bay Area counties as tenant protections expired
San Francisco Chronicle

Can downtown S.F. be revived? Mayor Breed and business leaders commit to new vision after ‘a lot of denial
San Francisco Chronicle

Cruise ships are back in SF along with much needed tourism money
East Bay Times

Tech and biotech layoffs erase more than 19,000 Bay Area jobs
San Francisco Chronicle

'I’d have to gut my house': Plan to phase out natural gas devices sparks fierce debate in Bay Area
San Francisco Examiner

How Bay Area concrete could offer climate change solutions
KQED

Can a 7.8 Earthquake Hit the Bay Area? Here's the Science Behind It