Today's News Roundup

Windswept bicycle commuters on the Berkeley ferry. — Credit

Peter Beeler

San Francisco Standard

If Downtown SF is dead, why is traffic so bad?
San Francisco Standard

Pulling the Plug on the Bay Bridge’s Light Installation
San Francisco Chronicle

How Teslas and other major EVs perform on a California road trip
East Bay Times

E-bikes are an environmental dream — except out in nature
Mercury News

Oakland airport passenger traffic shows steady rebound from coronavirus woes
Mercury News

With just 2 cameras, a Texas city controlled traffic at many intersections: Roadshow
Napa Valley Register

First buffered bike lane coming to Napa
San Jose Spotlight

Deadly San Jose road to get makeover
Bloomberg

Gen Z’s Turn Against Driving Is a Mirage
Mercury News

New bill aims to convert offices to housing. Here’s where that could happen in the Bay Area
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael still lagging on prior housing quota
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Push to retain zoning restrictions in Marin housing market is having little impact
Fairfield Daily Republic

Need for workforce housing may push Solano County into bigger development role
Berkeleyside

After initial rejection, state approves Berkeley’s housing plan
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Carlos pushes affordable housing proposal forward
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s how far S.F.’s economy fell during the pandemic, compared to other U.S. metro areas
San Francisco Examiner

Don't believe tech workers are back in SF? Check Salesforce's sewers
Mercury News

Zoom chops nearly 200 jobs in Bay Area as tech layoffs mount
San Francisco Chronicle

In stunning improvement, half of California now out of drought
San Francisco Chronicle

Despite the recent rains, California’s longstanding drought has taken a severe toll on the population of king salmon along the Pacific Coast
Mercury News

Bobcat spotted using Highway 17 wildlife crossing hours after it opens
Cal Matters

California Keeps Sending Toxic Soil to Out-of-State Landfills — Newsom and Legislators Are Slow to Change Course