Today's News Roundup

A windmill and the rolling hills of Alameda County. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

The Oaklandside

Parking meter enforcement has begun at Lake Merritt
Mercury News

Another out of control crash on Hicks Avenue: Roadshow
Mercury News

BART watchdog to get $1.7 million boost amid calls for increased oversight
Press Democrat

Main Street Bridge in Monte Rio damaged, partially closed
San Francisco Standard

Officials Propose $1.7M Budget Increase for BART Watchdog
Napa Valley Register

Choice for Highway 29 in Napa
Bloomberg

Transit Is Great — But It’s Not a Public Good
San Francisco Examiner

Here's how many riders are taking the 1X California Express
San Francisco Chronicle

No more exodus? S.F., Bay Area population losses slowed in second year of the pandemic
San Francisco Examiner

SF Housing Element could be saving grace for public school enrollment
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Tall apartment complex wrong for San Rafael’s West End
San Jose Spotlight

Senior high-rise coming to downtown San Jose
Mercury News

Tech layoffs widen: Semiconductor maker trims scores of Bay Area jobs
San Francisco Chronicle

This is how San Francisco could die — and what must be done to dodge a ‘doom loop’
SF Gate

Americans are returning to cities after remote-work exodus, data shows
SF Gate

Bay Area luxury carmaker Lucid lays off 1,300 workers and executives
San Mateo Daily Journal

Foster City reopens portion of Bay Trail
San Francisco Chronicle

Entire Bay Area finally out of drought
Marin Independent Journal

Marin waterfalls draw visitors following historic rains
Bloomberg

How’s Your City Doing? Ask the Honeybees.
NBC Bay Area

Planned Offshore Wind Turbines for California