Today's News Roundup

The Oakland International Airport BART station entrance.

San Francisco Chronicle

This is what BART’s new fare gates will look like. Can they slash fare evasion?
San Francisco Chronicle

BART, transit agencies to ask California for $6 billion. Here’s where the money could come from
KTSF

The Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission is piloting a program to allow low-income drivers to use the toll express lanes on Route 880.
Mercury News

Left lane is the new slow lane on many streets: Roadshow
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Caltrans said permanent fix for Verano/Highway 12 intersection will take 2 years
Marin Independent Journal

Marin to factor racial equity in road paving plans
Vallejo Times-Herald

SolTrans breaks ground on electrification infrastructure
Alameda Post

AC Transit Board Votes to End Line 78
Planetizen

$14 Billion in Federal Transit Funding Announced
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose breaks ground on prefab homeless housing
NBC Bay Area

San Jose Officials Break Ground on Interim Housing Site for Homeless People
San Francisco Examiner

A skyscraper on the west side? SF Planning isn't so sure
Berkeleyside

7-story co-op housing could rise in South Berkeley, but tenants hope history is honored
Mercury News

Marin-based furniture retailer RH (Restoration Hardware) cutting over 400 jobs
San Francisco Chronicle

El Niño is predicted to return. Here’s what it could mean for California
San Francisco Chronicle

San Franciscans say they feel less safe than in over 20 years, city survey shows