Today's News Roundup

Looking down the length of the two spans of the Carquinez Bridge.

Local News Matters

BART on track to hit ‘fiscal cliff’ in March 2025 in preliminary budget
KQED

San Mateo 101 Express Lanes Officially Opened With Ceremony — but Critics Say Traffic and Pollution Will Be Worse
San Mateo Daily Journal

Toll roads with variable pricing officially open on Highway 101
La Opinion

Special discounts in express lanes on the I-880 highway
San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley’s Central Bikeway could be a game changer
SF Gate

California startup Dreamstar wants to run a private night train between SF and LA
Mercury News

Highway 17 construction will continue into July: Roadshow
Berkeleyside

Major Berkeley streets could get bus lanes in coming years
San Francisco Standard

Restaurant Owners Furious at San Francisco’s Plan To Rip Out Parklets
Transportation Today

FTA publishes details on formula funding to help communities operate public transit
The Conversation

Low-cost, high-quality public transportation will serve the public better than free rides
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael planning board approves 162-apartment project
Vacaville Reporter

Vacaville Planning Commission to participate in Draft Housing Element study session
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s what a 55-story condo skyscraper proposed near S.F. Zoo would look like
San Francisco Chronicle

Only 15% of Bay Area cities have met California’s housing plan deadline. What are the consequences?
The Oaklandside

BART is gearing up to build housing at its Rockridge station
Mercury News

Why do all the new apartment buildings in the Bay Area look the same?
Mercury News

Mission Paradise project could propel Hayward to forefront of affordable housing
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Pop-up’ businesses could soon breathe life into downtown S.F.
Mercury News

Bay Area tech bust emerges after yearslong regional hiring boom
San Francisco Examiner

The end of faking it in Silicon Valley
San Francisco Chronicle

A new cold front heads to the Bay Area this week. Here’s how far temperatures will fall
San Francisco Chronicle

When fires create floods: Is California ready for a cascade of disasters?