Today's News Roundup

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Karl Nielsen

Bloomberg

The Incredible Shrinking Transit Plan
Nature

Estimating coastal flood damage costs to transit infrastructure under future sea level rise
NBC Bay Area

‘The Fiscal Cliff Is Real': Bay Area Transit Agencies Ask for State Help
San Francisco Chronicle

‘There are no people here’: S.F.’s $2.2 billion transit center remains an empty cavern
Marin Independent Journal

Marin assemblyman’s bill calls for third westbound lane on Richmond bridge
Berkeleyside

Steer away: Gilman Street approach to I-80 will be closed most of this spring
Mercury News

Roadshow: Instead of taxing bicyclists for being on the road, how about rewarding them?
San Francisco Examiner

California exceeds zero-emission vehicle target 2 years early
UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies

Freeways, redlining and racism
East Bay Times

Bay Area home prices spike 17% as sellers pull back
NBC Bay Area

Bay Area Has the Worst Performing Housing Market in the US: Report
Cal Matters

Cracks in California labor coalition raise hopes for YIMBY breakthrough on housing bill
Marin Independent Journal

Fairfax nears submission of draft housing element
Marin Independent Journal

Novato’s plan to meet housing mandate rejected by state
Marin Independent Journal

Larkspur council delays decision on housing project appeals
SF Gate

Paint retailer Kelly Moore moving headquarters from Bay Area to Texas
Mercury News

Google stays committed to downtown San Jose, mayor and tech titan say
Wall Street Journal

Bed Bath & Beyond Files for Bankruptcy
Marin Independent Journal

Richardson Bay agency restarts vessel buyback program
NBC Bay Area

Three Small Earthquakes Strike Near Antioch: USGS