Today's News Roundup

The shores of the Bay Trail with an instructional display for a kayak and canoe launch. — Credit

Kingmond Young

Mercury News

Speed cameras in San Jose and Oakland? Lawmakers try for the fourth time to get tech on roads.
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Highway 37 to close for 32 hours starting May 20
Vallejo Times-Herald

State route 37 to close for weekend later this month
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo

Opinion: It’s decision time for state leaders: save public transit, or consent to its collapse
Mercury News

How one self-described great driver avoids dangers of distraction: Roadshow
Gilroy Dispatch

First/Kern intersection updated in Gilroy
San Jose Spotlight

UPDATE: Hundreds of homes planned for San Jose’s Berryessa neighborhood
Apple podcast

How Parking Explains The World
Reason

Federal Zoning Bill Would Preempt Local Parking Mandates
Napa Valley Register

Napa looks at affordable housing rules
Marin Independent Journal

Marin planning commissioners recommend county fight state ADU requirement
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael’s 162-apartment appeal denied
Mercury News

Adobe launches new semaphore puzzle contest atop downtown San Jose tower
New York Times

26 Empire State Buildings Could Fit Into New York’s Empty Office Space. That’s a Sign.
San Francisco Chronicle

Bring on the San Francisco ‘doom loop’? Why some people say it’d be good news
San Francisco Chronicle

Natural gas prices have plunged in the Bay Area. Here’s how food and other costs have changed
Bloomberg

White House Unveils a New Climate Fix: Building Codes and Energy Retrofits
Marin Independent Journal

China Camp State Park to expand access for disabled visitors
San Francisco Chronicle

Photos: Bay Area shark expert captures rare scene in Point Reyes waters