Today's News Roundup

A vintage color photo from 1973 shows Seventh Street with a green trolley car on the left, construction in the road, and 2 pedestrians.

San Francisco Examiner

Muni boss: Downtown SF real estate slump is a good sign
Mercury News

‘Sound of thunder’ will never go away, but electric car revolution gains unlikely new member: Roadshow
Associated Press

GM’s electric vehicles will gain access to Tesla’s vast charging network
San Francisco Chronicle

Did Newsom backtrack on a transit funding deal? Some Democrats fume as systems face ‘death spiral’
New York Times

Gavin Newsom, Please Don’t Cut Public Transit Funds. That’s Short-Term Thinking.
Associated Press

Car-obsessed California seeks to follow New York’s lead and save public transit
KGO-TV

Protesters halt traffic in San Francisco to demand funding for public transit
San Francisco Chronicle

Traveling to Yosemite? Fastest route from S.F. Bay Area to reopen Friday
San Francisco Standard

Here’s How Much BART Fares, Parking Rates Will Increase
San Francisco Examiner

How BART and Muni’s financial troubles could affect SF restaurants
Mercury News

Should California residents have the right to housing? That might be up to voters
San Francisco Chronicle

Owning a Bay Area home now twice as expensive as renting — should that ‘tilt the needle’?
Mercury News

Big San Jose project with 1,000-plus homes will have affordable units
Mercury News

Historic downtown San Jose office building eyed for housing high-rise
San Francisco Chronicle

State gives Los Altos Hills the thumbs up on housing plan. YIMBYs give it two thumbs down
San Mateo Daily Journal

Cherry Street housing project approved in San Carlos
SF Gate

Genentech to close plant near Sacramento following Bay Area layoffs
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. fears these buildings could fall in earthquake. Here's when we'll know which are at risk
San Francisco Chronicle

El Niño is officially here. Here’s what that means for California
Berkeleyside

New buildings could be less deadly for Berkeley birds