Today's News Roundup

Windswept bicycle commuters on the Berkeley ferry. — Credit

Peter Beeler

Mercury News

Readers challenge the math, but agree idling engines emit a LOT of carbon, carbon dioxide: Roadshow
KTVU

WB Interstate 80 closes ahead of Labor Day weekend
San Mateo Daily Journal

El Camino Real project could affect San Mateo properties
NBC Bay Area

Bay Area public transit agencies prepare for Beyoncé concertgoers
Next City

What San Francisco Can Teach Us About Overcoming Our Transit Deficit
San Francisco Chronicle

A freeway through the Panhandle? It almost happened, until these heroes stopped it
SF Gate

Golden Gate Bridge patrol officer goes viral saving a phone
Bloomberg

The Pandemic Transformed America’s Biggest Downtowns in Very Different Ways
East Bay Times

Who’d shoulder higher Bay Area bridge tolls to bail out transit? Backers say the rich, critics the poor. Who’s right?
Mercury News

Editorial: Stalled Bay Area bridge toll hike should prompt transit changes
Press Democrat

Healdsburg considering three sites for future SMART extension
Bloomberg

Small Multifamily Homes Were Disappearing. Now States Are Scrambling to Revive Them
SF Gate

Mysterious Bay Area land buyers reportedly outed by NY Times
Marin Independent Journal

Marin County unveils plan to clear Novato road camp
San Francisco Chronicle

Why Berkeley is one of the most extreme examples of swelling home prices in the Bay Area
East Bay Times

Livermore makes list of hottest ZIP codes in U.S. for home buyers — but Bakersfield has it beat
Local News Matters

Concord City Council unanimously selects developer for former naval station site
Mercury News

San Jose housing project crafted as “builder’s remedy” gets bigger
Gilroy Dispatch

California certifies Gilroy’s housing program
NBC Bay Area

Advocates call out Redwood City leaders on housing issues
Mercury News

Fremont is buying a big downtown office building — what for?
Los Angeles Times

Nordstrom closes San Francisco store on grim note amid naked mannequins, empty display cases
Local News Matters

Deep-sea mystery: Scientists discover secret of the octopus garden off Monterey Coast