Today's News Roundup

Bicyclists on Ford GoBikes ride past the Fox Theater in Oakland's Uptown district.

Nation Review

Mass Transit: Preferred over Cars, Except When It Isn’t
Planetizen

All We Want for the Holidays is…
Press Democrat

State provides $50 million for Highway 37, restoration of San Pablo Bay marshes
KPIX

Road safety improvements coming to Bay Area, California with $139 million in federal funding
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. gets $8 million federal grant to improve Tenderloin pedestrian safety
San Francisco Chronicle

What could happen to Valencia Street's controversial bike lane? S.F. officials respond to complaints
San Francisco Standard

A Mysterious ‘Rotting Corpse’ Smell Is Perplexing BART Riders
Berkeleyside

East shore Highway is closed in Berkeley to allow work on the Gilman Street interchange
The Oaklandside

Oakland has paid $35M in 10 years to people injured on its dangerous roads
Mass Transit

Proposed Sacramento sales tax ballot measure to fund affordable housing, transit is shelved
Niskanen Center

Build more housing near transit 2.0
San Francisco Chronicle

Why is S.F. spending $113,000 per cabin for homeless? Nonprofit says it could build for much less
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco’s Stonestown Mall Could Get 3,500 New Homes Under Revised Redevelopment Plan
San Francisco Chronicle

Cruise lays off 24% of workforce amid investigation into S.F. robotaxi crash
San Francisco Chronicle

What does Dow’s record high mean for your 401(k)?
Local News Matters

First winter Spare the Air alert of season issued for Friday; no wood burning allowed
Mercury News

Oakland entrepreneur’s app empowers people to save the environment
San Francisco Chronicle

Storm is headed to California. Here’s when to expect rain
Fairfield Daily Republic

Benicia council to discuss resiliency plan, more money for consultant