Today's News Roundup

Pelican on a fence with a ferry and the Bay Bridge West Span in the distance.

San Francisco Examiner

Cruise will return to Giants games, if not SF roads, next year
Bloomberg

Scooter Company Bird Global Files Bankruptcy to Sell Itself
American Institute for Economic Research

A Profound Misdiagnosis of American Transit
Bloomberg

Europe’s Best and Worst Railway Stations of 2023
Axios

How public transportation is recovering in the Bay Area
Napa Valley Register

Proposed passenger rail line through Napa County is eligible for funding
Fairfield Daily Republic

Train corridor that includes Suisun City gets federal designation
Local News Matters

Traffic safety improvements coming to Bay Area as state secures $139M federal grant
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco Set Out to Eliminate Traffic Deaths by 2024. Why Has It Failed?
Archinect

Over $1 billion allocated to California’s transportation infrastructure
Marin Independent Journal

Californians predicted to travel in record numbers during holidays
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco’s Population Is Rising Again; City Among Fastest Growing in State
San Francisco Chronicle

Is the San Francisco exodus over? Here’s what population data shows
Mercury News

California’s population shrunk in 2023 for the third straight year, but exodus slowed
Washington Post

America’s Best Example of Turning Around a Dying Downtown
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. hit with avalanche of requests to lower property taxes. Here’s what happens now
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area tech layoffs: Intel slashes 235 jobs in fifth round of cuts
Mercury News

Sutter Health eyes huge Santa Clara lease in boost for office market
Local News Matters

Contra Costa supes file petition to challenge final environmental report for Delta project
Cal Matters

California approves rules that turn sewage into drinking water