Today's News Roundup

A white bird perches and spreads its wings on the grass marsh of the Alviso Slough. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Railway Age

Transit Briefs: Bay Area Transit
Marin Independent Journal

SMART reports ridership growth of 4.5% over pre-pandemic high
San Francisco Chronicle

California could require car ‘governors’ that limit speeding to 10 mph over posted limits
San Francisco Chronicle

First look inside California’s bullet trains: Designs feature bars, play areas, airplane-like seats
Bloomberg

Public Transit Agencies Join the Fight to Curb Overdose Deaths
San Francisco Chronicle

Will S.F.’s population grow in the future? New study predicts city may follow a different trend than others
San Francisco Chronicle

The California exodus continues. Chart shows how unusual the population drop was
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. billionaire-backed Telegraph Hill housing project clashes with city’s density controls
Mercury News

Should California house hunters wait for real estate clouds to clear?
San Francisco Chronicle

Why S.F.’s biggest mall continues to see an exodus even as others recover
Cal Matters

California ranks high worldwide for rapidly depleted groundwater
Mercury News

EBay to cut 1,000 jobs, reduce contractors to sharpen focus
Mercury News

Tech company layoffs surge in Bay Area with 1,000-plus additional cuts
Napa Valley Register

Napa County supervisor Ramos named president of Association of Bay Area Governments
San Francisco Chronicle

California is at higher risk for major earthquakes than previously known. Here’s the new map
KQED

New Fossils Suggest Kelp Forests Have Swayed in the Seas for at Least 32 Million Years
Local News Matters

Richmond Ranch acquisition adds to Bay Area Ridge Trail vision plan for expansion