Today's News Roundup

The Bay Bridge is illuminated against the night sky as lightning strikes overhead. — Credit

Noah Berger

San Francisco Chronicle

HAWK traffic signals on the rise in Bay Area. Here’s what to do when those lights flash
The Oaklandside

BART’s new ‘hardened’ fare gates get mixed reactions from West Oakland riders
San Francisco Chronicle

‘Exactly how I remember it’: S.F. Muni travels back in time with vintage bus, archival photos
Mercury News

Did VTA mislead the public on start date of BART $76 million tunneling machine in San Jose?
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: San Rafael handled Third Street improvement well
Berkeleyside

AC Transit postpones bus route changes until at least March 2025
Local News Matters

Section of Marin County highway reduced to single lane for construction of retaining wall
Marin Independent Journal

Mill Valley commission begins rezoning for housing influx
San Jose Spotlight

Los Gatos struggles to get its housing plan approved
Gilroy Dispatch

Glen Loma developer responds to city attorney’s letter
Bloomberg

Can a National Zoning Atlas Chart a Way Out of the US Housing Crisis?
San Francisco Chronicle

New home approvals plummeted in downtown San Francisco in 2023
San Francisco Chronicle

New housing will add 160 affordable units to S.F.’s Haight — but no parking spots
San Francisco Chronicle

Rezoning plan sparks backlash in this quiet S.F. neighborhood: ‘We were blindsided’
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco’s oldest toy store to close after 86 years
Cal Matters

California gave fast food workers a seat at the table. What comes next?
San Francisco Examiner

Port looks to bolster San Francisco shorelines against rising tides
Mercury News

Huge San Jose ranch habitat and preservation effort makes big progress