Top of the morning’s news:
- Occupy protesters are back with tents at UC Berkeley. Oakland Tribune
- More toll lanes are in store for Bay Area freeways, with six in the works by 2015. Chronicle
- Under pressure from industry groups, the state Assembly killed a bill to close a loophole used by businesses to evade pollution lawsuits. California Watch
- Another small step toward a BART line extension to Livermore. Contra Costa Times
- The Chronicle’s Chip Johnson takes Oakland’s city council to task for hiding under the blanket rather than deal with Occupy protests.
- The N-Judah line, Muni’s busiest, will be shut down for construction six straight weekends starting Feb. 24. Examiner
- Gannett is slashing 665 jobs via buyouts as part of another big downsizing at the newspaper chain. Romenesko
- Only a year after signing him to a contract with $20 million guaranteed the Raiders released cornerback Stanford Routt. AP
