Today's News Roundup

39 seagulls perch on shallow water of a bay, and one flies with an extended wingspan. The water is the same light-orange-beige color as the sky above. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

San Francisco Chronicle

The latest plan for California high-speed rail: Connect it to Yosemite
Mercury News

East Bay officials unhappy as BART keeps Irvington station plans on ice
San Mateo Daily Journal

Work on 92/101 connector plan in San Mateo pushed to 2027
Marin Independent Journal

Marin kicks off study for Drake Boulevard multiuse path
Cal Matters

New transit housing bill revives California’s Democratic divisions over local control
Mercury News

Property deal helps launch San Jose housing development near BART
San Francisco Chronicle

Trump called affordability a ‘hoax.’ Now he’s taking credit for lower rents
Local News Matters

Citizen group loses challenge to Tiburon’s environmental review of housing plan
San Francisco Standard

Strike date set: SFUSD teachers to walk off jobs Monday
Mercury News

Google’s quarterly results paint a picture of an internet powerhouse getting stronger in AI age
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sebastopol-based barbecue sauce maker to be acquired for $400 million
San Francisco Chronicle

A long-awaited California water policy promises balance. Opponents call it an ‘extinction plan’
Gilroy Dispatch

Conservationists buy 2,284 acres of Sargent Ranch property
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Supervisors award Sonoma Ecology Center $200,000 grant for wildfire prevention
Mercury News

Protection for California mountain lions could become permanent
Local News Matters

Spare the Air day, wood burning ban issued for Bay Area Thursday