Today's News Roundup

An aerial shot of the Alviso Slough. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Press Democrat

Santa Rosa, Petaluma and Sonoma County offer free rides to promote transit equity
Planetizen

Research Reveals Subsidized Transit Is More Efficient
San Francisco Chronicle

Cruise execs finally speak on how they handled S.F. robotaxi crash: ‘It was regrettable
San Mateo Daily Journal

Caltrain pushes for ADA-accessible stations
San Francisco Examiner

San Francisco leaders set new safety standards for e-bikes, scooters
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Petaluma buys 4 electric buses, 10 chargers
Local News Matters

Palo Alto road projects will mean weeks of lane closures and detours for local drivers
Bloomberg

New York’s $15 Congestion Pricing Aims for Mid-June Start Date
Cal Matters

An initiative promised 20,000 homes for mentally ill Californians. It delivered far less
Cal Matters

Los Angeles’ one weird trick to build affordable housing at no public cost
San Francisco Chronicle

Housing project at S.F. parking lot stalled for a decade. Now the developer plans to supersize it
Mercury News

More homes coming to Seeno’s San Marco development
Fairfield Daily Republic

Solano Supervisors approve Housing Element upgrade
San Francisco Chronicle

Las Vegas mayor: A’s should ‘stay in Oakland,’ Fisher’s plan ‘doesn’t make sense’
San Francisco Chronicle

Report: Amazon slashes jobs in its medical division, including S.F.-based One Medical
Mercury News

Tech companies slash more than 3,900 Bay Area jobs in 2024 as layoffs widen
San Francisco Chronicle

Microsoft-owned gaming giant’s layoffs hit 162 Bay Area workers, offices closing
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. tech company DocuSign lays off hundreds to improve ‘financial and operational efficiency’
San Francisco Chronicle

California rainfall totals: Maps show where winter storms brought the most precipitation so far
Cal Matters

California’s pursuit of clean air just got much harder: New soot standards set