Today's News Roundup

A car on a road that reads EXPRS LANE in Contra Costa County.

LA Times

Multibillion-dollar transit project to tunnel through the Santa Monica Mountains is approved by L.A. Metro
San Francisco Standard

$1.5M, 15,000 hours, and conflicting answers for BART’s service meltdowns
Fairfield Daily Republic

Suisun council formalizes 2026-27 road work list
Sacramento Bee

Top legislator says state ‘must do better’ on housing after Newsom budget plan
Sacramento Bee

State doesn't have enough money for affordable housing fund, lawmakers say
Berkeleyside

UC Berkeley’s tallest-ever dorm will soon begin to rise
Berkeleyside

Would you buy a backyard cottage? Berkeley legalizes sales of ADUs
San Francisco Standard

California Forever hopes Trump and union deals make its shipyard dreams come true
Fairfield Daily Republic

Group opposing California Forever responds to construction agreement with unions
Marin Independent Journal

Fairfax apartment building plan clears two more hurdles
San Francisco Chronicle

Thousands of affordable homes could have been built — if not for $1.2 billion in California fees
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco tech giant Autodesk announces 1,000 layoffs
Mercury News

Facebook owner Meta chops hundreds more Bay Area jobs
Politico

The ‘nightmare’ budget scenario looming over California — and Gavin Newsom
Mercury News

Billionaire tax proposal roils Bay Area havens, divides politicians
San Francisco Chronicle

A big S.F. tax fight is headed to the ballot. Daniel Lurie wants to stop it
LA Times

California crypto startup moves to South Dakota as debate over proposed wealth tax heats up
San Francisco Chronicle

Kaiser nurses plan open-ended strike across California and Hawaii starting Monday
San Francisco Chronicle

California College of the Arts begins staff layoffs after Vanderbilt deal
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. gig staffing company to pay $4.5 million to settle claims it deprived workers of benefits
San Francisco Chronicle

Kaiser, PG&E put up $900,000 to help Oakland grow police ranks
San Francisco Chronicle

Covered California policyholders are downgrading their plans as new enrollees plummet
East Bay Times

Super Micro launches tech campus project at former San Jose Fry’s site
Mercury News

California exceeds clean car goal despite declining federal support
San Francisco Chronicle

Golden Gate Bridge suicides plummet in wake of barrier
CalMatters

How California lawmakers are trying to speed up spending on voter-approved climate projects
Mercury News

Data center is first project to be supplied with power under historic PG&E agreement