Today's News Roundup

A view of the West Span of the Bay Bridge from Marin, with San Francisco in the background. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

San Mateo County News

Governor Newsom unveils $1.9 billion boost for California transit networks aimed to revamp statewide transit systems
San Francisco Examiner

SFMTA, BART lean into region’s 'healthy appetite' for public-transit merch
Mercury News

New network of car-tracking cameras helps arrest alleged East Bay road rage shooter
Bloomberg

A New Atlas Maps Car-Free Progress Around the World
The Real Deal

Bay Area voters to decide on $20B bond to pay for affordable housing
KQED

Why a $10 Billion California Housing Bond Won’t be on November’s Ballot
Contra Costa Herald

Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+ Blueprint includes 840,000 more affordable homes, guaranteed monthly income
San Francisco Chronicle

Plan scrapped to build Bay Area farmworker housing on coast
San Francisco Standard

Life on the Bay Bridge’s ‘Trash Beach,’ where rent is free and the view is worth millions
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Marin senior homelessness is a growing threat
Local News Matters

Defying the ‘doom loop’: Vacant to Vibrant pop-ups find downtown SF to their liking
San Francisco Examiner

Pier 39 points to trio of summer openings as a sign of continued rebound
San Francisco Standard

Why San Francisco’s recovery is tied to its struggling hotel industry
Cal Matters

California’s ‘weak’ job market propped up by public money as private sector sheds jobs
Fairfield Daily Republic

Measure AA grants available
San Francisco Chronicle

This downtown S.F. park is an unexpected ‘oasis’ for bird watchers