Today's News Roundup

A white bird perches and spreads its wings on the grass marsh of the Alviso Slough. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Mercury News

Plan to raise $500 million in annual sales taxes for beleaguered Bay Area transit advances in Legislature
San Mateo Daily Journal

Senate OKs regional transit bill
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco considered charging property owners for their driveways
Mercury Independent Journal

Marin Transit approves balanced budget as revenue dropoff looms
San Jose Spotlight

San Jose will use cameras to catch red light runners
San Francisco Examiner

Why SoMa high-rise proposal ‘encouraging’ to housing boosters
San Francisco Chronicle

These S.F. malls are experiencing a ‘renaissance’ that defies the doom loop. Here’s their secret
Mercury News

Bay Area tech workers endure grim 2025 as big companies reveal layoffs
San Francisco Chronicle

Walmart lays off 106 tech workers in Silicon Valley
KPIX

San Francisco man dons bee suit as part of his mission to save the city's bees
Associated Press

Schwarzenegger tells environmentalists to ‘stop whining’
NBC Bay Area

New program aims to monitor air pollution in California