Today's News Roundup

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

Karl Nielsen

SF Chronicle

San Francisco is the nation’s most dramatic ‘leadership hub.’ Here’s what that means
Mercury News

Opinion: It’s time to finish what we started with San Jose BART extension
SF Chronicle

Exclusive: Oakland's homeless population rose 9%, according to new count
SF Chronicle

Major California insurer will hike rates for 200,000 homes this week
Marin IJ

Fairfax housing strategy to focus on in-law units
Politico

Top California Democrats come out against rent control ballot measure
Sacramento Bee

Gavin Newsom wants California cities to plan housing for homeless — without enough money to fund it
SF Chronicle

California’s beleaguered wine industry finally gets some good news
SF Chronicle

Tesla’s layoff spree continues with 600 new job cuts in Bay Area
East Bay Times

Tech job cuts ease a bit in Bay Area as industry layoffs haunt region
East Bay Times

Fearing layoffs amid budget crisis, Oakland’s unions put blame on unpaid business taxes
East Bay Times

Bay Area consumer prices hop higher as pace of inflation worsens
San Francisco Chronicle

Map shows where radioactive waste may have been dumped in Bay Area parks