Today's News Roundup Credit Noah Berger Bay City News/KPIX 2nd Transbay Rail Crossing Would Aid Transit Needs In 21 NorCal Counties, Backers Say Sacramento Bee Layoffs and delays threaten California’s high-speed rail as project faces funding hang up Mass Transit CA: Layoffs and delays threaten California’s high-speed rail as project faces funding hang up Mercury News Meet BART’s first-ever homelessness czar Mercury News Smoother ride coming on crumbling Interstate 680: Roadshow Smart Cities Advocates call for $10B more in federal transit funding to address inequities, climate change Mercury News Big affordable homes project for seniors eyed near San Jose train station San Francisco Chronicle Thunderstorms roll over Bay Area as San Francisco sees first measurable September rain since 2019 San Francisco Examiner California aims to ban recycling symbols on things that aren’t recyclable