Today's News Roundup

Kids with backpacks board the 61 Alameda/Ralston SamTrans bus.

KQED

Transportation Poll: Voters Want a 'Seamless' Transit Network. Also Safer Trains and Buses. And Investment in Roads
Fresno Bee

High-speed rail cost, schedule hold steady — but money to keep building a big concern
Marin Independent Journal

Larkspur rent control leads in early count
Cal Matters

This California county is testing AI’s ability to prevent homelessness
San Francisco Chronicle

This S.F. island has had a housing boom. Here’s how the city plans to keep it going
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. election: Prop. A affordable-housing bond too close to call
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. election: Prop. C office-conversion measure too close to call
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco ranks behind Birmingham, Charlotte and Hartford in converting offices into housing. Why?
Mercury News

San Jose apartment complex aims to convert first-floor retail to homes
San Francisco Chronicle

Two big-name Bay Area business groups eye merger
Mercury News

Bay Area business groups may merge as “doom loop” jolts wobbly region
San Francisco Chronicle

Levi’s to lay off nearly 150 employees at S.F. headquarters
Mercury News

Pacific Fishery Management Council considering closures to protect deep-sea habitats