Today's News Roundup

39 seagulls perch on shallow water of a bay, and one flies with an extended wingspan. The water is the same light-orange-beige color as the sky above. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

San Francisco Chronicle

SFO went from top to bottom of airport rankings. Here's what might be to blame for delays
Mercury News

San Jose, Oakland airports await summer as passenger rebound stalls
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s massive plan to create a ‘Grand Central Station of the West’ wins major funding grant
Bloomberg

The Dream of a Texas Bullet Train Lives On
Mercury News

VTA is betting on federal dollars to complete the San Jose BART extension — with no backup plan
NBC Bay Area

VTA bus hijacking video highlights fragmented transit emergency response
Marin Independent Journal

California Senate passes bill aiding SMART tax renewal
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: With SMART numbers in spotlight, commuter train showing some signs of progress
Local News Matters

‘We’ll show out’: Community advocates rally against closure of Antioch Amtrak station
Mercury News

Train riders rally against closure of Amtrak in Antioch
Press Democrat

North Bay getting $81 million for transportation work: Where is the money going?
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo faces suit over its housing plan
Mercury News

Hundreds of homes may sprout in San Jose with double-tower complex
NBC Bay Area

Watch: Redfin expert discusses millennials and mortgages in Bay Area
San Francisco Standard

Newsom promised 1,200 tiny homes for homeless Californians. A year later, there are none
Fairfield Daily Republic

Solano tourism spending up 4.6% in 2023; California at $154 billion
San Francisco Chronicle

Pixar hit by layoffs as Disney cuts 175 jobs at Bay Area animation studio
San Francisco Chronicle

When and where to get the best weather across California this holiday weekend
Local News Matters

Unified command response issued for 1950s-era vessel leaking fuel, oil in Delta waterway
Cal Matters

California climate programs would lose billions in Newsom’s budget