Today's News Roundup

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San Mateo Daily Journal

SMART extension to Healdsburg gets $81M state boost
San Mateo Daily Journal

Redwood City receives grant for Woodside/Highway 101 project
San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland is renaming its airport — again
Cal Matters

Controversial climate rule, which could raise gas prices, about to go into effect
KTVU

California gasoline tax rises July 1st: the big picture
San Francisco Chronicle

Tesla’s primitive robotaxis are driving in Texas. Will they come to San Francisco next?
San Francisco Examiner

SF transit ridership lags behind pandemic — with one big exception
East Bay Times

BART improves in safety, cleanliness and satisfaction, yet ridership recovery remains slow
KTVU

California budget includes $750-million loan for Bay Area transit agencies
Mercury News

VTA ditches San Jose BART extension tunnel contractor whose estimate was double the budget
Mercury News

Caltrain to increase base fare by 25 cents
Marin Independent Journal

Highway 37 project awarded $73M state grant
Marin Independent Journal

SMART extension to Healdsburg gets $81M state boost
San Francisco Chronicle

Will mortgage rates ever come down — and does it matter for Bay Area home prices?
Mercury News

Bay Area has more homes for sale than last spring. But where are the buyers?
San Francisco Chronicle

Can’t afford an average home in S.F.? Try a mansion in Sacramento instead
Mercury News

Will California scale back its core environmental protection law to build more housing?
The Oaklandside

Affordable housing construction is taking off in Oakland
Mercury News

Here’s how deportations could affect California’s economy
Press Democrat

A to-be-drained lake, a PG&E plan, and the promise and peril of California’s next big dam removal
Local News Matters

San Rafael’s poorest community threatened with flooding, isolation as sea level rises
Los Angeles Times

Plan to sell off public land in the West nixed from ‘big, beautiful bill’ amid GOP backlash