Today's News Roundup

A black and white vintage photo of a ferry cruising on water with the words SAN RAFAEL on the side, possibly from the 1930s.

Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael approves $1.8M for Canal bridge design, study
San Jose Spotlight

Palo Alto poised to restore crossing guard funding after public uproar
Bloomberg

New York City’s Hottest Transit Mode Is a Boat
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area transit sales-tax measure hits critical milestone
San Jose Spotlight

Will Bay Area transit tax measure qualify for November ballot?
The Oaklandside

My daughter needed a liver transplant to save her life. BART is key to her ongoing care
SF Gate

Caltrain to run midnight train on a weekday next month for World Cup
New York Times

Blind Waymo Users Revel in the Joy of Riding Alone
The Oaklandside

Oakland speed cameras: 82,000 fines in 40 days
Marin Independent Journal

Tiburon to explore AI traffic signals
Mercury News

San Jose launches workforce housing effort at downtown housing tower
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco faces a budget crisis. Its homelessness fund is flush with cash
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael weighs park impact fees for new developments
Mercury News

Economic stunner: California up 128,600 jobs in a year. Rest of US? 11,700
San Francisco Chronicle

Meta lays off nearly 700 Bay Area workers, and twice as many in Seattle area
Mercury News

Meta plans to cut more than 600 Bay Area jobs; NetApp will eliminate dozens
San Francisco Chronicle

Wine Country officials race to find Costco plants carrying invasive pest
Gilroy Dispatch

City of Gilroy seeks community input on ‘Blue Skies’
Knee Deep Times

Could Avocados Be A Transformational Fruit for the Bay Region?
Knee Deep Times

Saving Two Marshes From the Squeeze