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The political rifts among Bay Area transit agencies and local leaders appear to be widening, and underscoring the difficulty in gaining political consensus on a regional transit bail out. trib.al/QoKGQfk

"X" marks the Crosstown Trail: The ultimate San Francisco hike adds a second route. LOVE the addition to the trail, which celebrates its 5th anniversary in June. Unlocks so many new opportunities to discover this 💯 city. Gift link ⬇️ 🌁❤️🚶 sfchronicle.com/totalsf/articl…

‘It's just crickets’: Why efforts to legalize mushrooms in California can’t gain any traction Latest Joe Garofoli sfchronicle.com/politics/joega… via San Francisco Chronicle

Just In: San Francisco Mayor London Breed nominated Mike Chen 陳懋華 mikechensf.bsky.social to the SFMTA Board of Directors, replacing Lydia So, who joined the Planning Commission. Chen currently serves on the SFMTA's Citizens' Advisory Committee and served as chair (July 2021 through July 2023).

The Phoenix metro already had the largest autonomous driving service area in the country, and now the coverage is even larger, with Waymo adding 90 square miles today. azcentral.com/story/money/bu… via azcentral

Beneath the #WillieMays statue outside Oracle Park, a pile of offerings kept growing on Wednesday. sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl… via San Francisco Chronicle

BREAKING: Waymo opens its driverless robotaxi service to anyone in San Francisco Via Ricardo Cano sfchronicle.com/sf/article/way… via San Francisco Chronicle

If you’re planning to ride in a Waymo for the first time, here’s what you need to know. trib.al/rg9UdFa

Riding Waymo’s robotaxis in San Francisco for the first time? Here’s what you need to know By Ricardo Cano sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s-f… via San Francisco Chronicle

Since anyone can take a Waymo now in SF, Ricardo Cano and I raced an Uber vs. a robot car to see which is faster, and better. With design and visuals by @SantiagoMejia Brontë Wittpenn and Annie Xia sfchronicle.com/projects/2024/…

Latest: Ricardo Cano Chase DiFeliciantonio compare what it's like to ride an autonomous robotaxi (Waymo) and an Uber. Here's what they found (with maps and video). Also: this is summer digital design/dev intern Annie Xia's first custom project for us! sfchronicle.com/projects/2024/…

After years of plummeting traffic stops. Traffic stops are way up in San Francisco. Danielle Echeverria and Aldo Toledo dove into the numbers and explain what's up sfchronicle.com/crime/article/…

Next week, I'm starting a new role as an editor at the Fresno Bee, where I interned as a college student. Really enjoyed my time at the San Francisco Chronicle and working with Robert Morast's team. I'm excited to return to the Central Valley.

What’s new anti-camping law impact on Fresno homeless? Way more arrests than treatment fresnobee.com/news/local/cri…

NEW: Catholic church in Fresno’s Chinatown is like no other in the U.S. “It’s the only church of its kind on the Western Hemisphere, built for the Chinese by the Chinese in the architecture of the Chinese.” Don't miss eric zamora's photos in Fresno Bee fresnobee.com/news/local/art…

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In honor of the LA firestorms, here's Caroline Preston on covering climate in an education context: kappanonline.org/firestorms-flo…

New from Leqi Zhong: Students say a #Fresno high school teacher made racist and insulting comments about Mexicans and undocumented immigrants and questioned their legal status during class this week. fresnobee.com/news/local/edu…

New from Melissa Montalvo: Fresno Head Start program raised ‘red flag’ months before executive’s firing, budget crisis fresnobee.com/news/local/art…