Today's News Roundup

Multifamily housing under construction in Sonoma County. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Mass Transit

MTC receives $350,000 state grant to study seamless paratransit trips
Mercury News

Transit news you can use: New fare gates at BART Civic Center station, Caltrain electrifies, BARTmobile comes to Orinda
SF Gate

Bay Area city fights to save its train station from destruction
San Francisco Chronicle

Drinkable exhaust makes a splash as hydrogen-powered ferry premieres on S.F. Bay
San Francisco Chronicle

The next wave of robotaxis is driving outside of S.F. They’re unlike anything you’ve experienced
Cal Matters

Crime is rising at L.A. Metro. Is a new police force the answer?
Mercury News

Bay Area builders say city impact fees hinder new housing. A recent Supreme Court ruling may give developers more power to fight them.
Local News Matters

Brentwood commission denied controversial Bridle Gate housing development — again
KQED

Farmers Are Divided Over California Forever's Plan in Solano County
Vallejo Times-Herald

Solano releases California Forever report
San Francisco Chronicle

Square footage in this Silicon Valley city is the most expensive in the U.S.
Mercury News

Bay Area adds jobs in June, but tech-dependent regions lose workers
San Francisco Examiner

Saks Fifth Ave. won’t say if Union Square transition result of merger
Local News Matters

Pacific Flyway Center takes wing: Nature site aims to bring public closer to migratory birds
San Francisco Chronicle

California reservoir levels dropped by billions of gallons in July. Here’s why