Today's News Roundup

The Benicia-MArtinez Bridge with a train in the foreground. — Credit

John Huseby

Local News Matters

Caltrain rolls out $1 youth fare, making train rides ‘now easier than ever’ for young riders
Mass Transit

City of Fairfield’s FAST transit service unveils three BEBs
Contra Costa Herald

MTC, SPUR to hold webinar on Bay Area transit planning Sept. 3
San Francisco Chronicle

Did your car witness a crime?
Mercury News

‘Willie Mays Highway’ bill approved by California Legislature
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s how much money you need to make to buy a ‘starter home’ in the Bay Area
Marin Independent Journal

Novato updates housing code to align with state law
Marin Independent Journal

Marin City critics pan Tam Junction housing offshoot
New York Times

This Is How to Fix the Housing Crisis
San Francisco Chronicle

Here’s what kind of home you can buy with $1.5 million in 12 Bay Area cities
San Francisco Chronicle

Nearly 2,500 Bay Area hotel workers strike at seven hotels in biggest walkout since 2018
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael-based BioMarin to lay off 225 employees
Mercury News

Gray wolf population growing fast in California — up sixfold in the past five years
Los Angeles Times

Has a UC Berkeley chemistry lab discovered the holy grail of plastic recycling?
Press Democrat

PD Editorial: Time to revisit county groundwater rules
San Jose Spotlight

East San Jose gets funds to clean lake