Today's News Roundup

An abstract sculpture in front of the Lawrence Hall of Science at UC Berkeley.

Mercury News

SamTrans, bus operators set mediation date as contentious negotiations continue
Marin Independent Journal

SMART plans system closure to prepare new Petaluma station
Petaluma Argus-Courier

Hop aboard LumaGo, Petaluma’s new fare-free shuttle service
Mercury News

Caltrans creates equity tool to learn from past infrastructure mistakes
San Francisco Standard

These are the SF intersections where you’re most likely to get a red-light ticket
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. Muni approves $212 million technology to replace floppy disks
The Oaklandside

Senior housing breaks ground at Lake Merritt BART
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. homes are taking longer to sell — except in this part of the city
Mercury News

Farms or subdivisions? Ballot measure would curb development on Silicon Valley’s southern edges
Marin Independent Journal

Marin creek protection ordinance stirs new criticism
Mercury News

Bay Area job gains in September produce nearly half of state’s growth
Press Democrat

Lost in the aisles: PD reporter, a Costco newbie, nearly falls prey to store’s allure at Napa grand opening
San Francisco Chronicle

‘We refuse to go backwards’: Hundreds of S.F. luxury hotel’s workers join strike
Local News Matters

Microplastic pollution is everywhere, even in exhaled breath of dolphins, researchers find
Marin Independent Journal

Tiburon eyes $1.4M grant for shoreline project
Berkeleyside

The monarch butterfly is counting on you