Today's News Roundup

Kids with backpacks board the 61 Alameda/Ralston SamTrans bus.

Mercury News

Now arriving at Berkeley stations: BART’s new saloon-style fare gates
Mercury News

‘The most egregious of the egregious:’ Business owner in showdown with VTA over land seized for San Jose BART extension
Marin Independent Journal

SMART expands Larkspur shuttle service for ferry riders
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Bruno makes significant parking meter program changes
NBC Bay Area

New study looks at declines in Bay Area's Black homeownership rates
San Francisco Chronicle

Nearly all new San Francisco housing is coming from just one part of the city
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco’s downtown malls are empty. But there’s one thing keeping them alive
Local News Matters

Years in the making, restored Pacheco Marsh opens Saturday with trails, nature exhibits