Today's News Roundup

A black and white vintage photo of a ferry cruising on water with the words SAN RAFAEL on the side, possibly from the 1930s.

Local News Matters

AC Transit, union reach deal in new contract
SF Gate

Muni launches new ad campaign making fun of the Dodgers
Local News Matters

‘They all deserve to be safe’: SF officials urge traffic safety amid back-to-school season
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s Sunset Dunes redesign aims to ease tensions between families and cyclists
San Francisco Chronicle

He went to prison and turned his life around. Now can he fix BART?
KGO-TV

BART to begin contactless payments at fare gates
San Francisco Chronicle

Marin-Sonoma rail corridor expansion faces ‘existential threat’ from lawsuit
San Francisco Examiner

SFUSD’s foray into teacher housing reaches an ‘inflection point’
Mercury News

Remember the ’90s! 2008 wasn’t California’s only housing crash
KQED

As Flood Risk Grows, Suisun City Weighs Annexing California Forever Land
San Francisco Chronicle

‘The end is coming’: San Francisco’s biggest mall is effectively dead. Will it become something else?
Mercury News

Bay Area and California bounce back with July job gains after June loss
Richmond Standard

Planning Commission to review Hilltop Horizon draft land plan
Cal Matters

Gavin Newsom warms to Big Oil in climate reversal
San Francisco Chronicle

Marin wants to expand its second-biggest reservoir. The nearby town isn’t happy