Today's News Roundup

Design teams make their trek on the walkway of the Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge as the sun sets. — Design teams make their trek at sunset on the walkway of the Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge in Alameda County.

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Karl Nielsen

KQED

Caltrain Scrapped a $1.4M Consultant Contract. Then Came the Uproar
Local News Matters

Daylighting law creates opportunity for more bike-share stations in cleared SF curb spaces
SF Gate

Bay Area town cracks down on e-bikes with new ban
San Francisco Chronicle

Lurie calls San Francisco’s July Fourth transit meltdown ‘unacceptable’ as Fleet Week looms
Grist

How to build a highway in the age of climate change
San Jose Spotlight

Bay Area public transit tax heads to November ballot
San Francisco Chronicle

These are the most bludgeoned fare gates in the BART system. Can they be hardened?
KGO-TV

'I haven't driven in SF in 20 years!' SoCal woman plagued by toll violations sent to wrong plate
San Jose Spotlight

Mountain View plans to sell street for 7-story housing project
Marin Independent Journal

Developer aborts Mill Valley housing project for elders
Wall Street Journal

An Impending IPO Boom Has Sparked FOMO Among San Francisco Home Buyers
San Mateo Daily Journal

Redwood City voters to decide rent control measure in November
Marin Independent Journal

Sausalito considers ballot measure to help maritime businesses
San Francisco Standard

Dead mall back on market: Buyers walk away from distressed sale of San Francisco Centre
The Oaklandside

A thriving Oakland pipeline to jobs in the trades
Mercury News

Coastal tract could join Golden Gate National Recreation Area
San Francisco Examiner

SF coastal trail connects a dozen national park sites
Local News Matters

Richmond City Council endorses community plan for United Heckathorn site cleanup
San Francisco Chronicle

Forecast for historic El Niño is getting much stronger — and also longer
NBC Bay Area

How major U.S. cities are responding to rising urban heat