Today’s Headlines

Newsom: “New Board Will Decide” Interim SF Mayor (City Insider)
Daly: Mayoral Appointment “Once in a Generation Opportunity” for Progressives (Fog City Journal)
Fruitvale BART Station Closed During Protest Over Fatal Police Shooting (SF Gate)
Bay Bridge Standoff Causes Spike in Ridership on BART (ABC7)
Public Transportation as a Social Justice Issue and Nashville Mayor’s Plan to Improve It (HuffPo)
NOPA Survey Respondents Want Sunday Streets to Return Next Year (BIKE NOPA)
Santa Clara County Supervisor Liz Kniss Appointed to Caltrain Board (Daily News)
Virgin’s Richard Branson Looks to Invest in High-Speed Rail (Forbes)
Mountain View Wants to Extend Public Comment Period for HSR (Daily News)
SMART Board Delays Decision on Rail Cars (Marin IJ, Press Democrat)
Golden Gate Ferry Riders Won’t See a Fare Hike After All (Marin IJ)