• BART's new "double-clamp" fare gates, meant to discourage fare cheats, appear to be dangerous for people in wheelchairs. The gates have a second mechanism stacked on top of the first that could potentially clamp down on people's heads if they're in wheelchair. [Examiner]
  • The Oakland City Council voted unanimously Wednesday on two measures that would speed up getting a new A's stadium built near downtown. The measures would expedite the permitting process so that the stadium could be completed by 2023. [ABC 7]
  • When a homeless encampment was cleared on Stevenson Street in the Mission, six individuals were told there were no Navigation Center beds available. Seven people had asked to be placed in a Navigation Center, but there was only one space open. [Examiner]
  • On Monday, whale watchers in Monterey got a rare view of two humpback whales mating. [Chronicle]
  • A second power outage in Lafayette Wednesday, after a larger one earlier in the afternoon, was caused by a downed power line and prompted a shelter-in-place order until 10 p.m. [Bay City News]
  • All Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) trains were halted today due to a gas leak in Livermore. [ABC 7]
  • The Sand Fire in Yolo County is now almost fully contained. [Chronicle]
  • A co-founder of local, NSA-connected startup Palantir says that rumors of an impending IPO are "fake news." [SF Business Times]
  • A reminder for those living under rocks: Tonight is the final-final, last-ever game the Warriors will play at Oracle Arena. [ABC 7]