- BART is considering moving from its downtown Oakland headquarters ahead of a rent hike in 2021. The agency is considering buying a building across the street instead, at a cost of $87 million. [Chronicle]
- Ferry service is now available from the East Bay to SFO. Travelers can take the ferry from Alameda or Oakland to South San Francisco, and a five-minute ferry-to-airport shuttle is now operational. [SFGate]
- An American Airlines mechanic is accused of sabotaging a flight that aborted its takeoff in Miami in July. The mechanic was reportedly upset over stalled union contract negotiations. [Associated Press]
- The 49ers kick off their regular season against the Buccaneers on Sunday. Here's a list of SFist's favorite sports bars wherein to catch the game. [CBS SF]
- Speaking of the Niners, Guy Fieri is opening the first Bay Area location of his fried chicken restaurant, Chicken Guy!, later this month at Levi's Stadium. [Eater]
- Highway 50 will be closed for construction for two weeks in October, inhibiting access to the Tahoe area. [KRON 4]
- UC Berkeley grad Wei Tan has been identified as one of the victims in the Conception boat fire. [CBS SF]
- The lightning-sparked Red Bank Fire in Tehama County has grown to 6,000 acres. [SFGate]
- A man found fatally shot in a parking lot in San Jose this afternoon is the city's 25th homicide of the year. [CBS SF]
- Chronicle critic Soleil Ho says Spice of America — the Indian restaurant in the nondescript space across from Zuni that used to be Chris Daly's bar Buck's Tavern — is her favorite Indian restaurant in the city right now. [Chronicle]
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