Crews have started shaving about 40 feet off Lafayette Reservoir’s outlet tower as a state‑approved seismic retrofit gets underway. Officials say the shortening will reduce flood risk for Lafayette and Walnut Creek.

BART will space Yellow and Red Line trains 10 minutes apart in mid‑August, aiming to reduce crowding and shorten waits for Richmond‑bound riders.

A brief computer outage at San Francisco International Airport's international terminal delayed up to 14 departing flights Wednesday night while a technical team investigates. Impacts were mainly at the international terminal.