Day Around the Bay: New Castro Muni Station Elevator Finally Opens
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Leanne Maxwell (via SFist)
Local:
The new Castro Muni Station elevator opened Thursday, following three years of construction and repeated delays involving design changes, funding, and replacement glass panels. [Bay Area Reporter]
The New York firm that won the bid to purchase most of Westfield SF Centre mall may demolish the building before constructing a new mixed-use development. [Chronicle]
An unauthorized person on the BART tracks at Balboa Park Station Thursday afternoon prompted delays on the Red Line in SF, Millbrae, Daly City, and the East Bay. [KRON4]
National:
A coyote became the first large mammal photographed on Southern California’s $114 million Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, which has begun attracting wildlife ahead of its December 2 ribbon-cutting. [SFGate]
Wall Street suffered its worst single-day losses since April 2025 on Thursday, with the Nasdaq 100 plunging 6.3% and $2.3 trillion in market value wiped out amid investor fears that Democratic midterm victories could bring increased regulation of the AI industry. [NBC News]
Nithya Raman, who defeated incumbent Karen Bass in the race for mayor of Los Angeles with support from the LA chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, entered the race hours before the filing deadline and her campaign was viewed as a long shot. [Guardian]
Video:
Amid the dozens of reels captured during the Valkyries’ Championship Parade Wednesday, here’s one featuring Coach Natalie Nakase getting showered with love from fans.
