Service on the Metro Gold Line began July 26. Effective July 27, Foothill Transit made adjustments to lines 184, 187, and 189. Service on MTA line 686 began July 27 while line 401 continued to operate until July 28.

The city of Sierra Madre is operating a new bus route to the Sierra Madre Villa station. The Gateway Coach Gold Line Shuttle operates weekday peak periods only. The existing Round-A-Bout has been renamed the Gateway Coach Community Loop. Fare for most is 50 cents.

The city of South Pasadena is operating four new bus routes to the Mission station. The Gold Link operates weekday peak periods only. Fare is 50 cents and all MTA passes are accepted.

Culver CityBus has begun installing bicycle racks on its buses. As of July 25, six buses had been installed with the new equipment.

Effective August 3, Santa Clarita Transit made several minor schedule revisions to its bus service. In addition: Routes 507 and 615 were discontinued. Routing changes were made to routes 502, 602, 605, 611, and 614. Routes 616, 617, and 618 are new, serving Rio Norte. Routes 793 and 798 now serve Sherman Oaks Galleria. Route 794 now serves College of the Canyons. Route 795 no longer stops at Crown Valley and Sierra. Route 798 no longer serves Norte Dame.

San Diego NCTD will implement several service changes on August 17. There may be a fare change as well, but this is unclear since NCTD has not yet posted information on this service change.

The Redlands Trolley begins service on September 2. The blue and red routes will replace Omnitrans routes 30 and 31. The rubber-wheeled trolley buses are a partnership between Omnitrans and the city of Redlands. A special 25 cent fare will be offered through the end of the year.