Morning Wrap: 3/7/13

High speed rail project hits another speed bump on the Peninsula, 49ers release David Akers, 300 chickens at a cock-fighting operation, more.

• Another speed bump for California’s high-speed rail project, this time in its partnership with Caltrain on the Peninsula. Mountain View Voice
• Apparently only one of the three people allegedly involved in the so-called booze cruise theft of that luxury yacht that went aground at Pacifica will be charged with a crime. Chronicle
• An explosion and fire that damaged a condo and killed a cat in Corte Madero may have been sparked by a Toyota Prius charging in a garage. Bay City News Service
• The 49ers released kicker David Akers. Mercury News
• A new Saturday outdoor flea market opens at College of Alameda starting March 23. Mercury News
• Mooyah Burgers, the Texas chain that has already scored big in Walnut Creek, plans to introduce 20 stores into the Bay Area. SF Business Times
• How Fairfield’s experiment with a private-sector company to provide mass transit went off the rails. California Watch 
• A crowd of more than 300 people showed up in Danville to protest zoning changes aimed at boosting high-density affordable housing and other projects on agriculturally zoned land. Contra Costa Times
• Police in Santa Rosa say they found 300 chickens at a cock-fighting operation. AP
• Alameda police chief Mike Noonan announced he’s retiring after 27 years with the department. Mercury News
• The Warriors win ugly over the Kings, 87-83. Chronicle