Opinion: Why is This Tiny E-Vehicle Illegal?
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A newfangled device points up flaws in the VTL that can lead to over-policing and harassment.
Washing Their Hands of Responsibility, CA Judicial Council Votes to End COVID Eviction Moratorium
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Protections set to expire on September 1. The nightmare scenario of mass evictions is apparently not the Judicial Council's problem.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Expanded Ferry Terminal Opens (SFExaminer, BayCrossings)
- Safe-Streets Advocate Recovering from Coronavirus (SFChron)
- Safety Proposal for Folsom (SFExaminer)
- 16th Street Improvements (MassTransit)
- HSR Marches On (ConstructionDive)
- Updates on BART Extension and Other Tunnel Projects (Tunneling)
- Street festival in Oakland Looks to Help Oakland Chinatown Restaurants (Berkeleyside)
- Proposed Location for New Mission Safe Sleeping Site (Hoodline)
- Murals for San Bruno Ave (Hoodline)
- And More on Balboa Park Reservoir Development (SFNews)
- North Bay Traffic and Sea Level Rise (NorthBayBizJournal)
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Talking Headways Podcast: To Be Truly Sustainable, Cities Must Be Truly Equitable
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Want a sustainable city? It starts with equity, not nice parks.
As California AG, Kamala Harris Took a Political Risk to Fight Climate Change
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When much of the establishment was praising a flawed Long Range Plan for San Diego, Harris joined local enviros to take SANDAG to court
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Bay Area Reacts to Kamala Harris (SFChron)
- Uber May Shut Down for Months (SFGate)
- San Jose Opens Parking Lots, other City Properties to Merchants (NBCBayArea)
- More on Balboa Reservoir Development (CBSLocal, Socketsite)
- Tenderloin Tower Plans (BizTimes)
- Motorists Flip SUVs in S.F. Collisions (Hoodline)
- Treasure Island and the Pandemic (SFGate)
- Condo Inventory Up as People Look for Outdoor Space (SFGate)
- Fractured Response to Hayes Valley Encampments (SFExaminer)
- Sausalito Park Improvement (MarinIJ)
- Rodeo Refinery to Convert to Renewables (KPIX5)
- Commentary: Cable Cars for Transportation (ManilaTimes)
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Driver Kills Pedestrian at Gough and Geary
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With the return of traffic and compromises on safety plans, Vision Zero is proving as elusive as ever
Four Facts on Kamala Harris’s Transportation Record
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The California senator isn't a flawless street safety advocate, but some of her history is making transportation advocates hopeful.
If the T Decriminalizes Fare Evasion, What’s Next for Its Transit Police?
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While the Massachusetts State House ponders significant reforms to fare enforcement on the MBTA, and – in separate legislation – to policing in general, the MBTA’s in-house police force faces a reckoning. The Transit Police attracted intense criticism earlier this summer for their closures of downtown subway stations during Black Lives Matter protests and for […]
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Transit, Housing Advocates Fight COVID Density Stigma (BondBuyer)
- SFMTA to Collect Late Fees on Fines (SFExaminer)
- ‘Street Crisis Response Teams’ to Respond to Mental Health Issues (SFGate)
- Massive Traffic Jams and Pile Ups Returning (ABC7)
- Driver Arrested After Fatally Hitting Pedestrian (SFChron, SFExaminer)
- More on Balboa Park Reservoir Housing (SFChron)
- Why Outdoor Dining May Fail (SFGate)
- How to Buy a Bike During a Global Bike Shortage (Money)
- Turkey Terror in Oakland Park Continues (EastBayTimes)
- Commentary: Senate Bill Threatens Affordable Housing? (SFExaminer)
- Commentary: What do Housing Market Trends Say About Cities? (SFExaminer)
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Update with SFMTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin
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SFMTA director checks in on where things stand in this ongoing, forced transit experiment that is the year 2020