Headlines, September 8
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8:00 AM PDT on September 8, 2025
- Newsom Backtracks on Transit Loan (SFChron, KQED, EastBayTimes, SFStandard)
- More on Lurie’s Plan to Fund Muni (SFChron)
- BART Meltdown is Preview of What Bay Area Transit Will Be Every Day Without Loan (SFChron)
- More on BART’s Friday Meltdown (NYTimes, SFChron, CBSLocal)
- More Ferries Readied During BART Meltdown (Hoodline)
- More on Transit Month (Oaklandside, LocalNewsMatters)
- Breakthrough in California Housing (CalMatters)
- San Mateo Car Brains Kill Delaware Bike Safety (DailyJournal)
- Pedestrian Versus Muni Streetcar (SFGate, SFChron)
- Vigil for Slain Cyclist Colden Kimber (SFChron)
- Snag in Removing Vaillancourt Fountain (SFChron)
- Can AI Speed Up Buses? (Semafor)
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