Headlines, February 23
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8:00 AM PST on February 23, 2026
- Scaring People into Funding Transit (SFStandard)
- And More on Transit Funding (EastBayTimes)
- Transbay Tube Working Normally After Problem Sunday (SFChron, SFStandard, ABC7)
- More on HSR Board Approving Cost Increase (SacBee)
- Speed Cameras Again Confirm the Epidemic of Reckless Driving (SFChron)
- Can San Francisco Follow Boston’s Example, Turn Offices into Homes? (SFChron)
- More on Cyclist Renewing Push to Open Alto Tunnel (MarinIJ)
- And Again with “Reopening” Great Highway? (SFExaminer)
- Transit Fares in San Diego, Compared to Muni and Other Cities (SFGate)
- Pollution-Eating Trees for West Oakland (Oaklandside)
- Oakland’s Economic Trends (SFStandard)
- Letters: The E-Bike Safety Crisis? (SFChron)
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