Headlines, April 8
By
Roger Rudick
8:15 AM PDT on April 8, 2026
- AC Transit Weighs Cuts (EastBayTimes)
- More on Caltrain and Looming Cuts (DailyJournal)
- Marin Transit Agency Endorses Funding Measure (MarinIJ)
- Update on Valley Link Freeway Median Train (SFChron)
- More on Trump’s Plans to Cut Transit (BusNews)
- More on 19th Avenue Repaving (SFExaminer)
- More Waymos (SFExaminer)
- District 2 Candidates Upzoning Plans (SFExaminer)
- The Other Reason Housing is so Expensive (SFGate)
- Oakland Earth Day (Oaklandside)
- Letters: Proposed Transit Tax Regressive? (SFChron)
- Commentary: My Favorite Muni Line (SFChron)
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