Headlines, April 17
By
Roger Rudick
8:00 AM PDT on April 17, 2026
- West Oakland BART to get 240 Homes (SFChron)
- SMART Expands Fuel Options (MarinIJ)
- New Park for S.F. Marina (SFChron)
- S.F.’s ‘Street Parks’ (SFChron)
- Anti-Sunset Dunes Cranks Still Cranking (MissionLocal)
- Cable Car Turnaround and Sidewalk Came out of Nowhere (SFGate)
- Business Fund Plan for Downtown S.F. (SFStandard, KRON4)
- Hayward Declares that Maybe Life is More Important than Motoring Convenience (EastBayTimes)
- More on I-80 Closure (EastBayTimes)
- More on Debate Over Fining Property Owner for Destroying Trees (Oaklandside)
- Events to Celebrate ‘Earth Day’ (SFExaminer)
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