Headlines, May 18
By
Roger Rudick
8:15 AM PDT on May 18, 2026
- Riders Using Laptops on BART (SFChron)
- Gas Prices Driving Public Transit Ridership (Grist)
- San Mateo County Plans for Transportation Surplus (DailyJournal)
- Driver Kills Three in Oakland (SFGate, ABC7, Oaklandside)
- Billionaire Donors Behind Embarcadero Remake (SFChron)
- Mid-Market’s IKEA Food Hall (SFChron)
- ‘Inflection Point’ in S.F. Recovery? (SFExaminer)
- Tracking Air Quality at Oakland Schools (Oaklandside)
- Future of Antioch’s Downtown (SFGate)
- Commentary: Recap of ‘Bay to Breakers’ (SFStandard)
- Commentary: Learning Housing from Detroit (SFChron)
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