Headlines, May 26
By
Roger Rudick
8:11 AM PDT on May 26, 2026
- Connect Bay Area Has its Signatures (MissionLocal, SFStandard, EastBayTimes)
- Transit Agencies Cut $1 Billion (KQED, LocalNewsMatters)
- Cap & Trade Changes Could Further Strain Transit (SFChron)
- More on Gas Prices Driving People to Trains (Jalopnik)
- Google Buses Less Prevalent (SFChron)
- Walnut Creek May End Freebies for Electric Cars (SFGate)
- More on Hunters Point Shipyard Development (SFExaminer)
- Berkeley Shared Housing (Berkeleyside)
- Concord Housing Development (SFChron)
- Bus and Building Came out of Nowhere, Weren’t Wearing Hi-Vis (NBCBayArea)
- We’re Starting to Think Drivers are Out of Control (SFGate)
- Commentary: When it Comes to Housing, Shade is Good (SFChron)
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