Headlines, July 8
By
Roger Rudick
8:15 AM PDT on July 8, 2026
- Scrutiny of 4th of July Gridlock (SFChron, KQED)
- More on Muni’s Broken Mini Buses (SFGate)
- Another Station for the SMART Train? (SFChron)
- Transit Funding Opposition (DailyJournal, CCHerald)
- Build Housing on Coliseum Parking and Other BART Lots (SFChron)
- Santa Rosa Won’t Take Car Space to Curve Sidewalk Around Tree (SFChron)
- S.F. Housing Market Going up Again (SFChron)
- Another Way Our Auto-Uber-Alles System Screws Seniors (Berkeleyside)
- Caltrans Celebrates Opening of Another Bicyclist Meat Grinder (EastBayTimes)
- Commentary: S.F.’s Lost Artist Community (SFChron)
- Commentary: Jesus Said Don’t House the Poor? (SFChron)
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