Headlines, July 28
By
Roger Rudick
8:18 AM PDT on July 28, 2026
- What’s in Berkeley’s Hopkins Bike Lane Plan? (Berkeleyside)
- Finding Private Investors for HSR (Grist)
- San Francisco Mayor Backs National Robotaxi Rules (Politico)
- Street Closures in S.F. Chinatown (VoiceofSF)
- State Pays You to Buy Cars (SFChron)
- DMV More Interested in Convenience than Stopping Deadly Drivers (SFChron)
- Driver Arrested for Crashing into Kids on a Scooter (PressDemocrat)
- Berkeley’s November Ballot Includes Infrastructure (Berkeleyside)
- AI Driving up Rents (SFGate)
- San Ramon Tearing Down Office Parks (SFChron)
- Boomer NIMBY Photo Goes Viral (SFChron)
- Exploratorium’s ‘Bay Day’ Explores Changing Coastline (SFExaminer)
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