Headlines, August 14
By
Roger Rudick
6:41 AM PDT on August 14, 2026
- BART Delayed by Thursday’s Temblor (Berkeleyside)
- Caltrain Ups Budget for Downtown Connector (DailyJournal)
- Cable Car Outage (SFChron, KRON4)
- Oakland’s Degraded Roads and Liability (Oaklandside)
- YIMBYs Sue to Stop San Francisco from Dodging Housing Obligations (SFChron, SFStandard)
- More on Marina Housing Battle (SFChron)
- Palo Alto Breaks Ground on Housing Project (SJSpotlight)
- District 8 Debate Focuses on Housing and Public Safety (SFChron)
- Driver Seriously Injures Scooterist in Berkeley (BerkeleyScanner)
- 117 Cited in One-Day Sweep for Dangerous Drivers (KRON4)
- S.F.’s Plan to Save its Waterfront (SFChron)
- Coastal Erosion and the Threat to SoCal’s Train (SFGate)
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