Headlines, August 18
By
Roger Rudick
8:37 AM PDT on August 18, 2026
- State Bill Could Speed Up San Jose Station Rebuild (SJSpotlight)
- High Speed Rail Train Orders Halved? (RailwayPro)
- Support for SMART Station in Geyserville (MarinIJ)
- Connie Chan and Scott Wiener Asked About Major Infrastructure (MissionLocal)
- More Housing Politics in San Francisco (SFChron, MissionLocal)
- S.F. Plans to ‘Revitalize’ SoMa’s 6th Street Corridor (MissionLocal)
- Waymo Announces Huge Expansion (EastBayTimes)
- More on Lowering Speed Limits Near Schools (SFStandard)
- Data Center in Downtown Oakland? (Oaklandside)
- Potrero Hill Building Comes out of Nowhere, Wasn’t Wearing Hi-Vis (SFChron)
- Partial Closures of Broadway Tunnel (SFExaminer)
- Stinson Beach to Lose Some Parking (SFChron)
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