Headlines, August 20
By
Roger Rudick
8:35 AM PDT on August 20, 2026
- Call to Bring Back Red Light Cameras (EastBayTimes)
- More on Oakland Speed Cameras (SFChron)
- How to Report Oakland Potholes (Oaklandside)
- Waymo’s New Car (TechCrunch)
- Shifts in Housing Crisis (SFChron)
- Rockridge Development will Include Space for New Grocery Store (SFChron)
- New San Mateo County Trail (SFChron)
- New Food Hall in the Presidio (SFGate)
- Port of Oakland Ferry Tour is so Popular Nobody Takes it (SFChron)
- Commentary: Public Transit is Public Health (SJSpotlight)
- Commentary: “Flexing” Funds Isn’t the Answer to Bay Area Transit Agencies’ Fiscal Woes (SPUR)
- Commentary: Former Supervisor Gordon Mar Endorses a ‘No’ Vote on Prop. G (SFChron)
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