Headlines, September 3
By
Roger Rudick
8:09 AM PDT on September 3, 2026
- Oakland’s BRT Could Lose Billions in Cap-n-Trade Funds (Oaklandside)
- Muni Bus Driver Continues Rounds with Unresponsive, Overdosed Passenger (SFChron)
- More on Transit Month (SFExaminer, VoiceofSF)
- Driver Causes Collision with Caltrain in Burlingame (SFChron)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Who Hit Cyclist is Accused of DUI (MarinIJ)
- SoMa’s Rise and Fall (SFStandard)
- Reshaping Cole Valley (SFStandard)
- Airship Over Oakland (Oaklandside)
- More on Curbside EV Charging (InsideEV)
- Caltrans Says Take Public Transportation, but Only During Road Works? (MercNews)
- Supes Vote to Revamp Tree Planting Process (SFExaminer)
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