Headlines, September 22
By
Roger Rudick
7:22 AM PDT on September 22, 2026
- Fund Transit, or Bay Bridge Traffic Doubles (SFChron, KQED)
- Shorter Initial Operating Segment for California HSR? (KCRA)
- SMART Considers Healdsburg Station Location (MarinIJ)
- Waymo Offering Transit Discounts (Verge)
- The Invention of Cable Cars (EconomicTimes)
- SFMTA Fails to Slow Sunset Streets (MissionLocal)
- Major Retailer Returning to Downtown S.F. (SFGate)
- Oakland Police to Discuss Pursuits, Other Issues (Oaklandside)
- Law Allows Booting of Cars for Illegal Dumping (Oaklandside)
- Exploratorium Event and How Engineering Shapes the World (SFExaminer)
- Chan vs. Wiener on Housing (SFExaminer)
- Commentary: Build Nothing, Ever, Anywhere (MarinIJ)
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