Headlines, October 8
By
Roger Rudick
8:22 AM PDT on October 8, 2026
- What Happens to Transit if Measure Fails? (SJSpotlight)
- More Polling on Regional Transit Measure (SFGate)
- Transit and the Standard Voter Guide (SFStandard)
- More on Ferry Ridership (SFExaminer)
- SamTrans Turns 50 (RWCPulse)
- Chan vs. Wiener on Housing, Transit and Other Issues (ABCNews)
- International Walk to School Day (MarinIJ)
- Driver Hits Two Pedestrians in Berkeley (SFChron)
- Uniqlo’s Return to Downtown as Signal (SFStandard)
- Enter Your Address, See Your Voting Guide (MissionLocal)
- Tides Could Threaten Transportation (SFChron)
- Commentary: We Need Less ‘Democracy’ in San Francisco, Seriously (SFStandard)
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