Headlines, October 9
By
Roger Rudick
7:53 AM PDT on October 9, 2026
- BART and A.I. (NBCBayArea)
- People Like Ferries (BayLink)
- Bus Boarding Islands on El Camino Real (Hoodline)
- Feds and Tying Transit Funding to Birth Rates (ENR)
- Working Group for E-Scooters, E-Motos (VoiceofSF)
- More on Hit-&-Run Driver Who Injured Two Pedestrians in Berkeley (Berkeleyside)
- Imagining Golden Gate Fields Racetrack as Park (Berkeleyside)
- Uniqlo’s Free Street Festival (SFChron)
- Changing Stairway Rule Could Allow More Housing (SFChron)
- Is Fleet Week Awesome or Annoying? (SFChron)
- Shirtless Man Drives Muni Bus Through Oakland (SFChron, CalPost)
- Commentary: Public Bank Could Help Fix Housing (SFChron)
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