Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Gavin Newsom

This post is supported by GJEL Accident Attorneys

Friday: Opening Ceremony for Polk Contra-Flow Bike Lane

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 30, 2014 | 5 Comments

The Polk Street contra-flow protected bike lane connecting Market Street to City Hall is set to be unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday at 11 a.m. City officials will follow the event with a bike tour of recent streetscape projects, hitting various neighborhoods before returning to Civic Center. Get one of the few available […]

Excitement at Transbay Event, But Federal Transportation Bill Uncertain

By Matthew Roth | Aug 12, 2010 | 9 Comments

Senator Barbara Boxer, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, US DOT Secretary Ray Lahood, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Transbay Joint Powers Authority Board Chairman and SFMTA CEO Nat Ford at the Transbay Transit Center groundbreaking. Photos: Matthew Roth. Though most of the California political class celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Transbay Transit Center with U.S. […]

Mayor Newsom Weighs in on SFMTA Budget in Weekly Address

By Michael Rhodes | May 10, 2010 | 3 Comments

If you’re wondering why Mayor Gavin Newsom supports a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency two-year budget that continues major Muni service reductions, you just might find your answer in the Mayor’s weekly YouTube update. In a thirteen-minute discussion of the SFMTA budget, the Mayor admits he’s not proud of the budget, but defends it as […]

A Change of Heart on Sunday Parking Meters for Newsom?

By Bryan Goebel | Jan 29, 2010 | 17 Comments

The Mayor is now apparently willing to consider Sunday metering. Photo by Bryan Goebel. After months of opposing an extension of parking meter enforcement hours, Mayor Newsom may be finally open to a limited proposal that would help reduce Muni’s staggering budget deficit. The Chronicle’s Heather Knight and The Appeal’s Chris Roberts report that Newsom […]

MTA Directors Get Another Earful on Muni Service Cuts and Fare Hikes

By Michael Rhodes | Jan 29, 2010 | 7 Comments

Stormy skies are ahead for Muni. Flickr photo: fmosca Muni’s budget saga continued today as the MTA Board heard details on proposed service cuts and future deficits, prompting a growing outcry from the city’s transit riders. The cuts would include eliminating ten percent of Muni service, bringing frequencies on many routes to historic lows. More […]

Mayor, MTA and Bike Activists Celebrate First New Bike Lane in Three Years

By Bryan Goebel | Dec 3, 2009 | 18 Comments

SFBC’s Leah Shahum, the MTA’s Oliver Gajda and SFBC Board Member Dan Nguyen-Tan in the freshly painted green bike box on Scott Street at Oak. Photo by Bryan Goebel. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, three members of the Board of Supervisors, MTA officials, SFBC staff and bicyclists — standing in the glaring fall sun amidst […]

Show More Stories