The Dissent

There was a time — not that long ago — when the social contract of Bay Area driving still held together.

Every time you think Bay Area drivers can't get worse, someone in a blue Mercedes proves you wrong.

Here's a fun thought experiment: What if the government charged you hundreds of dollars a year for something, then…

Here's a fun fact that might make your blood boil: riding an e-bike or electric scooter on a San Francisco sidewalk is…

Next time you're sprinting through SFO to catch a delayed United flight, spare a glance for the wheelchair agents…

A first-time visitor to San Francisco learned the hard way last week that our city's public transit system comes with…

Here's a riddle for the Bay Area's transit planners: How does a boat system with DJs and ballgame routes manage to…

Here's a number that should make every Bay Area taxpayer's eye twitch: 42 transit agencies.

Before Covid killed it, Muni ran one of the most delightfully bizarre transit routes in America.

In a city where people step over each other on the sidewalk and car break-ins barely make the police blotter anymore…

Tap your Clipper card at a BART gate and count.

If you've ever tried to ride the 24 Divisadero between Geary and 18th Street during the afternoon, you already know the…

In a city where infrastructure projects often move at the speed of continental drift, someone had the good sense to set…

A Muni operator posted a warning this week that should surprise exactly no one who's ever waited 35 minutes for a bus…

In a region where transit projects are synonymous with budget overruns, decade-long delays, and broken promises, SMART…

If you've driven I-80 through the Bay Area at any point in the last — oh, let's say ever — you already know what we're…

Here's something you don't hear every day: Bay Area transit is winning.

If your commute takes you north on Van Ness Avenue today, do yourself a favor: don't.

In a revelation that will shock absolutely no one who's ever ridden the N-Judah, SFMTA has announced "Fares for Our…

If you were driving southbound on the 880 through Fremont around 4:30 PM on Monday and saw a Tacoma's truck bed cover…

If your 20-minute commute has quietly ballooned into a 40-plus-minute slog, you're not imagining things.

Here's a fun question for your Wednesday morning: When you step off a Muni train onto a San Francisco street, do you…

Yet another vehicle slammed into the divider on the Fremont/Folsom Street freeway exit this week, skidding down the…

Here's a number that should make every paying Muni rider's blood boil: SFMTA estimates that nearly half of all Muni…