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FasTrak's Robot Cop Confused a Sports Car With a Pickup Truck. Guess Who Had to Fix It.

Here's a fun exercise in government accountability: imagine you're working at your desk in Palo Alto when a toll…

May 1, 2026

Robbed on the 45, and Nobody Cared — Not the Driver, Not SFMTA, Not 311

A senior citizen with mobility issues was robbed on the #45 bus in broad daylight last week.

May 1, 2026

Market Street Is a Free‑For‑All Because San Francisco Refuses to Enforce Its Own Rules

Remember when San Francisco made a big deal about restricting private vehicles on Market Street?

SoMaMay 1, 2026

Express Lanes: Free‑Market Fix or Pay‑to‑Play Highway Robbery?

Bay Area express lanes are back in the discourse, and honestly, the debate says more about how we think about…

May 1, 2026

Spirit's Death Leaves Oakland Airport on Life Support — Who's Coming to the Rescue?

Spirit Airlines is officially done. Kaput. Finished. And for Oakland International Airport, which was already…

May 1, 2026

SFMTA Can't Even Keep a Paper Map in Print — But Sure, Let's Talk About That Budget

Here's a small thing that says a lot: San Francisco's transit agency hasn't updated its paper transit map since 2023.

May 1, 2026

SF's Roads Are a Mess — And Nobody's Driving the Solution

If you've spent more than five minutes on any major San Francisco corridor lately, you already know: our streets are a…

May 1, 2026

A Guy in Orange Did What the City Couldn't: He Just Stood Up

Thursday morning on the N Judah, somewhere between the Sunset and Embarcadero, a woman started harassing an older Asian…

May 1, 2026

MUNI's Two Realities: Backpack Blockades and the Strangers Who Have Your Back

MUNI riders are living in two worlds right now.

April 30, 2026

Self‑Driving Trucks Get a Green Light as Market Street Enforcement Slips

Two autonomous vehicle stories dropped this week that, taken together, tell you something about California's…

April 30, 2026

The Bay Area's Best Commute Is Also Its Most Neglected

If you've ever white-knuckled a BART handrail while a stranger's backpack slowly merges with your ribcage, allow us to…

April 30, 2026

Sacramento Wants to Put License Plates on Your E‑Bike. No, Seriously.

Just when you thought California legislators had run out of things to regulate, they've found a new target: your e-bike.

April 30, 2026

Caltrain Doesn't Even Own the Track It Wants to Improve — And That's a Problem

Here's a fun fact that should make every Bay Area transit rider a little uneasy: Caltrain doesn't actually own the…

April 30, 2026

Bay Area HOV Lanes: The Honor System Nobody Honors

Here's a fun little experiment for your next commute across the Bay Bridge or down 101: count how many cars in the…

April 29, 2026

Wrong‑Way Scooter Riders Are Playing Frogger With Your Car (And Losing)

Here's a fun SoMa scenario: you're making a perfectly legal turn from Clementina onto 5th Street, crawling at 3 mph…

SoMaApril 29, 2026

880 Crash Caught on Dashcam Is a Reminder: Stop Swerving, Start Braking

Another morning, another avoidable wreck on 880.

April 29, 2026

Gone But Not Forgotten: The BART Fast Pass and the Death of Simple Transit

There's a particular kind of San Francisco grief reserved for the small, tangible things that quietly disappear — the…

April 29, 2026

SF Speed Cameras Are Actually Working — And That's Worth Paying Attention To

Here's something you don't hear very often: a San Francisco government program that appears to be doing exactly what it…

April 29, 2026

Bay Area Transit Ridership Is Up — But Let's Be Honest About Why

BART, Muni, and Caltrain are all trumpeting major ridership increases this spring, and the agencies are crediting a fun…

April 29, 2026

Caltrain Is Finally Electric — So Why Does It Still Feel Like 1995?

Caltrain's electrification is legitimately one of the best infrastructure wins the Bay Area has pulled off in years.

April 29, 2026

CHP Blitz Hits Bay Area Freeways — And Honestly, It's About Time

If your commute felt a little more… supervised this week, you weren't imagining things.

April 29, 2026

Cops Can Finally Ticket Driverless Cars — But Who Pays the Fine?

Here's a fun philosophical question for your Wednesday: if a driverless car runs a red light and nobody's behind the…

April 28, 2026

Highway 1 Is Open Again — Here's What You Need to Know Before You Hit the Coast

Good news for anyone who's been itching to take one of the most stunning drives in America: Highway 1 from San…

April 28, 2026

Your Clipper Card Isn't Dead Yet — Here's Why

With Bay Area transit agencies now accepting contactless credit cards at fare gates, a fair question has been bouncing…

April 28, 2026