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FasTrak's Robot Cop Confused a Sports Car With a Pickup Truck. Guess Who Had to Fix It.
PublishedHere's a fun exercise in government accountability: imagine you're working at your desk in Palo Alto when a toll…
Robbed on the 45, and Nobody Cared — Not the Driver, Not SFMTA, Not 311
PublishedA senior citizen with mobility issues was robbed on the 45 bus in broad daylight last week.
Market Street Is a Free-For-All Because San Francisco Refuses to Enforce Its Own Rules
PublishedRemember when San Francisco made a big deal about restricting private vehicles on Market Street?
Express Lanes: Free-Market Fix or Pay-to-Play Highway Robbery?
PublishedBay Area express lanes are back in the discourse, and honestly, the debate says more about how we think about…
Spirit's Death Leaves Oakland Airport on Life Support — Who's Coming to the Rescue?
PublishedSpirit Airlines is officially done. Kaput. Finished. And for Oakland International Airport, which was already…
SFMTA Can't Even Keep a Paper Map in Print — But Sure, Let's Talk About That Budget
PublishedHere's a small thing that says a lot: San Francisco's transit agency hasn't updated its paper transit map since 2023.
SF's Roads Are a Mess — And Nobody's Driving the Solution
PublishedIf you've spent more than five minutes on any major San Francisco corridor lately, you already know: our streets are a…
A Guy in Orange Did What the City Couldn't: He Just Stood Up
PublishedThursday morning on the N Judah, somewhere between the Sunset and Embarcadero, a woman started harassing an older Asian…
MUNI's Two Realities: Backpack Blockades and the Strangers Who Have Your Back
PublishedMUNI riders are living in two worlds right now.
Autonomous Vehicles Are Winning — And SF's Car-Free Market Street Is Losing
PublishedTwo autonomous vehicle stories dropped this week that, taken together, tell you everything about California's love-hate…
The Bay Area's Best Commute Is Also Its Most Neglected
PublishedIf you've ever white-knuckled a BART handrail while a stranger's backpack slowly merges with your ribcage, allow us to…
Sacramento Wants to Put License Plates on Your E-Bike. No, Seriously.
PublishedJust when you thought California legislators had run out of things to regulate, they've found a new target: your e-bike.
Caltrain Doesn't Even Own the Track It Wants to Improve — And That's a Problem
PublishedHere's a fun fact that should make every Bay Area transit rider a little uneasy: Caltrain doesn't actually own the…
Bay Area HOV Lanes: The Honor System Nobody Honors
PublishedHere's a fun little experiment for your next commute across the Bay Bridge or down 101: count how many cars in the…
Wrong-Way Scooter Riders Are Playing Frogger With Your Car (And Losing)
PublishedHere's a fun SoMa scenario: you're making a perfectly legal turn from Clementina onto 5th Street, crawling at 3 mph…
880 Crash Caught on Dashcam Is a Reminder: Stop Swerving, Start Braking
PublishedAnother morning, another avoidable wreck on 880.
Gone But Not Forgotten: The BART Fast Pass and the Death of Simple Transit
PublishedThere's a particular kind of San Francisco grief reserved for the small, tangible things that quietly disappear — the…
SF Speed Cameras Are Actually Working — And That's Worth Paying Attention To
PublishedHere's something you don't hear very often: a San Francisco government program that appears to be doing exactly what it…
Bay Area Transit Ridership Is Up — But Let's Be Honest About Why
PublishedBART, Muni, and Caltrain are all trumpeting major ridership increases this spring, and the agencies are crediting a fun…
Caltrain Is Finally Electric — So Why Does It Still Feel Like 1995?
PublishedCaltrain's electrification is legitimately one of the best infrastructure wins the Bay Area has pulled off in years.
CHP Blitz Hits Bay Area Freeways — And Honestly, It's About Time
PublishedIf your commute felt a little more… supervised this week, you weren't imagining things.
Cops Can Finally Ticket Driverless Cars — But Who Pays the Fine?
PublishedHere's a fun philosophical question for your Wednesday: if a driverless car runs a red light and nobody's behind the…
Highway 1 Is Open Again — Here's What You Need to Know Before You Hit the Coast
PublishedGood news for anyone who's been itching to take one of the most stunning drives in America: Highway 1 from San…
Your Clipper Card Isn't Dead Yet — Here's Why
PublishedWith Bay Area transit agencies now accepting contactless credit cards at fare gates, a fair question has been bouncing…