Monday’s Headlines
Philly's transit crisis wasn't a warning for mess coming to Bay Area, it was a spoiler.
9:41 AM PDT on September 8, 2025
- Newsom Backtracks on Transit Loan (SFChron, KQED, EastBayTimes, SFStandard)
- BART Meltdown is Preview of What Bay Area Transit Will Be Every Day Without Loan (SFChron)
- Supreme Court Backs ICE Terror (OC Register)
- Sunnyvale Councilmember Struck by Car While Biking (San Jose Spotlight)
- Closed Bridge Threatens Two Communities (SF Gate)
- More on Transit Month (Oaklandside, LocalNewsMatters)
- LA Needs Shade: City Plants Trees Near LACMA Museum (LAT)
- New Playground Opens (LB Post)
- Map Shows “Public” Lands Blocked to Public by Private Land (SF Chron)
- Duffy: Federal Funded E-Chargers Will Be at Gas Stations (Autoblog)
- 4 Non-Prop 50 Takeaways from State Republican Convention (SacBee)
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