Op-ed: Bumpy Road Ahead for Oakland Streets
Deaths on Oakland roads are soaring, road safety funds are drying up, and approved repaving and road safety projects could be delayed by years.
July 14, 2022
Dede Wilsey Buys Ballot Measure to Return Cars to JFK
Dow Chemical heiress wrote $200,000 check to gather signatures for astroturf campaign
July 13, 2022
Commentary: Estuary Ferry Should Run as a Horizontal Elevator, Not a Bus
Motorists don't have to wait to cross the estuary, why should cyclists and pedestrians?
July 7, 2022
Clear Victory for High-Speed Rail as State Budget is Approved
Even opponents of the project have conceded
June 30, 2022
Commentary: Recent Tragedies Underscore How Dangerous Motorists Threaten Everyone
The press acts as if trains and grade crossings are the problem.
June 30, 2022
Op-Ed: San Francisco Needs to Get Serious About Downtown’s Future
Alarm bells should be going off, but there’s no plan yet.
June 29, 2022
Muni Measure’s Failure and the Future of San Francisco Transit
The fact that the measure was not "shellacked" is a testament to how much the people of San Francisco care about public transit, depend on it, and want it to be better.
June 24, 2022
Commentary: Look to Amsterdam, not Antioch, for OakDOT’s New Director
Only a morally confused person would suggest years of "equity" outreach is required over whether to install infrastructure that prevents people from getting killed or maimed
June 23, 2022
Hearing on 14th Street Safety Project Comes on Heels of Another Tragedy
Oakland lawmakers unanimously approved a safe-street redesign for 14th Street in downtown Oakland, but the approval follows a completely avoidable tragedy.
June 22, 2022
Commentary: The Boudin Recall and the Failure to Prosecute Traffic Violence
If voters really want cities to get tough on crime, let's start with traffic violence
June 9, 2022