Issues, Campaigns and Miscellany
Streetsblog California
SFMTA Preps to Remove Kirkham Neck Down
Last Streetsblog reported on it, the neck down at Kirkham and 9th was working fine for safety. But drivers complained, so it's gotta go.
December 2, 2025
Op-ed: Waymo May Finally Teach Americans the Speed Limit
Do Americans even understand that posted speed limits aren't advisory?
Marcel E. Moran
November 24, 2025
Study: Why Can’t San Francisco Plant More Street Trees?
Advocates fight for greenery in their neighborhoods and ask the question: why is the city ripping out more trees than it's putting in?
November 4, 2025
Gov’s Signature on SB 63 Launches Campaign to Fund Transit
There will be a ballot measure to fund Bay Area transit in November of 2026. But now the real work begins: building support, gathering signatures, and getting a majority of voters to approve it.
October 14, 2025
Save the Date: Attend a Talk with High Speed Rail CEO Ian Choudri
Streetsblog's editor will host a Q&A with the head of the California High Speed Rail Authority at Manny's in the Mission, October 22.
September 26, 2025
A Place to Report Market Street Motorist Mayhem
A new website lets you share scofflaw driver sightings, to help build a record of the city's abandonment of 'car-free' Market.
September 23, 2025
Advocates and Agencies Celebrate Progress Towards Funding Transit
Funding measure advances to the governor's desk. But it's not over yet.
September 15, 2025
New Leadership at Transform
Changes at one of the Bay Area's most formidable transit, safe-streets, and affordable housing advocacy groups.
September 10, 2025
Emergency Rally: Advocates Demand Gov. Newsom ‘Fund Transit Now’
All the major transit advocacy groups assembled Monday morning in downtown San Francisco to demand the city's former mayor (Governor Gavin Newsom) intervene and stop the cancellation of a vital $750 million state loan intended to keep the city moving.
September 8, 2025
Call to Action: Tell Governor Newsom (Again) to Support Transit
A crucial $750 million loan for transit funding is in jeopardy with the Dept. of Finance and needs the governor's intervention.
September 5, 2025
