West Portal
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S.F. Judge Decides Utterly Reckless Driving is Not a Serious Crime
Judge for West Portal massacre of a family just told drivers anything goes.
March 23, 2026
Call to Action: Family Demands Justice for the Four Lives Taken at West Portal
The relatives of the family killed two years ago in West Portal by a reckless driver want the travesty to stop.
Surviving Members of the Pinto de Oliveria Family
March 3, 2026
Commentary: The West Portal Crash Wasn’t Incomprehensible. But the Lack of Punishment Is
The crime was playing Russian Roulette on West Portal’s streets.
February 18, 2026
Planters in West Portal are Remnant of a Once-Bold Safety Project
The new planters are nice, but are also a symbol of a family betrayed by San Francisco politics.
August 12, 2025
Commentary: SFMTA Board Weakness Nearly Killed Another Family
The same basic failures that let a family get killed just happened again, in the same neighborhood. SFMTA's abdication of their responsibility to act independently is a primary factor in perpetuating this deadly situation
December 13, 2024
Officials Celebrate Lackluster West Portal Safety Installation
The original plans put safety first and gave transit priority over individuals in cars. The watered-down, plastic-and-paint 'compromise' that was ultimately installed is profoundly disappointing.
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October 16, 2024
SFMTA Approves Merchant-Driven, ‘Holistic’ Plan for West Portal
SFMTA board again fails in its role to put transit, safety, and city wide interests above parochial politics
July 17, 2024
Call to Action: Demand a Safe West Portal
The San Francisco Transit Riders wants YOU to urge the SFMTA Board of Directors to approve stronger West Portal safety and transit improvements
The post Call to Action: Demand a Safe West Portal
July 16, 2024
Advocates React to Watered-Down West Portal Plan
The political 'compromise' still allows drivers to cross over the railway junction, assuring future delays and maintaining extensive conflict areas between motorists, transit vehicles, and pedestrians
July 1, 2024
Commentary: SFMTA Board Must Reject Unsafe, Driver-Centric ‘Final’ West Portal Plan
A family died. If that isn't enough to stop putting politics above safety, then the SFMTA board should be dissolved
July 1, 2024
