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Service cuts would begin June 2027. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>AC Transit is facing a $200 million structural deficit over the next four years due to pandemic-related drops in ridership, reduced federal, state and local funding (namely the exhaustion of federal Covid-19 relief dollars).\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“ We want none of this to activate, but we cannot stick our heads in the sand and pretend that this substantial structural deficit does not exist,” Lyles said. “ The Board’s responsibility is to keep this transit agency operating.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>RTM would create a half-cent sales tax in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, and a one-cent sales tax in San Francisco, and is estimated to generate around $1 billion annually for several Bay Area transit agencies, including BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit over 14 years. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>About 21% of the tax collected in Alameda County and 3% of the tax collected in Contra Costa County would support AC Transit — generating an estimated $50 million annually for the agency. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Coltes and other riders said that they’re already seeing a preview of what life will be like if AC Transit reduces service — what AC Transit Director Jean Walsh calls the agency’s “reliability crisis.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/101426-ACTRANSIT-10-MC-KQED-d6321b53.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12104551\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/101426-ACTRANSIT-10-MC-KQED-d6321b53.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/101426-ACTRANSIT-10-MC-KQED-d6321b53-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/101426-ACTRANSIT-10-MC-KQED-d6321b53-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A member of the public looks at a bus line map at the AC Transit headquarters on Oct. 14, 2026, in Oakland. (Miles Cull/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"12104552\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/101426-ACTRANSIT-12-MC-KQED-9fe7c0ac.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12104552\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/101426-ACTRANSIT-12-MC-KQED-9fe7c0ac.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/101426-ACTRANSIT-12-MC-KQED-9fe7c0ac-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/101426-ACTRANSIT-12-MC-KQED-9fe7c0ac-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">James Bowens gives his public comment at the AC Transit headquarters on Oct. 14, 2026, in Oakland. (Miles Cull/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" data-id=\"12104550\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/101426-ACTRANSIT-02-MC-KQED-8dddc922.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12104550\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/101426-ACTRANSIT-02-MC-KQED-8dddc922.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/101426-ACTRANSIT-02-MC-KQED-8dddc922-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/101426-ACTRANSIT-02-MC-KQED-8dddc922-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Members of the public comment at the AC Transit headquarters on Oct. 14, 2026, in Oakland. (Miles Cull/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Far too many trips are being canceled, and the problem has been getting worse,” Walsh said in an emailed statement, speaking as an individual board member, noting that her views did not necessarily reflect the rest of the Board or AC Transit.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Walsh said a combination of absenteeism and understaffing has led to a lack of bus operators, causing “significant” rates of cancellations.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Our goal is to run 99.5% of scheduled buses, but we have been falling far short of that goal and inconveniencing thousands of people in the process,” Walsh said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Walsh added that the board recently approved her motion to increase reliability reporting from twice a year to monthly, which is set to begin at the end of October. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/101426-ACTRANSIT-17-MC-KQED-c0067815.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12104556\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/101426-ACTRANSIT-17-MC-KQED-c0067815.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/101426-ACTRANSIT-17-MC-KQED-c0067815-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/101426-ACTRANSIT-17-MC-KQED-c0067815-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kiwan Gore gives her public comment at the AC Transit headquarters on Oct. 14, 2026, in Oakland. (Miles Cull/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cp>Kiwan Gore of Berkeley encouraged the board to reduce rather than eliminate weekend transbay service in its contingency plan. Born with cerebral palsy, she said she relies on AC Transit “big time,” and that other transit agencies, like BART, are “financially out of reach” for her. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I’m in the city a lot, especially on the weekends. 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"content": "\n\u003cp>As if avoiding \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12103039/fleet-week-2026-practice-schedule-blue-angels-ship-tours-where-events\">Fleet Week\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12103818/thinking-of-taking-waymo-to-fleet-week-its-complicated\">traffic\u003c/a> wasn’t bad enough this past weekend, there’ll be another major weekend complication on the roads through San Francisco this coming weekend.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Over a mile of 101 near Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital will be \u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-projects/d4-san-francisco-freeway-and-road-rehabilitation/d4-sf-101-rehab-hospital-curve\">fully closed — again — to all southbound traffic \u003c/a>starting the night of Friday, Oct. 16, and won’t reopen until early morning on Monday, Oct. 19. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>These closures on what’s known as the “Hospital Curve” part of 101 will especially affect people driving from the East Bay or North Bay to the Peninsula and South Bay, and travelers trying to reach San Francisco International Airport by road. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But they’ll also impact people just wanting to travel through the city on those days — especially on Saturday, when the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12103702/golden-state-valkyries-advance-to-wnba-finals-after-sweeping-las-vegas-aces\">Golden State Valkyries will be playing in Game 1 of the WNBA finals\u003c/a> at Chase Center.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/20260826_UCSFStudy_GC-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12097364\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/20260826_UCSFStudy_GC-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/20260826_UCSFStudy_GC-10-KQED-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/20260826_UCSFStudy_GC-10-KQED-1536x1037.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center on Aug. 26, 2026. (Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>This is the third weekend closure in Caltrans’ ongoing work on what the agency calls “the Fab 4”: 101’s Hospital Curve, I-280, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12080206/whats-the-deal-with-i-80-and-sfs-central-freeway-heres-a-brief-history\">Central Freeway\u003c/a> and 19th Avenue. Caltrans’ Bay Area public information officer Lori Shepherd said that drivers should know that these closures are going to cause “a major, major impact,” and that any travelers planning to drive in San Francisco during the closure should expect sizable delays getting through the city — not just around 101, but on surrounding streets and detours.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But if you \u003cem>really \u003c/em>have to drive through San Francisco this weekend, what should you know about timing, detours and delays? \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what we know about navigating the upcoming 101 closure without having your weekend completely hijacked by traffic.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where and when will southbound 101 through San Francisco be closed?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>All southbound lanes on 101 between Seventh and 17th streets will be closed to traffic — a 1.2-mile stretch of highway.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The closure starts at 11 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16. All southbound lanes will reopen by 6 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 19.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Northbound 101 will remain open during the southbound closure, although one lane will be closed.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1978\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/Caltrans-Oct-16-closure-e742edc3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12104104\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/Caltrans-Oct-16-closure-e742edc3-scaled.jpg 1978w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/Caltrans-Oct-16-closure-e742edc3-160x207.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/Caltrans-Oct-16-closure-e742edc3-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/Caltrans-Oct-16-closure-e742edc3-1582x2048.jpg 1582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1978px) 100vw, 1978px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A map showing where southbound Highway 101 will be closed Oct. 16-19. (Courtesy of Caltrans)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I really need to drive south through San Francisco during the closures. What detour should I take?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>While these 101 southbound lanes are closed, Caltrans recommends that \u003ca href=\"https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-news/2026-08-19-us101-nb-bayshore-freeway-hospital-curve-upcoming-full-closures\">motorists use I-280 southbound\u003c/a> instead. So if you’re using I-280 to get to or from Chase Center to watch the Valkyries play the Atlanta Dream on Saturday, be aware that these routes may have a lot more traffic due to the volume of drivers taking this detour.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you’re already on 101 south through San Francisco:\u003c/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Caltrans recommends that you travel south on either Van Ness Avenue or Guerrero Street to reach I-280 southbound. But if you miss your chance for those exits,\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Take the Fourth Street exit and turn right onto Fourth Street\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Turn right onto King Street\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Take the southbound I-280 on-ramp.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you’re coming from the Bay Bridge on I-80 west:\u003c/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Take the Fifth Street exit and then: \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Turn left onto Fifth Street\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Turn right onto Brannan Street\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Turn left onto Sixth Street\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Take the southbound I-280 on-ramp.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But if you miss Fifth Street:\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>Take the Ninth Street Civic Center exit \u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Continue on Harrison Street\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Turn left onto 10th Street\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Bear right onto Potrero Avenue\u003c/li>\n\n\n\n\u003cli>Continue until you reach the southbound 101 on-ramp, after the closure.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>See Caltrans’ recommended detours in action:\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://youtu.be/2dDNpACWUhI?si=0hoWIApAFJTuXlJE\n\u003c/div>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What other parts of the city could be impacted by the closures?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Shepherd said the greatest traffic impacts from these closures could be felt around Cesar Chavez and 17th streets, as well as around Potrero Avenue — and also on entrances to I-280.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Caltrans is urging travelers wherever possible to take \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/trip-planner\">public \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/planner\">transportation \u003c/a>to travel through San Francisco during the highway closure, instead of using the roads.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>It “really remains the best option to bypass congestion and work zone delays — because there \u003cem>will \u003c/em>be some major delays getting through the city,” warned Shepherd. Delays from the closures could also have a knock-on effect on other routes through the city.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why can’t these 101 closures just take place overnight instead?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Shepherd attributed the length of the multiple closures — one of which took place over the Labor Day weekend— to the sheer scope of the “24-7” repaving work being undertaken on 101 at this time. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It’s a major, massive project, if you can imagine, repaving the freeway,” she said, and Caltrans timed these closures “to do it with the least amount of impact on the public,” said Shepherd.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The concrete used in this kind of repaving work also needs the kind of dry conditions that fall in San Francisco brings. “There’s a lot of emphasis on getting work done — as much of it completed in the summer during the dry season as much as possible,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It’s difficult, yes, for the traveling public to have to find ways around,” Shepherd said. “But in the end, it will produce long-term gains, because the road will be safer and smoother to drive [and] less prone to flooding.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/jlara\">\u003cem>Juan Carlos Lara\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n",
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Caltrans’ Bay Area public information officer Lori Shepherd said that drivers should know that these closures are going to cause “a major, major impact,” and that any travelers planning to drive in San Francisco during the closure should expect sizable delays getting through the city — not just around 101, but on surrounding streets and detours.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But if you \u003cem>really \u003c/em>have to drive through San Francisco this weekend, what should you know about timing, detours and delays? \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what we know about navigating the upcoming 101 closure without having your weekend completely hijacked by traffic.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where and when will southbound 101 through San Francisco be closed?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>All southbound lanes on 101 between Seventh and 17th streets will be closed to traffic — a 1.2-mile stretch of highway.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The closure starts at 11 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three laws on Wednesday aimed at addressing some of the most pressing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050242/marin-moves-forward-with-ban-on-some-e-bikes-for-youth-as-research-into-safety-continues\">safety concerns\u003c/a> surrounding e-bikes, as the devices’ popularity continues to rise in California.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>SB 1167 prohibits any electric device capable of traveling faster than 20 mph with a throttle or 28 mph with a pedal assist — California’s existing speed limits for e-bikes — from being sold or advertised as an e-bike. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The new law groups those devices into the “moped” or “motor-driven cycle” category in the state’s vehicle code, depending on their maximum speed and requires riders to have the necessary vehicle registration and license to operate them. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Regulating those faster devices was a top legislative priority for Streets for All, a California transportation and land use advocacy organization, said Marc Vukcevich, the group’s director of state policy.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250724-MARIN-EBIKES-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12051115\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250724-MARIN-EBIKES-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250724-MARIN-EBIKES-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250724-MARIN-EBIKES-MD-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A young person rides an e-bike through Mill Valley on July 24, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“While legal e-bikes themselves may not be perfect, the thing we know we need to address are these illegal devices that are making e-bikes and e-bike riders look really bad,” Vukcevich said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>A December 2025 \u003ca href=\"https://transweb.sjsu.edu/sites/default/files/2423-Agrawal-Electric-Bicycle-Safety-Data-Policy.pdf\">report \u003c/a>by San José State University’s Mineta Transportation Institute found it was highly likely that many injury crashes thought to involve e-bikes actually involve e-motorcycles and e-mopeds. The report also found that data on specifically which kinds of bikes are involved in crashes is commonly incomplete, making data-based policymaking more difficult. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>State Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, SB 1167’s author, said the legislation “ensures that consumers know if they are buying an e-bike or something else that goes much faster and carries greater risk.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The law, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, requires manufacturers, importers and sellers of devices faster than e-bikes to provide a disclosure informing consumers that the device is in fact, considered a motor vehicle in California. It also beefs up reporting requirements on specifically what types of devices are involved in a crash. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>E-bikes in California are regulated as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12070694/these-bay-area-researchers-say-the-e-bike-problem-may-be-an-e-moto-problem\">Class I, Class II or Class III devices\u003c/a>, depending on the maximum speed a motor provides assistance and how the motor assists the rider. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The devices are an increasingly popular way for Californians to navigate a variety of environments, from suburban sprawl to dense urban cores. E-bike sales accounted for 7% of the U.S. bike market — or nearly a million sales — in 2024, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.peopleforbikes.org/news/e-bike-market-bigger-than-numbers-show\">People for Bikes\u003c/a>, the trade organization for the U.S. bicycle industry. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But the rise in popularity in California has also brought a jump in serious crashes, especially involving youth. A July \u003ca href=\"https://today.ucsd.edu/story/uc-san-diego-study-finds-an-exponential-increase-in-e-bike-injuries-in-california\">study\u003c/a> from UC San Diego found that California recorded just two e-bike injuries in 2018, a number that jumped to just over 1,500 in 2024. The study found that e-bike riders with moderate to severe injuries were more likely to be children ages 14 and younger. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In enacting legislation, lawmakers and advocates have tried to walk a tightrope between promoting e-bikes, an active transportation mode that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and traffic, while responding to health risks. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/240823-ValenciaTelegraphBikeLanes-33-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12036523\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/240823-ValenciaTelegraphBikeLanes-33-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/240823-ValenciaTelegraphBikeLanes-33-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/240823-ValenciaTelegraphBikeLanes-33-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/240823-ValenciaTelegraphBikeLanes-33-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/240823-ValenciaTelegraphBikeLanes-33-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/240823-ValenciaTelegraphBikeLanes-33-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A bicyclist rides on the Valencia Street center running bike lane in San Francisco’s Mission District on Aug. 23, 2024. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Another e-bike bill signed by Newsom allows municipalities in San Mateo County to prohibit children under 12 from riding a class I or II e-bike, which have a maximum assisted speed of 20 mph, until Jan. 1, 2031. The bill mirrors similar pilot programs previously approved by the Legislature in Marin and San Diego counties, which also set minimum age requirements for certain classes of e-bikes. State law already prohibits children under 16 from riding a class III e-bike.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The bill gives each local authority in San Mateo County the option to enact the pilot in its jurisdiction. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Foster City Councilmember Stacy Jimenez said she was looking forward to “bringing this tool to Foster City.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Success doesn’t mean fewer kids riding bikes — it means more kids riding and riding safely, and AB 2595 will help cities and our county do that,” Jimenez said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Marin has reported a \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.gov/news-releases/e-bike-safety-remains-forefront-marin\">reduction\u003c/a> in youth e-bike crashes since enacting its pilot, which bans children under 16 from riding class II e-bikes. But the county said the e-bike accident rate for children aged 10-15 remains nearly four times higher than other age groups. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Noelia Corzo, president of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, said there were “valid concerns in terms of public health and street safety,” but she wouldn’t support enacting the pilot in the county’s unincorporated areas. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Corzo said she thought the right solutions were to invest more in safe street infrastructure to help prevent collisions with cars and other vehicles. 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"content": "\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-jose\">San José\u003c/a> City Council balked at raising parking meter rates and extending parking enforcement hours over broad concerns about the potential harm to downtown businesses and workers. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>After a nearly two-hour meeting, city leaders chose instead Tuesday to increase special event and hourly rates for city parking garages, but to leave city meters at their current rate of $2 per hour, with parking enforcement hours continuing to end at 6 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Councilmember George Casey said the proposed policy change didn’t seem to consider the impact on small businesses downtown, which often operate on thin margins, and whose customers and employees often rely on metered parking. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“These small business owners have come into our downtown where we don’t, frankly, have the critical mass we’d like to see. And when we take steps that would negatively impact their businesses, I take umbrage with it,” he said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The decision follows months of discussion and outreach by city staff prompted by a backlash in June, when San José quietly tried to double parking meter rates as part of the annual budget, much to the chagrin of downtown business advocates, restaurant and bar owners and workers. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-07-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12088568\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-07-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-07-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-07-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A parking meter in San José on June 23, 2026. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In an effort to help shore up ongoing budget deficits, and to account for the rising cost of providing parking infrastructure, city transportation officials this month proposed a phased plan that would bump the city’s downtown parking meters rates to $3 per hour next year, and $4 per hour beginning in 2030. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Outside of downtown, rates would have increased from $2 per hour to $3 per hour in 2030, and the hours downtown meters are active would have extended until 9 p.m. beginning in 2028, according to city reports. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The city has pulled $1.2 million from parking funds to help support the city’s general fund, a move approved by the council to help close a $50 million shortfall in the current budget, and expects to continue redirecting a similar amount to the general fund in coming years. City officials also said some of the additional revenue would go back into making upgrades to parking structures and upgrading meters. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Brendan Rawson, the director of San Jose Jazz, referenced a 2026 City Pulse report from \u003ca href=\"https://www.gensler.com/doc/research-city-pulse-survey-2026.pdf\">Gensler\u003c/a>, saying that San José’s downtown ranked near the bottom in several categories including vibrancy. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Parking is the gatekeeper issue that holds many residents back from even giving downtown a try. This proposal to raid the parking fund in order to pay for a recurring general fund deficit is penny-wise and pound-foolish,” Rawson told the council at the meeting. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>After two different split votes, with Mayor Matt Mahan absent, the council couldn’t come to an agreement on any meter rate increases, including a compromise proposal from Councilmember Anthony Tordillos, who suggested limiting increases to just $3. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I think part of what has made this process challenging is that we’re trying to balance a number of goals, some of which feel like they are competing with one another,” Tordillos said, noting the need for revenue to support the general fund, parking facilities maintenance and future improvements, and the need to protect businesses who are still in a long tail of post-pandemic recovery. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The council ultimately supported portions of a plan from Tordillos that directed staff to come back next year with a detailed parking analysis, and a pathway to lessen the transfer of parking funds to the general fund in the future. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The city hasn’t raised downtown parking meter rates since 2014, according to Colin Heyne, a spokesperson for San José’s Department of Transportation. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We know people don’t want to pay more for parking. So this is something that we’ve just dealt with for many years, even as costs have gone up,” Heyne said. “But with this budget deficit, we felt it was finally time to pull the bandage off.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12088569\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A parking sign in San José on June 23, 2026. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>City officials tried to approve a quicker doubling of parking meter rates in the downtown core in June, with an item tucked into the consent calendar section of a City Council meeting agenda, a portion of the agenda for items that are considered routine and typically not discussed in depth. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But residents, business owners and the San José Downtown Association raised concerns, and said they weren’t consulted about such a change. The council ultimately put the idea on hold, and asked transportation staff to come up with a different plan, resulting in the phased proposal. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Much of the frustration from business owners, advocates and downtown residents stemmed from what they described as a poor process with limited outreach and consideration of the impacts. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alan “Gumby” Marques, a longtime downtown business owner and former downtown association interim president, told the council he couldn’t support what appeared to be a tax on businesses in the area. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“This process has been broken. 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(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Parking enforcement officers have also seen increases in drivers parking their cars in 2-hour restricted spots well beyond those time limits, by continually feeding the meter, officials said. The city wanted to increase prices in part to encourage more turnover downtown for curbside spots near businesses, which are considered “premier customer parking,” Heyne said, and push people who need to park for longer times to city garages, which would cost less per hour. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tamiko Rast, vice chair of the city’s Downtown Parking Board, and CEO of the Japantown Business Association, vocally opposed extending the hours and supported higher hikes on city garage event rates. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>However, Rast said many people do not park in city garages currently because they feel that they aren’t clean or as safe as curbside parking. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“If people feel safe coming to our garages and they have a clean walkway up the stairwells, I don’t think the price is going to matter as much as you would think. 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Meters in the city are currently active Monday through Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., but the city’s plan would have extended the downtown enforcement time until 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12088566\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Parking meters in San José on June 23, 2026. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-jose\">San José\u003c/a> City Council balked at raising parking meter rates and extending parking enforcement hours over broad concerns about the potential harm to downtown businesses and workers. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>After a nearly two-hour meeting, city leaders chose instead Tuesday to increase special event and hourly rates for city parking garages, but to leave city meters at their current rate of $2 per hour, with parking enforcement hours continuing to end at 6 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Councilmember George Casey said the proposed policy change didn’t seem to consider the impact on small businesses downtown, which often operate on thin margins, and whose customers and employees often rely on metered parking. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“These small business owners have come into our downtown where we don’t, frankly, have the critical mass we’d like to see. And when we take steps that would negatively impact their businesses, I take umbrage with it,” he said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The decision follows months of discussion and outreach by city staff prompted by a backlash in June, when San José quietly tried to double parking meter rates as part of the annual budget, much to the chagrin of downtown business advocates, restaurant and bar owners and workers. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-07-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12088568\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-07-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-07-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-07-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A parking meter in San José on June 23, 2026. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In an effort to help shore up ongoing budget deficits, and to account for the rising cost of providing parking infrastructure, city transportation officials this month proposed a phased plan that would bump the city’s downtown parking meters rates to $3 per hour next year, and $4 per hour beginning in 2030. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Outside of downtown, rates would have increased from $2 per hour to $3 per hour in 2030, and the hours downtown meters are active would have extended until 9 p.m. beginning in 2028, according to city reports. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The city has pulled $1.2 million from parking funds to help support the city’s general fund, a move approved by the council to help close a $50 million shortfall in the current budget, and expects to continue redirecting a similar amount to the general fund in coming years. City officials also said some of the additional revenue would go back into making upgrades to parking structures and upgrading meters. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Brendan Rawson, the director of San Jose Jazz, referenced a 2026 City Pulse report from \u003ca href=\"https://www.gensler.com/doc/research-city-pulse-survey-2026.pdf\">Gensler\u003c/a>, saying that San José’s downtown ranked near the bottom in several categories including vibrancy. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Parking is the gatekeeper issue that holds many residents back from even giving downtown a try. This proposal to raid the parking fund in order to pay for a recurring general fund deficit is penny-wise and pound-foolish,” Rawson told the council at the meeting. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>After two different split votes, with Mayor Matt Mahan absent, the council couldn’t come to an agreement on any meter rate increases, including a compromise proposal from Councilmember Anthony Tordillos, who suggested limiting increases to just $3. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I think part of what has made this process challenging is that we’re trying to balance a number of goals, some of which feel like they are competing with one another,” Tordillos said, noting the need for revenue to support the general fund, parking facilities maintenance and future improvements, and the need to protect businesses who are still in a long tail of post-pandemic recovery. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The council ultimately supported portions of a plan from Tordillos that directed staff to come back next year with a detailed parking analysis, and a pathway to lessen the transfer of parking funds to the general fund in the future. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The city hasn’t raised downtown parking meter rates since 2014, according to Colin Heyne, a spokesperson for San José’s Department of Transportation. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We know people don’t want to pay more for parking. So this is something that we’ve just dealt with for many years, even as costs have gone up,” Heyne said. “But with this budget deficit, we felt it was finally time to pull the bandage off.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12088569\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A parking sign in San José on June 23, 2026. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>City officials tried to approve a quicker doubling of parking meter rates in the downtown core in June, with an item tucked into the consent calendar section of a City Council meeting agenda, a portion of the agenda for items that are considered routine and typically not discussed in depth. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But residents, business owners and the San José Downtown Association raised concerns, and said they weren’t consulted about such a change. The council ultimately put the idea on hold, and asked transportation staff to come up with a different plan, resulting in the phased proposal. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Much of the frustration from business owners, advocates and downtown residents stemmed from what they described as a poor process with limited outreach and consideration of the impacts. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alan “Gumby” Marques, a longtime downtown business owner and former downtown association interim president, told the council he couldn’t support what appeared to be a tax on businesses in the area. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“This process has been broken. If there was anything that ever demonstrated that San José was an opaque black box, this process has made that so,” he said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-05-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12088567\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-05-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-05-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-05-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A parking compliance vehicle in San José on June 23, 2026. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Parking enforcement officers have also seen increases in drivers parking their cars in 2-hour restricted spots well beyond those time limits, by continually feeding the meter, officials said. The city wanted to increase prices in part to encourage more turnover downtown for curbside spots near businesses, which are considered “premier customer parking,” Heyne said, and push people who need to park for longer times to city garages, which would cost less per hour. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tamiko Rast, vice chair of the city’s Downtown Parking Board, and CEO of the Japantown Business Association, vocally opposed extending the hours and supported higher hikes on city garage event rates. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>However, Rast said many people do not park in city garages currently because they feel that they aren’t clean or as safe as curbside parking. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“If people feel safe coming to our garages and they have a clean walkway up the stairwells, I don’t think the price is going to matter as much as you would think. But right now, it’s a combination of a higher price and low quality that I think people will notice,” she said, noting some garages, like The Globe garage on South Third Street, smell like urine or other unpleasant odors. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Perhaps the most controversial aspect of the proposal the council shot down was to widen the hours that parking meters are active and require payment. Meters in the city are currently active Monday through Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., but the city’s plan would have extended the downtown enforcement time until 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12088566\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260623-SJParking-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Parking meters in San José on June 23, 2026. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Brian Kurtz, CEO of the San José Downtown Association, said the area has not rebounded nearly enough since the pandemic to justify the changes.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“The idea of increasing parking rates and adding additional barriers of entry for the same visitors that we’re attempting to attract in downtown, I think it’s detrimental to downtown’s progress at the end of the day,” Kurtz said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Heyne said the city planned to use some of the revenue from the increased rates to help pay for a series of ongoing maintenance needs and targeted improvements, including parking garage painting, floor resurfacing and lighting, expanding of security patrols and the installation of an additional elevator at the Second and San Carlos garage.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>One portion of the city proposal that found broad support from the downtown association and the council is a plan to expand a program for some lower-wage downtown employees to receive discounted monthly parking at city garages, in an attempt to help protect workers from the pinch of higher parking costs. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://parksj.org/info-for-businesses/\">program\u003c/a> currently offers a half-price discount on city parking garage monthly permit rates to employees working in meter districts who earn no more than 30% over the minimum wage of $18.45 per hour. Under the proposal, the city program would expand to include people who earn up to 50% more than minimum wage, and would exclude tips from the threshold. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We’re hoping that one outcome of this whole process is that more people are aware of this program and more people take advantage of it,” Heyne said.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003c!-- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ -->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published by \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\">CalMatters\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/subscribe-to-calmatters/\">Sign up\u003c/a> for their newsletters.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/gavin-newsom\">Gov. Gavin Newsom\u003c/a> on Friday signed into law four bills aimed at curbing a startling rise in DUI fatalities in recent years, including measures that make it easier to charge repeat drunk drivers with a felony and, if they kill someone, with murder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The legislation follows \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/series/license-to-kill/\">a CalMatters series\u003c/a> that revealed the state was unable — or unwilling — to get dangerous drivers off the road before it was too late. Many kept driving recklessly even after killing someone, and some even killed again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bills were the last ones standing from an \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/02/california-lawmakers-unveil-driver-safety-reforms/\">initial package\u003c/a> of 17 aimed at addressing traffic deaths.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most failed in the face of fierce opposition from progressive groups that argued increasing enforcement and penalties will disproportionately harm low-income and historically marginalized residents, and are not the best way to address traffic safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While some of the bills that passed were pared back during the legislative process, the new laws still notably increase potential penalties for repeat DUI offenders in a state that’s historically had some of the \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/10/california-dui-failure/\">weakest DUI laws\u003c/a> in the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The fact that four bills got through to the finish line leaves me very hopeful that California is ready for change and sees the need to make the state safer,” said Jennifer Levi, whose 18-year-old son Braun was killed in May 2025 by a suspected drunk driver with a prior DUI arrest. “I have mixed emotions. My victory is the result of losing a child and I’d do anything in the world to have my son back alive with our family. But I cannot let this happen to other people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12101479\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12101479\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/011226-DUI-Bills-Presser-MG-CM-13-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/011226-DUI-Bills-Presser-MG-CM-13-1.jpeg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/011226-DUI-Bills-Presser-MG-CM-13-1-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/011226-DUI-Bills-Presser-MG-CM-13-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jennifer Levi addresses the media during a press conference at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on Feb. 12, 2026. Levi recounted how her son, Braun Levi, was killed by a drunk driver in May of 2025. \u003ccite>(Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Levi became a fierce road safety advocate after her son’s death, working with Mothers Against Drunk Driving and pushing state leaders to act.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She partnered with state Sen. Bob Archuleta, a Democrat from Norwalk \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260sb907\">on a bill\u003c/a> to significantly increase criminal penalties for repeat drunk drivers. Archuleta’s own granddaughter was killed by a drunk driver. Levi said Newsom and his wife came to her home recently to mark the signing of the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A photo, showing the smiling first couple along with Archuleta and Levi in her dining room, was included with \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/25/governor-newsom-signs-brauns-law-and-package-of-bills-to-crack-down-on-dui-offenders/\">the bill signing announcement\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The resulting law will make it easier to charge drunk drivers with murder if they have a prior DUI arrest – which had been difficult if the previous DUI charge had been pled down to a lesser crime.[aside postID=news_12100741 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/NationalWeatherServiceGetty-1920x1272.jpg']The law will also increase the criminal penalties for drivers who kill someone in a hit and run if they had a prior DUI at the time of the fatal crash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Having lost my granddaughter to a repeat drunk driver, this is personal. No family should have to endure what mine has, or what has happened to the Levi family,” said Archuleta, according to the statement announcing the bill signing. “Thank you to Governor Newsom for taking bold action to support families that have been devastated by drunk drivers. These are preventable tragedies. Nothing will ever bring my Samantha back or bring Braun back to the Levi family, but in signing SB 907 California is finally stepping up for victims.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other bills the governor signed included one from Assemblymember Nick Schultz, a Democrat from Burbank. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260ab1546\">That new law\u003c/a> will allow prosecutors to charge a third DUI within 10 years as a felony. Previously, it wasn’t until a fourth DUI that law enforcement could seek the stiffer charges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom also signed into law two bills from Assemblymember Tom Lackey, a Republican from Palmdale who spent years working as a California Highway Patrol officer before joining the Legislature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260ab1685\">increases the points\u003c/a> that most drivers convicted of killing someone while driving drunk get on their license from two to three. The bill initially would have increased the points for all vehicular manslaughter convictions and not just those involving intoxication, but it was watered down during the session.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12081739\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12081739\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/DMVCM1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/DMVCM1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/DMVCM1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/DMVCM1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The DMV has asked for $55 million to share its driver license data to a national organization. Advocates say the move could endanger unauthorized immigrants. Department of Motor Vehicles parking lot in central Fresno on Dec. 13, 2022. \u003ccite>(Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lackey’s \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260ab1687\">other successful bill\u003c/a> requires the DMV to revoke a driver’s license for six years if they drive drunk and hurt someone after having four prior DUIs. While the bills do increase penalties for drunk driving, several road safety measures failed this session as the state grapples with a more than \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/10/california-dui-failure/\">50% increase\u003c/a> in alcohol-related roadway deaths over the past decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One measure that \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/08/california-lawmakers-gut-major-dui-reform/\">notably failed\u003c/a> would have required first-time DUI offenders to install in-car breathalyzers. Most states have such a requirement, but California only mandates the devices for repeat offenders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a signing statement accompanying one of the bills, Newsom referenced his office’s work on that failed bill saying that “the Legislature should return to that broader effort next year” and work on “comprehensive, long-term framework for DUI sanctions” that are clear and consistent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jennifer Levi says she’ll continue pushing the Legislature to act.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m ready to keep fighting, there’s more work to be done,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This article was \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/09/california-new-dui-laws-2026/\">originally published on CalMatters\u003c/a> and was republished under the \u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives\u003c/a> license.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n",
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(Courtesy of SPUR)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“This really paints a picture of how much worse life is going to get for people living in the Bay Area without transit,” said Laura Tolkoff, transportation policy director at SPUR.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>BART, AC Transit, Muni and Caltrain — which represent 80% of all public transit ridership in the Bay Area, according to SPUR — are facing massive budget deficits driven by pandemic-era drops in ridership and revenue. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The agencies plan to make deep service cuts to reduce those deficits, unless voters in five Bay Area counties approve this year’s Regional Transit Measure (RTM). Muni also plans to cut service if San Francisco voters reject a separate parcel tax funding measure, Proposition H, specific to that agency. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>BART has said it would close up to 15 stations, and Caltrain has said it would close 10 stations, among other cuts, if the regional transit measure fails. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>MUNI plans to eliminate 20 routes, among other cuts, if either Proposition H, a proposed San Francisco-specific parcel tax, or the regional tax measure fails. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>SPUR projected that BART and Caltrain would close their lowest-ridership stations, as the agencies haven’t yet specified which stations they would close.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>AC Transit has also proposed service cuts, but SPUR’s forecast doesn’t address these impacts in detail, as the agency had not adopted its reduced service plans by the time SPUR’s analysis started, Tolkoff said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>SPUR hired Jacobs, an engineering and infrastructure consulting firm, to conduct the analysis, which used public transit ridership, boarding data and traffic volume statistics from September and October 2025. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The report considered short-term traffic impacts at eight of the Bay Area’s worst traffic hotspots: the Bay Bridge, I-580, I-880, I-680, State Route 24 at the Caldecott Tunnel, State Route 4 and U.S. 101 in South San Francisco and Burlingame. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>East Bay drivers will be particularly impacted, as they potentially traverse multiple worsened bottlenecks, according to Tolkoff.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1122\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TransitCuts-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100724\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TransitCuts-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TransitCuts-01-KQED-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/TransitCuts-01-KQED-1536x862.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The research forecast traffic delays at eight of the Bay Area’s worst freeway bottlenecks. (Courtesy of SPUR)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“ The impacts are going to compound for people who have to make longer multi-county regional trips, as well as to transit riders who are going to be hit hardest and first,” she said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The report also quantifies the economic, environmental and quality of life impacts that service cuts would have on the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The 430,000 people who live within one mile of a BART or Caltrain station that is expected to close would lose the benefit of easy access to public transit, according to the report. Muni routes proposed for elimination would affect over 27,000 people each weekday; service frequency reductions would affect over 200,000 people. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tolkoff said the cuts would also have a disproportionate impact on people with disabilities, who make 80,000 trips on the region’s four major public transit agencies every day, and around one-third of the Bay Area who cannot or do not drive, to move around the region. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“ Transit is really key to their independence and ability to have a full life,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The report makes the case that paying the sales tax associated with the RTM would be a better deal for transit riders than the increased costs service cuts would bring.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>If voters pass the RTM, it would institute a half-cent sales tax in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, and a 1-cent sales tax in San Francisco, generating around $1 billion annually to fund operations and improvements and averting service cuts. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260911-FareRequired-NG-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12099241\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260911-FareRequired-NG-11.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260911-FareRequired-NG-11-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260911-FareRequired-NG-11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Muni bus marquee says “Fare Required” in San Francisco’s Outer Richmond neighborhood on Sept. 11, 2026. (Nina Glick/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The report estimated taxpayers would spend $82 a year on a half-cent sales tax, whereas transit riders who switch to driving would pay an additional $3,280 per year for increased transportation costs, such as fuel, tolls and parking. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“ It’s very clear that this is going to push a lot of people over the edge when you think about how transportation is the second largest household expense, second only to housing,” Tolkoff said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>A recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12100014/muni-cuts-to-cost-san-francisco-labor-market-up-to-48-million-annually-report-shows\">report\u003c/a> by San Francisco’s Office of the Controller on Proposition H estimated Muni service cuts would cause a labor market impact between $30 million and $48 million annually, due to workers dealing with delayed commutes.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12090212/opposition-group-says-bay-area-transit-doesnt-deserve-more-money-this-november\">Committee for Affordable Bay Area Transit\u003c/a>, a campaign launched by the Contra Costa Taxpayers Association, is opposed to the RTM. The group has argued that transit agencies should leverage existing funding, including reallocating money from capital projects, to reduce their budget deficits. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The Committee has said transit agencies could increase efficiencies, reduce pay for some of their highest-paid employees and cease construction on mega-projects to fund operations.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Connect Bay Area, the campaign in favor of the regional sales tax measure — which is supported by a broad coalition of labor, business and local leaders — has described the opposition campaign’s arguments as “not grounded in reality.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/GettyImages-2246577688.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12100387\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/GettyImages-2246577688.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/GettyImages-2246577688-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/GettyImages-2246577688-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Close-up of logo for AC Transit on a bus, Emeryville, California, Nov. 12, 2025. 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(Courtesy of SPUR)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“ The impacts are going to compound for people who have to make longer multi-county regional trips, as well as to transit riders who are going to be hit hardest and first,” she said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The report also quantifies the economic, environmental and quality of life impacts that service cuts would have on the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The 430,000 people who live within one mile of a BART or Caltrain station that is expected to close would lose the benefit of easy access to public transit, according to the report. Muni routes proposed for elimination would affect over 27,000 people each weekday; service frequency reductions would affect over 200,000 people. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tolkoff said the cuts would also have a disproportionate impact on people with disabilities, who make 80,000 trips on the region’s four major public transit agencies every day, and around one-third of the Bay Area who cannot or do not drive, to move around the region. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“ Transit is really key to their independence and ability to have a full life,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The report makes the case that paying the sales tax associated with the RTM would be a better deal for transit riders than the increased costs service cuts would bring.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>If voters pass the RTM, it would institute a half-cent sales tax in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, and a 1-cent sales tax in San Francisco, generating around $1 billion annually to fund operations and improvements and averting service cuts. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260911-FareRequired-NG-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12099241\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260911-FareRequired-NG-11.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260911-FareRequired-NG-11-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/260911-FareRequired-NG-11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Muni bus marquee says “Fare Required” in San Francisco’s Outer Richmond neighborhood on Sept. 11, 2026. 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Both the proposed tax and the service cuts that would occur if voters do not approve the tax would affect the city’s economy in a number of ways, according to the report.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260303-MUNIFILE00411_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12075355\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260303-MUNIFILE00411_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260303-MUNIFILE00411_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/260303-MUNIFILE00411_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Passengers exit a Muni train at West Portal Station in San Francisco on March 3, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The findings state that reduced Muni service would result in a “poorer-performing” transportation system. The Office of the Controller estimated a labor market impact between $30 million and $48 million annually, due to workers dealing with delayed commutes. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“San Francisco’s extremely high labor productivity is partly a function of the number of people who can access jobs here,” the report states. “When slower commuting reduces that number, overall productivity is affected.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Nonwork trip delays would result in a decline in the amenity value — a measure of the quality-of-life benefits a resource provides to those living in San Francisco — by $118 million to $197 million per year, according to the report.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Property values will take a hit in either scenario: The report estimates that Muni service cuts would reduce residential property values by as much as 0.9%, or around $14,100 on average, given current housing prices, as a reduction in transportation accessibility can reduce property values. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Nonresidential properties, such as offices, retail buildings and hotels, will be more impacted, suffering up to a 1.2% drop in property values on average across the city, according to the report.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The city makes the case that the tax is a better deal for residential property owners, driving down property values by less than service cuts would, at 0.2% on average over the 15-year life of the tax.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The report says the reverse is true for nonresidential property owners who will see a bigger drop in property values over the life of the tax — as much as 1.9% — than they would with service cuts because they bear a higher percentage of the parcel tax’s burden. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>About 25% of the tax would be paid by residential property owners, while the remaining 75% would be paid by nonresidential property owners, the report says. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Under the tax, most single-family homeowners would pay $129, with added fees for homes that exceed 3,000 square feet. Base rates for multi-family parcels start at $249; nonresidential and mixed-use parcels start at $799, with additional tax levied if parcels exceed a base square footage.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Taking into account all the variables — including the cost of the tax to property owners, preventing travel-time delays for businesses and residents, and impacts to the local economy and labor market — the net economic impact from the passage of the parcel tax is positive, according to the report. In a high-end economic impact scenario, the tax would create over 1,400 jobs and grow the city’s gross domestic product by about $400 million on average over the next 15 years. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Proposition H is supported by San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, as well as the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and Labor Council.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260630-MUNI-30-FOOT-BUSES-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12089405\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260630-MUNI-30-FOOT-BUSES-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260630-MUNI-30-FOOT-BUSES-MD-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260630-MUNI-30-FOOT-BUSES-MD-06-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The 39 bus drives through the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco on June 30, 2026. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Safe, affordable, reliable transit gets our kids to school, people to work, and our seniors to the grocery store,” Lurie said in a statement. “As we make critical investments in Muni, we will continue to make it more accountable and more reliable so we can serve every San Franciscan.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The measure is opposed by the San Francisco Republican Party, which argues the measure writes a blank check to the city’s Municipal Transit Agency but does not require the SFMTA, which runs Muni, to cut costs, hit efficiency targets or act on recommendations from a mandated efficiency review. 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"content": "\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a>’s top street-safety advocates are accusing the campaign pushing to reopen the Great Highway of misappropriating pedestrian-safety imagery and falsely suggesting that restoring the road would make the Sunset neighborhood safer. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“This couldn’t be further from the truth,” the executive directors of the city’s bike- and pedestrian-safety organizations, along with the CEO of urban policy think tank SPUR, wrote in a letter they planned to release to voters Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The pedestrian-safety advocates allege that supporters of Proposition G, which would reopen the shuttered stretch of the Great Highway to cars on weekdays, have used “misleading, cherry-picked” data to suggest that closing the road has significantly increased traffic injuries. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>They call on the Yes on G campaign to cease using pedestrian-safety imagery and language in its campaign materials to suggest that reopening the road would bring about “safe streets.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Our organizations have spent decades working to make San Francisco streets safer for people walking, biking and rolling, and especially for kids,” the leaders said. “That’s why we feel compelled to write this letter.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-18-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12079379\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-18-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-18-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-18-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Visitors spend time at Sunset Dunes, a park on the former Great Highway roadway, in San Francisco’s Sunset neighborhood on April 9, 2026. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In November, voters will again consider the fate of the 2-mile stretch of the Great Highway that connects the west side, from Lake Merced to the Richmond District. It’s been closed to cars since voters passed Proposition K in 2024, but a new ballot measure, Proposition G, would reopen the road on weekdays. The campaign says the road would remain part of the car-free park on weekends. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Proposition K came after the Great Highway had been temporarily shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, transforming into a popular spot for walking, running, biking and socially distanced recreating.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The measure sailed to victory, passing by a margin of nearly 10%, and, since, Sunset Dunes has become the city’s third-most-visited park. The city has installed hammocks in the former median of the highway and commissioned murals and art pieces that now line the walking and riding path.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But the majority of voters who live closest to the Great Highway opposed its closure in 2024, and its status remains at the center of west side politics, leading to the recall of District 4 Supervisor Joel Engadrio in 2025 and a now-dismissed lawsuit challenging Proposition K. Earlier this year, Supervisor Alan Wong, who was appointed to replace Engardio, tried and failed to place a similar measure on the June ballot.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Proposition G qualified for the November ballot with 16,000 signatures in July. Since the campaign’s launch, it’s rebranded from the minimalist, yellow-and-black signage that became signature to the campaign’s No on Prop K and to recall Engardio, instead planting lawn signs that resemble pedestrian crossing signs, and promise “safe streets.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The signatories of Wednesday’s letter, including SPUR CEO Sean Elsbernd and the executive directors of Walk San Francisco, Safe Streets for All San Francisco and San Francisco Bicycle Coalition — Jodie Medeiros, Robin Pam and Christopher White, respectively — said the new branding misappropriates street-safety imagery and falsely suggests that the proposition would increase neighborhood safety. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Proposition G’s campaign website says that traffic injuries “on streets closest to the Great Highway rose 34% after the closure,” and restoring the road as a weekday route would move traffic off of neighborhood streets and “back onto the road built to carry it.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-06-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12079370\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-06-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-06-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-06-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A bicyclist rides through Sunset Dunes, a park on the former Great Highway roadway, in San Francisco’s Sunset neighborhood on April 9, 2026. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a>’s top street-safety advocates are accusing the campaign pushing to reopen the Great Highway of misappropriating pedestrian-safety imagery and falsely suggesting that restoring the road would make the Sunset neighborhood safer. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“This couldn’t be further from the truth,” the executive directors of the city’s bike- and pedestrian-safety organizations, along with the CEO of urban policy think tank SPUR, wrote in a letter they planned to release to voters Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The pedestrian-safety advocates allege that supporters of Proposition G, which would reopen the shuttered stretch of the Great Highway to cars on weekdays, have used “misleading, cherry-picked” data to suggest that closing the road has significantly increased traffic injuries. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>They call on the Yes on G campaign to cease using pedestrian-safety imagery and language in its campaign materials to suggest that reopening the road would bring about “safe streets.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Our organizations have spent decades working to make San Francisco streets safer for people walking, biking and rolling, and especially for kids,” the leaders said. “That’s why we feel compelled to write this letter.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-18-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12079379\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-18-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-18-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-18-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Visitors spend time at Sunset Dunes, a park on the former Great Highway roadway, in San Francisco’s Sunset neighborhood on April 9, 2026. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In November, voters will again consider the fate of the 2-mile stretch of the Great Highway that connects the west side, from Lake Merced to the Richmond District. It’s been closed to cars since voters passed Proposition K in 2024, but a new ballot measure, Proposition G, would reopen the road on weekdays. The campaign says the road would remain part of the car-free park on weekends. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Proposition K came after the Great Highway had been temporarily shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, transforming into a popular spot for walking, running, biking and socially distanced recreating.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The measure sailed to victory, passing by a margin of nearly 10%, and, since, Sunset Dunes has become the city’s third-most-visited park. The city has installed hammocks in the former median of the highway and commissioned murals and art pieces that now line the walking and riding path.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But the majority of voters who live closest to the Great Highway opposed its closure in 2024, and its status remains at the center of west side politics, leading to the recall of District 4 Supervisor Joel Engadrio in 2025 and a now-dismissed lawsuit challenging Proposition K. Earlier this year, Supervisor Alan Wong, who was appointed to replace Engardio, tried and failed to place a similar measure on the June ballot.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Proposition G qualified for the November ballot with 16,000 signatures in July. Since the campaign’s launch, it’s rebranded from the minimalist, yellow-and-black signage that became signature to the campaign’s No on Prop K and to recall Engardio, instead planting lawn signs that resemble pedestrian crossing signs, and promise “safe streets.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The signatories of Wednesday’s letter, including SPUR CEO Sean Elsbernd and the executive directors of Walk San Francisco, Safe Streets for All San Francisco and San Francisco Bicycle Coalition — Jodie Medeiros, Robin Pam and Christopher White, respectively — said the new branding misappropriates street-safety imagery and falsely suggests that the proposition would increase neighborhood safety. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Proposition G’s campaign website says that traffic injuries “on streets closest to the Great Highway rose 34% after the closure,” and restoring the road as a weekday route would move traffic off of neighborhood streets and “back onto the road built to carry it.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-06-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12079370\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-06-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-06-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-06-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A bicyclist rides through Sunset Dunes, a park on the former Great Highway roadway, in San Francisco’s Sunset neighborhood on April 9, 2026. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“The facts that the proponents of this ballot measure are throwing out in terms of statistics of traffic impact are not grounded in reality,” Elsbernd said. “And we want the electorate, who has to decide on this ballot measure, to see the facts. Then they can make up their own mind.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>According to the letter, multiple news outlets’ independent analysis of city crash data have found no increase in injuries in District 4, which includes Sunset Dunes. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Elsbernd said Wong, whose ballot-measure campaign first floated the 34% traffic-injury-increase figure, declined SPUR’s request to meet as it considered its stance on Prop G. When the organization asked proponents who did address it about the data, Elsbernd said they deflected and did not respond. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It is pretty clear that residents affected by the closure have real traffic safety concerns,” said Jamie Hughes, leader of the Yes on G campaign. “The focus should be on alleviating these concerns and making our streets safer, not engaging in political battles to fit some ideology.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Hughes did not respond directly to questions about specific traffic injury data.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The Yes on G campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sunset Dunes supporters have acknowledged that the road closure does slow some travel in the west side avenues — Elsbernd said this has specifically impacted western Richmond District residents trying to drive south. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-24-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12079381\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-24-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-24-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260409-SunsetDunesAnniversary-24-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A sign for Sunset Dunes, a park on the former Great Highway roadway, in San Francisco’s Sunset neighborhood on April 9, 2026. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“That is an undeniable fact, but I would argue that, for a city of 800,000 people, it is a fact that SPUR is willing to accept,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Reopening the road in November is likely to be an uphill battle — even on the west side. The majority of the Board of Supervisors, including Myrna Melgar, who represents the Inner Sunset and Park Merced, have opposed the idea. Reopening the road would cost more than $10 million for signal replacement and repaving work, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12090656/great-highway-reopening-price-tag-more-than-10-million-records-show\">according to city records\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Outer Sunset resident Catie Stewart, who works on the No on G campaign, said the streets where she lives, close to Ocean Beach, are lined with an “absurdly high” prevalence of “No on G” signs.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I run into neighbors at Sunset Dunes who definitely voted no on K who are now like, ‘This is fantastic,’” she said. “I never meet people who voted yes on K who now regret their vote. I only meet people who [voted] no and are now like, ‘Oh my God, it’s incredible.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"title": "California High-Speed Rail Consultants Flew First-Class, Visited Bars and a Nightclub on Taxpayers’ Money",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003c!-- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ -->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published by \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\">CalMatters\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/subscribe-to-calmatters/\">Sign up\u003c/a> for their newsletters.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california-high-speed-rail\">California’s High Speed Rail\u003c/a> Authority paid nearly $600,000 in unallowable travel expenses to “questionable locations that appear unrelated to state business,” including trips to gyms, a nightclub, an escape room, a tiki bar and a cigar lounge over a two-year period, according to an investigation released Tuesday by the inspector general that oversees the agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report found that the agency routinely reimbursed consultants for trips that were unauthorized or poorly justified. Some consultants flew first-class and were reimbursed without questioning, in violation of contracts and state policies. One consultant flew his private plane from Washington, D.C. to California and was reimbursed for a premium fare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Paying for travel when it is not necessary or when it exceeds what is allowed by state regulations or the contract terms is waste of public funds and is behavior inconsistent with the Authority’s role as the steward of public resources,” the \u003ca href=\"https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Investigative-Report-2026-Allegations-of-Wasteful-and-Unallowable-Travel-Expenses-for-Contracted-Consultants-A11Y.pdf\">Office of the Inspector General report\u003c/a> reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Matt Rocco, spokesperson for the high-speed rail authority, said in a written statement that the agency “takes these findings seriously” and will work with the inspector general’s office to fix the issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In response, the Authority will strengthen internal controls around consultant travel, implement more rigorous documentation and approval requirements, and recover any improper costs identified,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Voters in 2008 approved a plan to build a high-speed rail line stretching from San Francisco to Los Angeles by 2020 at a projected cost of $33 billion. Since then, its route has been significantly scaled back and the cost has ballooned to at least $126 billion. \u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/us-news/years-late-billions-over-budget-californias-high-speed-rail-hasnt-laid-a-track-bac525ee\">No tracks\u003c/a> have been laid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12100017\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12100017\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/CMHighSpeedRail2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/CMHighSpeedRail2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/CMHighSpeedRail2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/09/CMHighSpeedRail2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Construction on the high-speed rail project over a ramp above Highway 99 in south Fresno on March 3, 2023. \u003ccite>(Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters via CatchLight Local)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The inspector general reviewed $1.15 million out of more than $2 million in travel reimbursements to four outside consulting firms between 2024 and 2026. The OIG said the firms are KPMG LLP, a global financial consulting firm; Nossaman LLP, a national law firm; AECOM-Fluor Joint Venture, which manages and coordinates the authority’s projects, and SYSTRA/TYPSA Joint Venture, which provides tracks and systems design.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None of the firms immediately responded to CalMatters’ requests for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report found the high-speed rail authority greenlighted at least $685,000 — roughly 60% — in payments without first approving the travel. In some cases, agency staff didn’t even know about the trips until they received invoices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even for approved trips, the report found the agency failed to sufficiently vet the requests and lacked records to justify the need for the travel.[aside postID=news_11983907 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-White-672x372.jpg']The authority frequently approved expenses with vague justifications, such as “typical M-F week” trips, and approved travel at the request of executives without asking why. One consultant flew to California from Denver 20 times during the two-year period to “meet with the executive team” or attend executive meetings, without explaining why the meetings couldn’t have been remote, the report says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One legal consultant was paid $40,800 in travel reimbursements and an additional $86,500 in “travel time” for 30 trips between Denver and Sacramento in a year. 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