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A group of people lined up trying to get on a bus

Community, Neighborhoods, Transportation

Advocates Win Fight to Keep Chinatown-SOMA Bus Connection

by Zhe Wu March 4, 2025March 4, 2025

After months of pushback from Chinatown community leaders, a compromise has been reached on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s proposed bus service cuts. The revised plan will allow the 30S bus route to run slightly south of Market Street.

Elections, Government & Politics, Neighborhoods, Transportation

It’s Not Just the Great Highway. Some Chinese American Voters Have Felt Unheard for Decades

by Zhe Wu February 13, 2025February 13, 2025

Many local officials and media outlets have portrayed Proposition K’s opponents as anti-park and pro-freeway without explaining why or acknowledging the pain that informed some of their positions. Through extensive interviews, the San Francisco Public Press found that many, especially older Chinese American residents, have felt dismissed and sidelined in discussions about transportation and land-use policy for decades.

a cyclist and pedestrians on a closed road with houses in the background

Community, Elections, Government & Politics, Parks & Open Space, Transportation

State Commission Gives Green Light to Close SF’s Great Highway to Cars

by Zhe Wu December 12, 2024December 12, 2024

San Francisco on Thursday received state approval to proceed with closing a 2-mile section of the Great Highway to car traffic as early as spring 2025, and to begin planning a long-term park on that stretch of road. The car-free highway will have separate lanes for pedestrians and cyclists, along with a new continuous bike lane connecting Daly City to Golden Gate Park.

San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio, at Ocean Beach in July for a political event.

Community, Elections, Government & Politics, Transportation

Attempt to Recall SF Supervisor Engardio Faces Uphill Battle

by Zhe Wu December 4, 2024December 5, 2024

An effort is under way to recall District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio for supporting the closure of a 2-mile section of the Great Highway to cars. Anti-incumbent sentiment persists in San Francisco, but wealthy donors are unlikely to support a recall and would probably back the supervisor financially should he face voters in a special election.

A large black SUV turns into the driveway at the main visitor entrance of the Fairmont Hotel.

California, Transportation, Utilities

Proposed Ruling on Substandard Uber Luxury Rides Would Threaten Public Safety, Appeal Says

by Seth Rosenfeld November 26, 2024December 6, 2024

Safety officials at the California Public Utilities Commission thought they had a powerful case against Uber for endangering the public.

In 2019 they discovered that Uber had allowed luxury limousine companies to provide hundreds of thousands of rides for Uber Black, its premium car service, even though these firms had given Uber blatantly false documents or employed drivers not fully insured or enrolled in mandatory drug testing and driving record reviews, the officials later alleged in a legal brief.

As their investigation continued, the safety officials learned that in almost two dozen cases, drivers for these unauthorized subcarriers had allegedly assaulted passengers or engaged in other misconduct, they said in the brief, some of which could have been prevented had Uber properly vetted the limousine firms.

A split photo, showing supporters of Proposition K on the left, at a rally, and opponents of the measure on the right, in front of City Hall.

“Civic” Podcast, Elections, Parks & Open Space, Transportation

What Binds People to Great Highway, and Divides Them on Proposition K

by Zhe Wu November 4, 2024November 4, 2024

For the latest episode of our podcast “Civic,” we interview multiple people about their relationships with the Great Highway and how those connections affect their feelings about Proposition K.

The local ballot measure would close a 2-mile stretch of the coastal road to cars, and put it on track to becoming a new park.

Vehicles drive along San Francisco’s the Upper Great Highway.

Elections, Neighborhoods, Transportation

Analysis: What Would Really Happen to Traffic if SF’s Great Highway Closed?

by Zhe Wu October 31, 2024November 4, 2024

Perhaps no local issue in this election is more contentious than Proposition K, which would close the Upper Great Highway to cars and move it closer to becoming a park.

Supporters and opponents have sparred over how the measure’s passage would affect traffic in San Francisco. To find out what’s true, we examined multiple studies, and spoke with their authors and experts not affiliated with the city.

City Hall, Elections, San Francisco November 2024 Voter Guide, Transportation

Proposition L — Tax Ride-Hailing and Autonomous Vehicle Companies to Fund Public Transit

by Audrey Mei Yi Brown October 7, 2024October 17, 2024

See our November 2024 SF Voter Guide for a nonpartisan analysis of measures on the San Francisco ballot, for the election occurring Nov. 5, 2024. The following measure is on that ballot. Proposition L would tax ride-hail companies, including those that operate self-driving cars, and devote the tax revenue to improving San Francisco’s public transit. Listen to a […]

A woman crosses the street with a stroller and child at the intersection of Lincoln Way and the Great Highway.

City Hall, Elections, Land use, Parks & Open Space, San Francisco November 2024 Voter Guide, Transportation

Proposition K — Authorize Great Highway to Become Car-Free, Possibly a Park

by Zhe Wu October 7, 2024November 2, 2024

NEW: Read our analysis of the likely traffic impacts if Proposition K passed and the Upper Great Highway closed to cars, published Oct. 31. See our November 2024 SF Voter Guide for a nonpartisan analysis of measures on the San Francisco ballot, for the election occurring Nov. 5, 2024. The following measure is on that ballot. Proposition K […]