Mark Pape, a radio reporter for the Total Traffic & Weather Network, tells it like it is about reporting on traffic in the San Francisco Bay Area, the third-worst commute in the country. Interviewed in what traffic reporters call “the pit, ” an area ringed by computer workstations, large TV monitors and microphones, Pape, who […]
Category: Transportation
Posted inData Privacy, Data Privacy, Economy & Business, News, Public Safety, Transportation
New State Law Pits Privacy Against Free Speech, Public Records and Data Brokers
Though consumers may ask companies to delete or stop collecting data about them, the First Amendment and open-records statutes may thwart their efforts to get people-search sites to delete data after the law takes effect in January. Information brokers argue that the data they post comes from government entities and is publicly available.
Posted inFood Systems, Neighborhoods, Social Justice, Transportation
State Law Cracks Down on Free Public Meals
Many city residents who are not housed or are food insecure depend on humanitarian aid from Food Not Bombs to survive. But state regulations taking effect in January jeopardize the group’s 35-year mission of sharing food outside the confines of government bureaucracy.
Posted inCity Hall, Community, Homelessness, Housing, Media, Navigating Homelessness: Which Way Home?, Transportation
More Homeless Returning to Streets From Navigation Centers
Two years after the city launched its navigation centers, fewer than a quarter of the nearly 1,200 people who have passed through have been placed in verified long-term housing, and more are returning to the streets, an analysis of city records shows. The most common outcome is a one-way bus ticket to another city.
Posted in2016 Non-partisan Voter Guide, Elections, Transportation
District Measure RR: Maintaining, Upgrading BART with a $3.5 Billion Bond
This regional bond measure would raise money to rehabilitate and update the Bay Area Rapid Transit system.
If passed, it would raise property taxes.
This initiative was placed on the ballot by a 9-0 vote of the BART Board of Directors.
Posted in2016 Non-partisan Voter Guide, Elections, Government & Politics, Transportation
Proposition L: Giving Supervisors More Say Over Transit
This Charter amendment would shift some power from the mayor to give the Board of Supervisors more say over how the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency operates.
Posted in2016 Non-partisan Voter Guide, Elections, Homelessness, Transportation
Proposition J: Creating Funds for Homeless Services, Transportation
This Charter amendment would lock City Hall into annual spending on services for homeless people, and on public transit maintenance and upgrades.
The Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 to put this initiative on the ballot.
Posted inHealth, Housing, Labor, News, Technology, The Cost of Living Here, Transportation
How San Francisco Plans to Shield Residents From Runaway Prices
We list some examples of how the city has tried to soften the blow of rising prices, and policies that advocates for low-income people say San Francisco could adopt.
Posted inEconomy & Business, The Cost of Living Here, Transportation
Hidden Costs of Affordable S.F. Public Transit
Lacking transportation options or flexibility to reach jobs, shopping and other necessities, lower-income riders often trade comfort, promptness and even safety for affordability.
Posted inNews, Transportation
Rideshare Companies Face Tighter Screening Rules in Many States
Crashes, assaults and other incidents involving drivers for rideshare companies have spurred members of Congress to demand that executives beef up their screening methods. Many states have already imposed heightened regulations, but California lags behind.