Both John Elberling and Rod Diridon died this week but somehow Quentin Kopp lives on

This is the big one. Well, phase one of the big one

OK, look, I was here 30 years ago. San Francisco was already an outpost of Sili Valley (although granted, the industry wasn’t as gross then). You could NEVER drive from the East Bay to the City in 10 minutes. This is just such sentimental, rose-colored glasses bullshit

Did the FAA just cripple a major American airport?

If you’re a transit nerd, the Pantograph app absolutely rules

This is not a drill. Absent stable long-term funding, Caltrain, like BART, will crater & potentially shut down entirely. Muni will reduce service by as much as 50%. We can avoid this disaster for the Bay Area by passing two funding measures on the ballot in November: …

Just realized that the one good thing about Gavin getting replaced by a Republican is that would be it for his Presidential ambitions. Right? What a clear sign of weakness www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joe...

Central Valley supercommuters didn’t go away w WFH; actually, their situation is worse than ever, w Trump, Iran, gas prices and the Bay Area’s ongoing inability to solve either its housing or transpo problems www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

The reality, is that a lot of the circulation strategies that help transit being less delayed, i.e rationalizing circulation patterns by cutting intersections and conflicting maneuvers, also happen to help cars being less delayed.

Got something to say about the N Judah? Tell us. www.research.net/r/njudah3

Map update! I've finally updated my vintage 2018 (really, 2008) California High-Speed Rail map, since there's now a *possible* (if you squint) plan to get from SF to LA in my lifetime, if more slowly. I do think this is the right strategy under the circumstances calurbanist.com/california-h...

"Mr. Buria [Hegseth's chief of staff] told Mr. Driscoll [Secretary of the Army] that President Trump would not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events, the officials said." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...

This is what this is not

101 in San Mateo County does not need to be widened. Hwy 37 does not need to be widened. We have to stop owning ourselves www.sacbee.com/news/local/t...

There’s something wrong with @rideact.bsky.social operator training (or maybe just culture?). You can’t pass up passengers bc they didn’t see you coming and are still sitting on the bench, or bc they aren’t standing directly under the flag sign. (1/2)

Are they building the Towering Inferno tower in Marin?

It’s opening day, spring has sprung, let’s go Giants

Basically the only hope Republicans have of holding onto Congress at this point is the Supreme Court gutting the Voting Rights Act www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/u...

I mean, it’s always nice when the LA Times has nice things to say about public transit, I guess, but there appears to be an actual scandal brewing involving the mayor and some guy on YouTube is doing a better job of covering it www.latimes.com/california/s...

I will never understand why they’re not just called the Orange County Angels. More people live there than in most (many? a lot of) MLB markets, and I think it’s safe to say most Americans are familiar with the OC www.latimes.com/sports/angel...

As an SFMTA employee, All Star is my go-to for a quick bite (yes, they know my order), although the reference to the "sparkling glass" of MTA HQ is pretty funny if, you know, you've ever actually seen the place missionlocal.org/2026/03/all-...

The last thing anyone needs is a white guy commenting on Cesar Chavez. But can I just say this: I have never seen such a swift and sweeping response to a piece of investigative journalism

You lost all your LA privileges

Oakland systematically removing bus shelters is really depressing

Oh now they’re for mileage taxes

It’s almost like bureaucratic complexity fosters corruption

The thing about the Bay Area is, urban scenery is not limited to San Francisco #oakland #eastbay

The extent to which Boomers wouldn’t let go of this guy bc he confirmed their priors, despite all evidence to the contrary

This just gets better and better

Ladies and gents, YOUR United States government

I’ve posted about this before, but this is a great event for East Bay families. Much love to the volunteers who make riding in the street safe and liberating for kids as young as 3 www.eastbaykidicalmass.org

I absolutely love this diagram. You don't need to be well-versed in the construction costs problem to see how this would save a ton of money.

San Francisco has done more than any other US city to cut air pollution since 2010. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The enemy inside the gates is the Klan and its descendants, like Tommy Tuberville

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Nvm exotic Europe, in Elon’s favorite failed city of San Francisco that would make it the 17th-busiest public transit route. But not fair, those use larger vehicles (mostly buses)

ColoRail is just there for the taking

Spurs getting relegated would be like the Mets getting sent to AAA www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

Is, this, a, hallucination

Interesting to show this photo when the ped/bike underpass below the eight-lane, high-speed road to the left has been off-limits for years

“4-5 weeks”

Now do the bus www.usatoday.com/story/travel...

Scream some more, when you’re sent to prison. Oh yeah, that’ll never happen

Oh, you done fucked up Donnie

Made the mistake of going on Reddit, where ppl told me the US just *had* to do this war. MAGA? Actual Iranians? Russian bots? Hard to say. I will say that the US started this in 1953. But Trump didn’t have to continue it

Uh, isn’t the building right next door 22 stories? Barely any less “on the waterfront.” Also right next to the Bay Bridge and One Rincon Hill on the other side. All of which you can see in the rendering! www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/t...

I for one support rich idiots setting their money on fire www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...