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Reckless Motorists, Dangerous Streets: a Deadly Combination

By Roger Rudick | May 26, 2022 | No Comments

Dangerous motorist behaviors, such as speeding, crosswalk incursions, and going the wrong way on a one-way street, are tolerated by law enforcement and a judicial system that basically never suspends or revokes the license of even the most egregious offenders.

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Should We Convert Offices to Housing?

By Roger Rudick | May 17, 2022 | No Comments

People are working from home, resulting in one in five offices in San Francisco sitting empty. The Bay Area also has a housing crisis. Which has more and more people, including Governor Gavin Newsom, thinking it's time to look at converting some of that disused office space into housing.

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When A Motorist Assaults a Cyclist

By Roger Rudick | May 6, 2022 | No Comments

"We share a city with some true maniacs who should be be allowed to drive."

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Witnessing a Transit-Last City

By Roger Rudick | Apr 28, 2022 | No Comments

Advocate relates his experience of watching bus passengers being left to wait while police prioritized people in private cars

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SF's JFK Drive Goes Permanently Car Free

By Roger Rudick | Apr 27, 2022 | No Comments

Tearing down the Embarcadero freeway, preventing freeway expansion--add car-free J.F.K. to the list of San Francisco accomplishments in developing a safer, less-polluting city

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California Voters (Still) Want their Bullet Train

By Roger Rudick | Apr 19, 2022 | No Comments

56 percent of voters support continuing to build the state's high-speed rail system, with only 35 percent opposed, according to a new study from Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies.

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These SF Activists Want Transit Masking To Continue

By Roger Rudick | Apr 13, 2022 | No Comments

Recent research shows that close to 11 percent of the population are either too young to be vaccinated or did not mount a robust response to vaccines. Activists say masking must continue on transit.