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Appears in 12 stories · Last updated Nov 11, 2026
Runs the elevator; platform-level stop limited to maintenance and emergency use
The new four-stop elevator at Castro Muni Station opened to riders on November 5, 2026. It links the Market Street sidewalk, Harvey Milk Plaza and the station concourse; the platform-level stop is for maintenance and emergency medical crews, not the public.
Updated 4 hours ago
Runs Muni; will receive Proposition H parcel tax revenue.
Bay Area voters approved the five-county Regional Transit Measure by a wider margin than early counts showed, with 63% support across about 1.7 million ballots as of Nov. 9. The 0.5% sales tax in four counties and 1% in San Francisco is expected to raise about $980 million a year for 14 years, starting in 2027.
Updated 10 hours ago
Supporting transit options during closures
Westbound I-80 reopened at 3:32 a.m. Oct. 26, several hours ahead of schedule, after Caltrans laid a polyester concrete overlay on the 71-year-old Bayshore Freeway viaducts. The closure between Fifth and 15th streets had backed up traffic about 45 minutes from the Bay Bridge toll plaza on Saturday, Oct. 24.
Updated Yesterday
Preparing pumps, generators and sandbags for possible Muni subway flooding
San Francisco's El Niño emergency is in its third week, and the water has not finished with the waterfront. The National Weather Service extended a coastal flood advisory through Friday, with Tuesday's high tide forecast at 1.5 feet above normal at the city gauge.
Managed street closures for the Nov. 4 parade
The Golden State Valkyries celebrated their first WNBA championship with a parade along San Francisco's Embarcadero on Nov. 4, drawing an estimated 400,000 fans. Finals MVP Gabby Williams pounded the team's GSV drum with Mayor Daniel Lurie near the Ferry Building before players rode double-decker buses down a violet-lined route to King and Second streets.
Updated 3 days ago
Pre-staging equipment to protect Muni subway service from high-tide flooding
Coastal flood advisories across the Bay Area ran through the weekend after water levels climbed to 2.2 feet above normal on Oct. 29, breaking October and November records. San Francisco pre-staged sandbags, pumps and generators. The tides threatened Muni service at two low-lying spots: the Cesar Chavez and Illinois streets station near Islais Creek and the Embarcadero tunnel.
Updated 6 days ago
Released traffic data, monitoring impacts
San Francisco voters rejected Proposition G on Nov. 3, keeping the Upper Great Highway closed to cars and Sunset Dunes open as a full-time park. About 63% voted no, according to the San Francisco Standard.
Updated 7 days ago
Regulates scooter permits in San Francisco
About 30 percent of Lime's San Francisco scooters now carry front-mounted cameras that use artificial intelligence to tell a sidewalk from a street or bike lane. When the system, called Lime Vision, detects sidewalk riding, the scooter beeps and the rider gets an app notification until they move off the sidewalk or end the trip.
Updated Oct 31
Enforcing parking limits; building Lake Merced bike lane
On the morning of October 28, park rangers, SFMTA staff, and San Francisco police began removing RVs parked near Lake Merced, clearing streets where dozens of families had lived for years. The removal caps a two-year push to enforce parking limits and build a bike lane along Lake Merced Boulevard.
Updated Oct 29
Fleet Week geofence ended October 11; extra Muni service and waterfront parking restrictions ran through the weekend; no public assessment reported
Fleet Week ended October 11, and the city's geofence on robotaxis along the northern waterfront was lifted with it. For three days, Waymo and Zoox could not pick up or drop off riders between the Marina and the Embarcadero, and the Presidio had no autonomous service at all.
Updated Oct 28
As of September 2026: Enforcing the two-hour limit; deferred policy questions to DEM
San Francisco's two-hour parking limit on large vehicles, built to clear RVs used as homes, is towing people who never slept in them. Kyle Richards' camper van was towed twice in August, costing him more than $1,600. City complaint records show at least 28 housed vehicle owners told officials they were hit by the rule between November 2025 and July 2026.
Updated Sep 30
As of September 2026: Seeking exemption from CARB electric bus mandate
San Francisco's transit agency voted to postpone buying 378 battery-electric buses, opting for cheaper diesel-hybrid models to save $452 million. The swap needs approval from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), which mandates the electric purchase.
Updated Sep 15
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