San Francisco Public Works is designing a $9.2 million accessibility rebuild of Hallidie Plaza, replacing a decommissioned elevator with two ramps, with construction scheduled from summer 2027 to spring 2028.
Caltrans will fully close northbound US-101 through San Francisco’s Hospital Curve over Labor Day weekend, September 4 to 7, and again September 18 to 21, with southbound closures in October.
California regulators approved a large expansion of Waymo’s driverless taxi service on August 14, 2026, covering the full Bay Area, Sacramento and Southern California.
The Golden State Valkyries clinched a 2026 WNBA playoff berth on August 17 with a 78-70 win over the Dallas Wings at Chase Center, their sixth straight victory.
An SFMTA Street Safety Committee update counts 100 fatal or severe injury crashes in the first six months of 2026, up from 96 a year earlier and above the 92 recorded in 2014.
Senator Scott Wiener introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 193 on August 4, 2026, proposing that the Bay Bridge tunnel through Yerba Buena Island, which has never been officially named, become the Emperor Norton Tunnel.
Muni schedules change on August 29, 2026, with the 1 California and N Judah moving to every nine minutes, 60-foot buses on all 5R Fulton Rapid trips, and new stops for students.
NHTSA granted Zoox a temporary exemption on July 30, 2026 allowing it to charge for rides in its steering-wheel-free robotaxi, starting in Las Vegas, while paid San Francisco service still awaits CPUC and DMV permits.
The Broadway Tunnel entered a roughly 14-month partial closure on August 17, 2026, with one lane in each direction through a single bore until about October 2027.
BART cancels Green Line service on August 15-16, August 29-30, September 12-13 and September 26-27 while crews replace an interlocking near Fremont Station.
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