Express Desk Reporter

Max Harrison-Caldwell

Politics Reporter

Gabe Greschler

Routes eliminated, trains once an hour: BART and Muni contemplate a nightmare scenario

Politics

What’s ahead for riders if transit agencies don’t get rescue funding.

Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez

Lurie backs higher property taxes to save struggling Muni

The agency faces a $320 million deficit. “We can — and we must — generate the funding necessary to avoid devastating Muni service cuts,” the mayor said.

Culture Intern

Ella Chakarian

Crisis hotlines are getting wiped out, leaving despondent people at the mercy of AI

Business

Desperate people are turning to chatbots in their darkest moments, even as doctors report growing issues with AI psychosis.

Lurie’s layoff plans partially avoided after 2 a.m. negotiations

Supervisors set aside $15 million to prevent some pink slips, but about 40 jobs remain on the chopping block.

Senior Politics Reporter

Josh Koehn

Lurie’s budget cuts immigrant services in ‘time of crisis’

As ICE raids ramp up, attorneys and advocates say the mayor's proposal would stall or roll back immigrant services. 

Budgets

Routes eliminated, trains once an hour: BART and Muni contemplate a nightmare scenario

Lurie backs higher property taxes to save struggling Muni

Crisis hotlines are getting wiped out, leaving despondent people at the mercy of AI

Lurie’s layoff plans partially avoided after 2 a.m. negotiations

Lurie’s budget cuts immigrant services in ‘time of crisis’