Senior News Reporter

George Kelly

Highway to the stranger zone: We took the wheel on day 1 of Casual Carpool

News

On the first day of the revived informal commuter service,  a reporter learns that organized hitchhiking — with extra steps — can be surprisingly civilized.

Adam Rogers

San Francisco is a car city now. Sorry

Culture

If you ignore the unfounded “war on cars” and look hard at transportation trends, you see a city embracing an identity it claims not to want.

Senior Politics Reporter

Josh Koehn

Hayes Valley could get a party zone. Will cars be banned?

Politics

Supervisor Bilal Mahmood wants to designate a block of Hayes Street as an entertainment zone. He's also calling for a study on the impacts of going car-free.

News Reporter

Tomoki Chien

Crossing the street in SF is life or death — especially if you’re old

Six pedestrians have died in car crashes this year; all but one were over age 75.

Politics Reporter

Gabe Greschler

California loses millions to license plate covers. This lawmaker is going after retailers

Assemblymember Catherine Stefani is proposing $10,000 fines for selling or manufacturing the toll-evading gadgets.

Cars

Highway to the stranger zone: We took the wheel on day 1 of Casual Carpool

San Francisco is a car city now. Sorry

Hayes Valley could get a party zone. Will cars be banned?

Crossing the street in SF is life or death — especially if you’re old

California loses millions to license plate covers. This lawmaker is going after retailers