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.

San Francisco supervisors sure do expense some weird stuff

Each of the 11 supervisors has access to two expense accounts worth up to $10,000 a year. The Standard’s deep dive into their expense reports revealed some eccentric purchases. 

News Reporter

Garrett Leahy

We rode San Francisco’s first driverless bus. It was jarring—and not exactly driverless

News

‘The Loop’ is a pilot autonomous bus program available free of charge on Treasure Island. But riding it was not the most pleasant experience.

Joel Umanzor

Driverless bus service gearing up for San Francisco’s Treasure Island

The shuttle will service the core of the island with a fixed route that features seven stops along popular destinations within the neighborhood.

Reporter

Sarah Wright

Bay Area rakes in federal funds for road safety as traffic deaths hit record highs

Nearly half of this round of federal funding to reduce traffic deaths is headed to the Bay Area.

San Francisco County Transportation Authority

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

San Francisco supervisors sure do expense some weird stuff

We rode San Francisco’s first driverless bus. It was jarring—and not exactly driverless

Driverless bus service gearing up for San Francisco’s Treasure Island

Bay Area rakes in federal funds for road safety as traffic deaths hit record highs