October 16, 2024—San Francisco Bay Area transit agencies face service cuts and budget shortfalls if they do not put a regional measure that will create funding for these agencies on the California 2026 ballot. Despite this impending budget shortfall and service crisis, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) special committee tasked with creating this ballot measure […]

October 16, 2024—The Oaklandside’s road safety, transportation, and public health reporter Jose Fermoso spoke to Senior Policy Advocate for Transportation Justice, Laurel Paget-Seekins, on AC Transit’s Realign bus schedule adjustment plan. Transit riders, bus operators, labor allies, and policy advocates have denounced the plan for perpetuating inequities in bus service planning [...]

October 15, 2024—Richmondside reporter Natalie Hanson speaks with Managing Attorney John Affeldt and Staff Attorney Karissa Provenza on a Contra Costa County Superior Court judge’s ruling earlier this month, denying to request the West Contra Costa Unified School District to address staffing and facility issues in schools across the the district. Despite concerns from students, […]