Good afternoon!
Sad news: Binod Budhathoki, just 30 years old, was killed in a hit-and-run on Cortland Street. The Bernal Heights corridor, part of the city’s “high-injury network,” frequently has cars speeding through stop signs.
For back story, read Eleni Balakrishnan’s detailed 2024 report on Vision Zero, the city’s failed attempt to eliminate traffic deaths.
How much do you love baseball? Probably not enough to enjoy all-night stadium lights still beaming into your bedroom after the season’s over. Joe Eskenazi wonders why the Giants won’t listen to neighborsโor to their landlord, the Port of San Francisco.
And how muchโif you’re drivingโdo you love the new Valencia Street parking rules? Yujie Zhou attempts to parse the signage.
More soon,
Sara
Latest News
S.F. Giantsโ season is over. They left the lights on for us.
“Thereโs no point getting pissed. I want someone to do something.”
Man killed by speeding car in predawn Bernal hit-and-run
“They treat it as a highway.”
Hereโs how to park on the new Valencia Street
“We try to clarify it and simplify it as much as possible.”
Back Story
Experts slam Vision Zero, SFโs failed attempt to eliminate road deaths
“Fatalities are just the tip of the iceberg.”
SNAP
Elvis
By Angel Mayorga
Events
Today: Lunada Literary Lounge, at Galeria de la Raza, October 6, 7-10PM
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