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San Francisco Targets the Shadow Veto
Monday, May 25, 2026 · 8 min
San Francisco’s SHADE Act would strip building shadows from local CEQA appeals after delays hit 2,195 homes, while Bay Area transit agencies tout $1 billion in savings that may still leave an $800 million annual hole.
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San Francisco’s SHADE Act would strip building shadows from local CEQA appeals after delays hit 2,195 homes, while Bay Area transit agencies tout $1 billion in savings that may still leave an $800 million annual hole.
In this episode
- Shade is good, actually, even in San Francisco — San Francisco Chronicle
Shade is good, actually, even in San Francisco San Francisco Chronicle LogoHearst Newspapers Logo Skip to main content # Shade is good, actually By Allison Arieff, Opinion ColumnistMay 24, 2026 Shade stopped 469 Stevenson St. in San Francisco from becoming 495 units of housing. It remains a parking lot. Santiago Mejia/The Chronicle Did you know that shade shares the same environmental…
- Step Back — Everyone likes the sound of Bay Area transit agencies saving a billion dollars — but how do we tell the difference between real efficiency and just cutting service, delaying maintenance, or relying on one-time pandemic fixes?
Background sources
- Financial Efficiency Review Independent Oversight Committee Receives Draft Report | Metropolitan Transportation Commission — Metropolitan Transportation Commission
- Bay Area Transit Agencies Saved $1 Billion Since 2020. Can They Sustain Those Savings? | KQED — KQED
- Sacramento Gave Bay Area Transit a Lifeline, But Transit Is Not Out of the Woods | SPUR — SPUR
- BART approves service cuts plan during 'largest financial crisis in history' | KTVU FOX 2 — Amanda Quintana
- Mass Transit: Pandemic Ridership Recovery and Agency Adaptions - The Eno Center for Transportation — Enotrans
- Newsom Signs $590 Million Loan to Avert Drastic Bay Area Transit Cuts | KQED — KQED
- San Francisco Reopens Dog Court After Nearly Year-Long Suspension – Marin County Visitor — Marin County Visitor
San Francisco Reopens Dog Court After Nearly Year-Long Suspension – Marin County Visitor San Francisco’s decision to restart its Vicious and Dangerous Dog hearings after a year-long suspension is back on the table. This move could ripple through public safety, animal welfare, and even spark more cross-county conversations with Marin communities from Mill Valley to Novato and beyond. Bite…
- Under reformist mayor, San Francisco continues to self-correct - Pacific Research Institute — Pacific Research Institute
# Under reformist mayor, San Francisco continues to self-correct - Pacific Research Institute Author: Steven Greenhut Published: 2026-05-22T09:23:22+00:00 Source: pacificresearch.org (pacificresearch.org) Language: en ## Story Under reformist mayor, San Francisco continues to self-correct - Pacific Research Institute Second Annual Milton Friedman Dinner ## Under reformist mayor, San…