Starting this weekend, MUNI’s Central Subway expansion is launching. San Francisco’s much-delayed project is in test mode now. There will be limited service connecting Chinatown to Fourth and Brannan streets this weekend.KQED transportation editor Dan Brekke explains why this is such an important development in the city’s transit system.  

Starting this weekend, MUNI’s Central Subway expansion is launching. San Francisco’s much-delayed project is in test mode now. There will be limited service connecting Chinatown to Fourth and Brannan streets this weekend. KQED transportation editor Dan Brekke explains why this is such an important development in the city’s transit system.

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San Francisco's Central Subway Opens for Limited Service This Weekend

Tens of thousands of University of California workers are planning an open-ended statewide strike for next month...

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California State Senator Scott Weiner and fire survivors are pushing for a bill that would allow the state attorney general to seek damages from oil companies for their role in causing climate-disasters like fires and floods. The goal is to help blunt rising insurance costs.

KQED’s Danielle Venton reports on a hearing at the state capital this week.

California State Senator Scott Weiner and fire survivors are pushing for a bill that would allow the state attorney general to seek damages from oil companies for their role in causing climate-disasters like fires and floods. The goal is to help blunt rising insurance costs. KQED&rsquo;s Danielle Venton reports on a hearing at the state capital this week.

Scott Weiner and Fire Survivors Push for a Bill to Make Oil Companies Pay for Climate Damages

KQED newscast for Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM

San Francisco's Central Subway Opens for Limited Service This Weekend

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