{"id":205933,"date":"2026-03-05T18:08:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/205933\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:08:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:08:43","slug":"help-streetsblog-expand-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/205933\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Streetsblog Expand in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

This fall, readers donated $2,500 in seed money<\/a> toward expanding Streetsblog\u2019s coverage in 2026. We\u2019re grateful for that early support \u2014 it shows there\u2019s real appetite for stronger, more consistent transportation journalism in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n

But if we\u2019re going to fully launch this expansion, we need to raise significantly more. Already convinced? We have separate links setup for both the East Bay Expansion<\/a> and Increased Transit Coverage<\/a>. Any dollar raised at those links will go back into those areas. If you want to support our general fundraising efforts, you can always do so at our regular donation page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Our focus in 2026 is clear: expand coverage in the East Bay and strengthen accountability reporting on major transit agencies.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Click on the image to go to our donorbox page.<\/p>\n

The East Bay \u2014 from Oakland to Berkeley to Contra Costa County \u2014 is home to some of the region\u2019s most consequential transportation debates: bus-only lanes, bike-network buildouts, freeway expansions, housing near transit, and traffic violence. Yet sustained, beat-level coverage of these issues is limited. We aim to change that with regular on-the-ground reporting that follows projects from proposal to ribbon-cutting \u2014 and beyond.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re also investing in deeper coverage of regional transit agencies. That means tracking budgets, service changes, capital projects, fare policy, governance decisions, and long-term funding challenges \u2014 not just when there\u2019s a crisis, but consistently.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Click on the image to go to our donorbox page.<\/p>\n

Transit agencies across the Bay Area are facing structural deficits, ridership shifts, and political pressure. Decisions made in the next two years will shape the future of public transportation for decades. Those decisions deserve sustained scrutiny and informed analysis.<\/p>\n

To do this, we hope to recruit a team of writers on the ground and in the committee and board rooms at transportation agencies. And to do that, we\u2019re going to need your support and the support of any of your friends and colleagues that believe that Streetsblog makes a difference.<\/p>\n

Streetsblog exists because readers believe transportation policy matters. With your help, 2026 can be the year we significantly deepen our coverage \u2014 especially in communities that have too often been neglected.<\/p>\n

Donate today and help us build the next phase of Streetsblog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This fall, readers donated $2,500 in seed money toward expanding Streetsblog\u2019s coverage in 2026. We\u2019re grateful for that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":205934,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-205933","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco","8":"tag-san-francisco","9":"tag-san-francisco-headlines","10":"tag-san-francisco-news","11":"tag-sf","12":"tag-sf-headlines","13":"tag-sf-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/205934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}