Central Subway
The Examiner reports on two finance-focused elements of the Central Subway today: a major construction contract that’s up for a vote and the amount of money the project has on hand. Interestingly, one’s a record high and one’s not nearly high enough (according to a federal overseer).
- Transit agency board to vote on Central Subway contract (Examiner) 05/21/13
- Central Subway report details lack of time, money contingencies (Examiner) 05/21/13
- Pricey Central Subway contract leaves little room for future cost overruns (Examiner) 04/23/13
- Central Subway tunneling machines set to arrive in San Francisco; digging expected to start in June (Examiner) 04/22/13
- C.W. Nevius: The hole in subway opponents' arguments (SF Chronicle) 04/20/13
- Central Subway workers prepare for boring machine (SF Chronicle) 04/20/13
- Muni’s Central Subway extraction project could far exceed original budget (Examiner) 04/12/13
- Central Subway: Muni's Drilling Plan Strains Credulity (SF Weekly) 02/27/13
- C.W. Nevius: Gentrification's delicate balancing act (Chronicle) 02/26/13
- North Beach restaurant owner concerned about impacts of Central Subway work (Examiner) 02/25/13
- Plan to bring up Central Subway equipment at North Beach theater approved (Examiner) 02/20/13
- City Insider: Violence against women fought with dance (Chronicle) 02/15/13
- City Insider: Central Subway foes fight Pagoda plan (Chronicle) 02/06/13
- Matier and Ross: Feds mull 3rd trial for S.F. drug lab tech (Chronicle) 02/06/13
- Matier and Ross: 49ers' 'hometown' mayors staying home (Chronicle) 01/30/13
- Negotiations, approvals still await Muni’s plans to extract Central Subway tools (Examiner) 01/18/13
- John King: Subway to North Beach is worth a try (Chronicle) 12/10/12
- MTA supports Pagoda site for subway exit (Chronicle) 12/05/12
- Matier and Ross: Muni subway plan to appease North Beach (Chronicle) 12/03/12
- SFMTA considering different options for Central Subway work in North Beach (Examiner) 11/21/12
- Editorial: Central Subway will move San Francisco in right direction (Examiner) 10/15/12
- Central Subway opponents seeking ballot initiative to nix project (Examiner) 10/12/12
- City Insider: Tower shadow won't hurt parks, panel says (Chronicle) 10/12/12
- S.F. Central Subway subject of suit (Chronicle) 10/11/12
- Muni expects $942 million in Central Subway funding (Examiner) 10/11/12
- SF Central Subway Foes May Sue After Union Square Plans Approved (CBS) 09/21/12
- Recreation and Park Commission approves Central Subway station design (Examiner) 09/21/12
- SFMTA reopening bids for Central Subway’s Chinatown Station project (Examiner) 08/23/12
- Only Congress can now stop Central Subway grant (Examiner) 08/22/12
- Low bid on subway station could cost SF (Chronicle) 08/11/12
- Front-runner to build SF subway station has history of cost overruns (Bay Citizen) 08/09/12
- Willie's World: Central Subway a fast track to chaos (Chronicle) 08/05/12
- North Beach tunnel plan angers residents (Chronicle) 08/05/12
- North Beach tunnel plan angers residents (Chronicle) 08/05/12
- Tishman gets ride on Central Subway (SF Business Times) 08/03/12
- City Insider: 1981 SF parks law on protests may be axed (Chronicle) 07/31/12
- Willie Brown: Commerce on a roll - not just food trucks (Chronicle) 07/22/12
- Central Subway work starts amid problems (Chronicle) 07/18/12
- Central Subway Union Square station violates city charter, opponents say (Examiner) 07/09/12
- North Beach alliance battles subway tunnel (Chronicle) 07/02/12
- Central Subway going forward despite House’s vote to yank $850M in funds (Examiner) 07/02/12
- Lengthy Central Subway work worries locals, vendors (Examiner) 06/29/12
- Gaining or losing $61M from state may impact release of federal funds for central subway (Examiner) 06/25/12
- Funding delays could increase cost of Central Subway (Bay Citizen) 06/15/12
- Editorial: Central Subway needs money to fulfill potential (Examiner) 06/15/12
- North Beach residents angry about Central Subway construction plans (Examiner) 06/12/12
- Muni Money: Caltrain Connection Could Fund Central Subway (SF Weekly) 05/23/12
- Backup plan crafted for Central Subway funding (Examiner) 05/02/12
- House bill might kill S.F. Central Subway funds (Examiner) 04/20/12
- San Francisco Central Subway station bids sought (Examiner) 04/19/12
- Artistic wrap for subway building (Chronicle) 02/27/12
- Looks like all systems go for Central subway (Chronicle) 02/26/12
- Central Subway funds get a key OK (Chronicle) 01/19/12
- San Francisco’s Central Subway Once Popular, Now Controversial (CBS SF) 10/28/11
- City Insider: Rally lauds Herrera for gay support (Chronicle) 10/28/11
- Dennis Herrera may lose San Francisco Central Subway job (Examiner) 10/12/11
- Opinion: Straight talk on why San Francisco needs the Central Subway (Examiner) 10/06/11
- City Insider: Check out Mar's booze sales plan (Chronicle) 09/28/11
- SF supes reaffirm support for Central Subway (Chronicle) 09/28/11
- San Francisco Central Subway costly even if aborted (Examiner) 09/23/11
- City Insider: Coming to defense of Central Subway (Chronicle) 09/21/11
- Central Subway costs vary between San Francisco, federal agencies (Examiner) 09/19/11
- Matier and Ross: Grace Crunican, BART chief, would meet protesters (Chronicle) 09/19/11
- SF Chinatown fears new subway could be scrapped (AP) 09/18/11
- San Francisco Central Subway faces funding threat (Examiner) 09/09/11
- City Insider: Central Subway wrangling (Chronicle) 09/09/11
- San Francisco's Central Subway a division point for mayoral candidates (Examiner) 09/08/11
- City Insider: Officials defend Central Subway (Chronicle) 09/08/11
- Officials: Central Subway Is On Track (Bay Citizen) 09/08/11
- Chinatown Elders Slam Herrera for Opposing Central Subway (Bay Citizen) 09/07/11
- City Insider: Avalos wants feds to manage golf-free Sharp Park (Chronicle) 09/07/11
- Top Central Subway Executive Resigns (Bay Citizen) 09/03/11
- Aaron Peskin withdraws support for Central Subway (Examiner) 09/02/11
- Opinion: San Francisco's Central Subway to the future (Chronicle) 09/01/11
- Op-Ed: S.F. must stop Central Subway from being built (Chronicle) 08/18/11
- Supes OK $57 million for Central Subway tunnel (Chronicle) 07/20/11
- City Insider: Panel wants to derail subway to Chinatown (Chronicle) 07/08/11
- Muni’s Central Subway unnecessary, says civil grand jury (Examiner) 07/08/11
- Grand Jury Says SF Subway Project Too Expensive (KTVU) 07/08/11
- San Francisco taps lowest bidder for subway (SF Business Times) 07/01/11
- Big Central Subway Dig to Start This Year (Bay Citizen) 06/29/11
- Muni approves $233M contract for Central Subway tunneling project in San Francisco (Examiner) 06/29/11
- Controversy of resident relocation project underscores divisions in Central Subway (Examiner) 05/01/11
- Central Subway design in San Francisco deemed inefficient, unsafe (Examiner) 03/29/11
- SF Central Subway work costly for a few businesses (Chronicle) 02/05/11


Katie Kincaid