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Writing local news at 48 Hills and Mission Local. Ex- Lamorinda Weekly. SF Foghorn Alumnus. B.A. in Politics from USF.

Contact: garretteleahy@gmail.com

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Lyft drivers have to pay for their own masks and hand sani | 48 hills

Lyft drivers have to pay for their own masks and hand sani | 48 hills

When Lubungu, a Navy veteran and longtime Uber and Lyft driver, saw a group of activists passing out free fac…

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Tenants harassed by construction work during COVID | 48 hills

Tenants harassed by construction work during COVID | 48 hills

In her 27 years as a tenant on Leavenworth, Andrea Carla Michaels has had few issues with any of her landlord…

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Uber, Lyft drivers take message to CEO's house | 48 hills

Uber, Lyft drivers take message to CEO's house | 48 hills

For longtime Uber and Lyft driver Hector Castellanos, the fight for classification as an employee under AB5 i…

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DACA decision offers no real protection, rights groups warn | 48 hills

DACA decision offers no real protection, rights groups warn | 48 hills

On Thursday, Free SF, a coalition of immigrants' rights groups, warned that the Supreme Court's rejection of …

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Protest caravan demands hotel rooms for homeless | 48 hills

Protest caravan demands hotel rooms for homeless | 48 hills

The streets around City Hall were filled with the sounds of cars honking, wooting, and chants of "housing is …

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First sanctioned tent city opens in SF | 48 hills

First sanctioned tent city opens in SF | 48 hills

San Francisco's first city-sanctioned safe sleeping site began operations yesterday afternoon. The site, refe…

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How Golden Gate Bridge fireworks display traffic melted down, minute by minute

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By Garrett Leahy Verified, George Kelly Verified, Gabriel Greschler Verified
| The San Francisco Standard Verified
San Francisco’s Fourth of July fireworks show was overshadowed by another great American tradition: gridlock. The 3,000 fireworks launched from the Golden Gate Bridge Saturday were obscured by fog, and after 15 minutes of pyrotechnics, the night was lit up by a sea of taillights for hours. While the city implored people to take public transit to the fireworks show, the buses and shuttles operated by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency got stuck in traffic.
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The people who don’t ride BART are key to deciding its fate in November

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By Garrett Leahy Verified
| The San Francisco Standard Verified
Published Jul. 2, 2026at12:00pm BART’s future is on the line, but the ones positioned to decide its fate may be the ones who use it the least: well-to-do suburbanites who drive. Voters in November will choose whether to approve a regional sales tax to fund BART and more than a dozen other transit agencies, including Muni, Caltrain, AC Transit, and VTA in Santa Clara. The half-cent tax would raise almost $1 billion annually, with roughly one-third going to BART.
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The street-sweeper shuffle: Life as an SF driver without a garage

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By Garrett Leahy Verified
| The San Francisco Standard Verified
Published Jul. 2, 2026at6:00am If you’re an early riser and happen to live on Leavenworth Street in the Tenderloin, you might spot Jameel Saleh during his frantic 6 a.m. ritual. Saleh, a 46-year-old Uber driver, waits every morning behind the wheel of his gray Kia SUV, furtively checking his side mirror. The street sweeper is coming, and he needs to be ready.
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