Today’s Headlines
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By
Robert Prinz
9:13 AM PDT on June 5, 2012
- Downed Muni Wires Injure Three People on Market Street (SFGate, CBS 5, SF Examiner)
- More on Upgrades Made During the Nine-Day Shutdown (SF Examiner, CBS 5)
- BART Assigns Additional Staff for Escalator Repair (BART.gov)
- SFMTA Receives $48.4M in State Funds for Central Subway (Central Subway Blog)
- Taxi Drivers to Assemble at City Hall to Protest “Abuse” at Hands of SFMTA (BCN via SF Appeal)
- New Rules in SF to Promote Privately-Owned Public Spaces (SFGate)
- Great Highway Closed to Auto Traffic This Week for Sand Removal (SF Examiner)
- Bay Bikers Blog Features Local Companies’ Employee Bike Share and Parking Facilities
- New Alameda-South SF Ferry Service Starts (SFGate)
- Rockridge BART Plaza Receiving a Facelift (Oakland North)
- Oakland Local: East Bay BikeMobile Brings Repairs to Community
- Gov. Brown Seeks to Protect CAHSRA From Lawsuits (LA Times)
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