Today’s Headlines
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By
Robert Prinz
9:08 AM PDT on August 14, 2012
- Central Subway Work Begins in North Beach Despite Lawsuit (ABC 7)
- SFPD: Crashes Which Killed Cappalla and Motorcyclist Were Preventable (SF Examiner)
- BART to Fill Empty Board Seat with Temp Director Until November Election (SF Examiner)
- Clipper to Charge Customers for Missed 2010 Payments (SFGate, CBS 5)
- SFBG: Why are Residential Parking Permits So Cheap? (They’re Limited to Cost Recovery by State Law)
- Man Killed by BART Train at Glen Park Station (SF Examiner, SFGate)
- Driver With Suspended License Arrested in Hit-Run of San Rafael Pedestrian (MarinIJ)
- Greenbrae Tow Truck Driver Injures Cyclist at Highway 101 Off-Ramp (MarinIJ)
- Racing DUI Drivers Smash Into Saratoga Home, Damage Another With Boulder (BCN via CBS 5)
- Napa to Overhaul VINE Bus Service, Aim to Double Ridership (Napa Valley Register)
- Santa Clara VTA Solicits Comments on Bike Plan Update (SVBC)
- Sacramento Disabled Parking Placard Abuse “Out of Control” (SacBee)
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