Today’s Headlines
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9:18 AM PDT on August 17, 2012
- Former AC Transit Director Mary King Appointed to Interim Seat on BART Board (SF Examiner)
- SFMTA Parking Enforcement Supervisor Keeps Job Despite Employee Lawsuits (ABC 7)
- Parklet on Sale in Front of Fabric 8 in the Mission (HuffPo)
- BART Vendor Bombardier Pushed to Boost Job Numbers to Meet Stimulus Promises (Bay Citizen)
- To Keep Horns Quiet, SMART to Use Other Means to Deter Drivers From Jumping Crossings (Marin IJ)
- New Elevated Caltrain Tracks Taking Shape in San Bruno (Mercury News)
- Seizuring Driver in Palo Alto Nearly Crashes Into House (PA Online)
- San Jose Officials Inaugurate New Buffered and Protected Bike Lanes Downtown (Mercury News)
- Swedish Inventors of New Airbag-Scarf Aim to Replace Bike Helmets (Uptown Almanac)
- Driver Killed in Police Chase Crash in Oakland (KTVU)
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Aaron was the editor of Streetsblog San Francisco from January 2012 until October 2015. He joined Streetsblog in 2010 after studying rhetoric and political communication at SF State University and spending a semester in Denmark.
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