Today’s Headlines
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9:12 AM PDT on September 28, 2012
- Happy 20th Anniversary for Critical Mass (SF Exam, KTVU, Mission Local)
- Caltrain Gets $40M State Grant for First Step Towards Electrification (SF Exam, CoCo Times)
- If Gov. Brown Doesn’t Sign 3-Foot Passing Bill by Monday, It Becomes Law Anyway (Cyclelicious)
- New AC Transit GM Has Improved Service, Management, and Community Relations (EBX)
- SFBC Releases Family Biking Guide in Three Languages (AsianWeek)
- Some Upset About Critical Mass’ Absence from SFBC’s Newsletter (Though It’s Just One View)
- Concord Family Not Ready to Forgive Driver Who Killed Two While Cycling (KRON)
- Novato SUV Driver Kills 12-Year-Old Girl On Bike (CBS)
- In Celebration of Clipper on Ferries, Riders to Get Free Cookies and Coffee (SacBee)
- Mission Community Divided Over Artist Selection for 24th Street BART Plaza Design (El Tecolote)
- Consumer Watchdogs Weary of How Driverless Cars’ Trip Data Might Be Shared (CBS)
- BART Installs Earthquake Warning System to Allow Early Braking (KRON)
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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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