Today’s Headlines
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By
Robert Prinz
9:26 AM PDT on November 1, 2012
- BART Sets Ridership Record on SF Giants Parade Day (SFGate, BART, SFAppeal)
- SFBG: Why Free Muni for Kids Makes Sense
- Contractors Among Biggest Donors to BART Board Campaigns (BayCitizen)
- BART Developing Canopy to Protect Escalators from Elements, Breakdowns (SFExam)
- Study Finds SF Rides Transit More Than Any Other California City (BayCitizen)
- SF’s $248M Streets Bond to Stabilize, Improve Pavement Conditions (SFExam)
- Candlestick Park to Install Bicycle Parking in November (SFExam)
- SFPD Still Searching for World Series Muni Arsons, Video Released (CBS)
- Muni Bus Driver Strikes, Seriously Injures Pedestrian at Sixth and Market (SFAppeal)
- Two Santa Rosa Kids Struck by Car Driver in Crosswalk on Halloween Night (PressDemo, CBS)
- BART to Host Union City Station Transit Hub Ribbon Cutting Today (CoCoTimes)
- Market Street Palm Tree Roots Causing Pavement Issues (SFGate)
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