Today’s Headlines
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By
Robert Prinz
9:24 AM PST on January 8, 2013
- Beyond Chron: City Agencies Need to Stop Ignoring Transit and Livable Streets Needs in the Tenderloin
- More on the First Day of Sunday Parking Metering’s Grace Period (SFGate, SFBG)
- SF Weekly is So “Pissed About Paying for Parking on Sunday,” They Want You to Sign ENUF’s Petition
- Phone Payments Now Available at Most SF Parking Meters (SF Exam)
- Oil Tanker Strikes Bay Bridge West Span, No Spill Reported (SF Exam, SFGate 1, 2, KQED, Merc)
- Hayward Truck Driver Injures Woman in Crosswalk (KTVU)
- Four People Injured as Elderly SUV Driver Crashes Through Livermore Restaurant (CoCo Times, CBS)
- Man Killed by Amtrak Train in Hayward While Walking Dog (CBS, SFGate)
- CoCo Times: Eastern Alameda County Voters Sank Measure B1 Despite Millions for BART
- Bay Area Officials Moving to Lower Supermajority Requirement for Sales Tax Ballot Measures (Merc)
- Today is 2013’s Third Spare the Air Day (Press Demo, MarinIJ)
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