Today’s Headlines
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By
Andrew Boone
9:01 AM PDT on July 2, 2013
- BART Strike, Day One (SF Examiner, SFGate, Mercury News, CoCo Times, KTVU 1, 2)
- Somehow, Bay Bridge Saw Less Traffic, Not More (SF Examiner)
- BART Labor Negotiations on Hold (SF Exam, SFGate, KTVU, Appeal), Can Willie Brown Help? (SFGate)
- Oakland Tribune Slams the BART Unions; Phil Matier Weighs in On Municipal Union Politics (CBS)
- AC Transit Union Calls Off Strike (ABC)
- Transit Agencies in NYC, DC, Chicago, and Boston Prohibit Strikes — Should BART? (KTVU)
- BART Strike Boosts Business for Ride-Sharing Services (CoCo Times, SF Appeal)
- Strike Also Means Drivers Get Free Parking at BART Stations (511)
- Installation of Muni Communications Upgrade Postponed During BART Strike (CBS)
- SFO Providing Free Shuttle Bus Service from Millbrae Caltrain Station During BART Strike (KTVU)
- San Francisco Wants 10 Percent of Profits and $20 Per Rental from FlightCar Startup (Boston Globe)
- 11-Year-Old Girl Killed and Two People Seriously Injured in I-280 Crash (Mercury News, The Almanac)
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
Andrew Boone covers the Livable Streets Movements for Streetsblog in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Andrew's claim to fame is once having bicycled more than 12,000 miles of smiles in one year. nauboone@gmail.com
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