Todays’ Headlines
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By
Andrew Boone
9:00 AM PDT on July 9, 2013
- Bay Bridge Opening Delayed Until At Least December 10 (SF Gate, SF Examiner, ABC)
- Supes Question Expensive Muni Operator Bathrooms at Hearing on Sidewalk Clutter (SF Examiner)
- Open House Tonight on the Mission and Valencia Green Gateway Project (Uptown Almanac)
- BART Negotiations to Continue Friday (KTVU, CBS), Have the Unions Already Won? (BeyondChron)
- Berkeley City Council Approves Three-Year Parklet Pilot Program (Berkeleyside)
- After a Slow Start, Berkeley’s “Sundays on Telegraph” Event Grows in Popularity (Berkeleyside)
- Greater Marin: GG Bridge District is Worsening Congestion by Freezing Tolls, Hiking Transit Fares
- Rumors of Charging for Parking? This San Carlos Councilman is on the Case (Daily Journal)
- Bay Bridge Bolt Failures Caused by Inadequate Design Specifications (CoCo Times)
- Santa Rosa City Council to Consider Bike/Ped Anti-Harassment Ordinance (Press Democrat)
- Driver Kills 58-Year-Old Bradford Hardie on Hesperian Blvd in Hayward (Inside Bay Area)
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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