Today’s Headlines
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9:02 AM PDT on July 19, 2013
- Growing Bike Theft Problem Makes Headlines as City Develops Bike Registry (SF Exam, CBS, SFGate)
- MTC, ABAG Finally Approve Plan Bay Area After Listening to Bused-in NIMBYs Past Midnight (Marin IJ)
- More on the Compromised Bike Lane Plan for Polk Street (SFGate)
- Dolan Law Firm Attorney Blasts Lack of Safety Regulations for Ride-Share Drivers (SF Examiner)
- BART to Show Wooden Model of Future Train Cars to Public
- After Fatal Hit-and-Run, Berkeley Adds Sign Telling Pedestrians to Find Bridge (Berkeleyside)
- Vibrant Bay Area: ZipCar’s Arrival in San Rafael Will Make it Easier to Live With Fewer Cars
- Licenseless, Meth-Using Driver Who Hit Boy on Bike in Palo Alto Won’t Face Criminal Charges (PAO)
- San Jose Man on Bike Hit by Driver Dies of Injuries (CoCo Times)
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