Today’s Headlines
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9:00 AM PDT on August 8, 2013
- BART, Unions Debate at Panel Hearing (Merc, ABC, SFBG); Strike Bans the Topic on KQED Forum
- More on the Tentative Deal Between AC Transit and Its Unions (CoCo Times, ABC)
- Lyft Drivers Say It’s Difficult to Get Proper Insurance Coverage (SFBG)
- SF Man Bicycling in Calistoga Killed After “Drifting” Into Path of Passing Driver (NV Reg, KTVU)
- Muni J, F Lines Blocked by Fallen Tree (SF Appeal); Caltrain Stalled by Signal Failure (NBC)
- More on the Lawsuit From Tea Partiers Against Plan Bay Area (Mercury News)
- Sacramento and Chico Go Green With Bike Lanes
- Ground Breaking for CAHSR Will Happen “Soon” (CAHSR Blog)
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Aaron was the editor of Streetsblog San Francisco from January 2012 until October 2015. He joined Streetsblog in 2010 after studying rhetoric and political communication at SF State University and spending a semester in Denmark.
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