Today’s Headlines
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9:00 AM PDT on October 7, 2013
- Emitt Jackson, 68, Pinned and Killed by Truck Driver at Pacific and Polk (SFGate, Mercury)
- More on the Supes Hearing on Alleged SFPD Bias Against People on Bikes (SF Appeal, SF Weekly)
- Dense, Walkable Chinatown Named “Great” American Neighborhood by APA (SFGate, SF Examiner)
- Mission Local Finds Problems With the Muni+ App; Muni Bus Patched With Cardboard (Muni Diaries)
- BART, Unions Agree on Pensions (KRON); BART Solely Liable for Certifying Scab Operators (KTVU)
- Pedestrians Killed by Drivers in San Jose (NBC), Redwood City (CBS), San Rafael (Marin IJ)
- SF Driver Gets Citation for Injuring Boy on Bike in Crosswalk With Crossing Guard (MV Patch)
- Autistic Boy Hit on I-580 in Oakland (CoCo); DUI Driver Kills, Maims Taxi Occupants on 101 (CBS)
- AC Transit Considers Eliminating Paper Transfers, Providing Day Passes (CoCo Times)
- BAAQMD to Hold Public Meetings on Requiring Employers to Incentivize Non-Driving Commutes (CoCo)
- Palo Alto to Expedite Study on Reducing Driving (PTA), Struggles With Parking Crunch (PAO)
- SF, San Jose Rank Second, Third for Worst Road Conditions in U.S. (Business Times)
- Wanted: Bike/Ped Coordinator for San Mateo County (Cyclelicious)
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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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