Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM PDT on May 29, 2014

Muni Locks Up Front Forward-Facing Bus Seats to Avoid Safety Lawsuits (SFBG, SFGate, SFBay)
Maya Angelou, Muni's First African-American Female Streetcar Conductor, Dies at 86 (NBC, SFist)
Central Subway Extension to North Beach, Fisherman's Wharf Finally Being Studied (SPUR)
What SFBG Says SF Should Fund: Ped Safety, Bike Infrastructure, Not Free Parking
Owner of Stolen Scooter Getting Parking Tickets Due to SFMTA "Software Glitch" (SFGate)
Does a Sidewalk Bicyclist Hit by a Driver Have Any Rights? It Depends, Says Attorney (SF Examiner)
Two SFFD Officials Suspended in Handling of DUI Truck Crash With Motorcyclist (SFGate, KTVU)
Golden Gate Bridge to Close for Construction for First Time to Install Movable Median (SF Examiner)
Caltrain Riders Are Getting Younger, Wealthier, and Less Likely to Own Cars (Business Times)
Palo Alto Fights Over Who Gets to Park Where, as Downtown Garages Sit Underused (PA Online)
Google Builds Its Own Self-Driving Car, Without Steering Wheel or Brake Pedal (LAT, CBS)
Run Someone Over? Just Say the Sun Was in Your Eyes (Cyclelicious)

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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