Today’s Headlines
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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)
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