Today’s Headlines
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8:55 AM PDT on August 29, 2014
- DPW Worker Run Over, Killed by City Truck Driver During Street Trash Cleanup (KTVU, SFGate, Exam)
- Muni Fares Rise Monday to $2.25 Per Ride, $68 for Monthly Pass; $80 With In-City BART (SFGate)
- Will SFMTA’s Planned Traffic Diverter Reduce Crashes on the Wiggle’s Stretch of Scott St? (Hoodline)
- Map: Parking Lots, Gas Stations, Auto Shops Giving Way to Housing Development (Curbed)
- Survey: SF Beautiful Wants to Know How You’d Make Your Neighborhood More Livable
- SFPD Captain: Auto Burglaries at Stockton/Sutter Garage “Are on the Forefront of My Mind” (Examiner)
- Crews Go to Work on Hwy 280 Seismic Retrofit During Northbound Weekend Closure (ABC)
- News of First Block of Raised Bike Lane Planned at Mission/Valencia Catches NBC‘s Attention
- Uber, Lyft Support Senate Compromise Bill With Lower Liability Insurance Minimums (SF Examiner)
- BART Police Launch App That Allows Riders to Report Crimes and Suspicious Activities (Exam, NBC)
- Michael Scanlon, Head of SamTrans and Caltrain, Announces Plans to Retire (Mercury News)
- Palo Alto to Launch Comprehensive Program to Manage Commuter Benefits for Non-Drivers (Biz J)
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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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