Today’s Headlines
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8:55 AM PDT on September 3, 2014
- Sup. Wiener Proposes Reducing or Eliminating Towing Fees for Victims of Car Theft (Examiner, KTVU)
- LGBT Honor Walk Plaques Unveiled on Castro Street’s Newly Widened Sidewalks (ABC)
- NBC‘s “Today” Show Watches Bait Bike Get Stolen in the Mission, Tracks it to Home in SF
- Water Taxi Service to Expand as Development Increases Along the Embarcadero (SF Examiner)
- SFGate‘s C.W. Nevius: Everyone Loves the Warriors Arena’s New Transit-Friendly Site in Mission Bay
- Planned Building Development in Chinatown to Extend St Mary’s Square on Rooftop (Examiner)
- Cabbie Runs Five Apps on Dashboard (Weekly); More on the Cal Study on Uber, Lyft Usage (SFGate)
- No Delays in Re-Opening Hwy 280 After Caltrans Finishes Work Ahead of Schedule (KTVU, ABC)
- BART Board Member James Fang Criticized for False Endorsement Claims in Board Race (SFGate)
- SM County Times Columnist Wonders Why Caltrain’s Outgoing Director Didn’t Mention CAHSR
- Green Caltrain Posits Challenges for Next Leader; More Coverage of Caltrain’s Capacity Problem (Biz)
- Driver Hit, Killed on Amtrak Tracks in Oakland (CBS); Pittsburg Driver Kills Woman on Sidewalk (KTVU)
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