Today’s Headlines
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8:55 AM PDT on October 17, 2014
- Easy Chang, 25, Arrested for August Road Rage Shooting of Pedestrian in Western Addition (CBS)
- Parking Control Officers Call on DA Gascón to Protect Them From Violent Drivers (CBS, KTVU, Exam)
- Golden Gate Transit Strike Cancelled After Tentative Labor Agreement Reached (CBS, SF Examiner)
- Join Enrique Peñalosa, Ciclovía Visionary, for a Ride to Sunday Streets This Weekend (SFBC)
- Man Who Wrecked Muni Bus After Giants World Series Victory in 2012 in On Probation (SFist)
- Muni Rider Shares Story of Riding 54-Felton Bus During Loma Prieta Earthquake (Muni Diaries)
- Parkmerced Housing Redevelopment to Break Ground Next Fall (Biz Times)
- 460 “Urban” Units Proposed Next to UCSF Parnassus to Redevelop Apartments With Carports (Biz)
- BART Launches 18-Month Study to Find Solutions to Overcrowding (CBS)
- San Jose Plans to Add Housing Density Close to Job Center to Alleviate Growth in Car Traffic (NBC)
- Private Developers Look to Build Parking Structure in Downtown Palo Alto (Palo Alto)
- Big Insurers Won’t Cover Ride-Share Drivers Because of Uncertainties in Law, Market (SF Examiner)
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