Today’s Headlines
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8:55 AM PST on November 7, 2014
- Lori Helmer, 51, Killed by GG Transit Bus Driver While Jogging at Lombard and Van Ness (ABC, Exam)
- Joseph Jeffrey, 54, Dies of Injuries After Being Intentionally Hit by Driver He Told to Slow Down (SFGate)
- 35-Year-Old Henok Ayel ID’d as Man Killed After Falling Off Truck at Mason and Turk (SFGate)
- 110 More On-Street Car-Share Spaces Coming Soon Across the City (SFGate)
- Uber CEO Talks About Challenges of Opposition From City, Taxi Drivers, Competitors (Vanity Fair)
- More on the Market Street Prototyping Festival Ideas Coming in April (ABC)
- Ed Lee, the Mayor Who Said He Wouldn’t Run, Announces Intent to Run for Re-Election (SF Examiner)
- Woman in her 30s Killed by BART Train at San Leandro Station (ABC, KTVU, NBC)
- Speeding SUV Driver in Oakland Plows Through Parked Car and Utility Pole Into Home (NBC)
- SamTrans Looks to Get More Seniors and Youth to Take the Bus (Peninsula)
- Cupertino Residents Pack Workshop on Safer Bike Lanes After Teen’s Death (NBC)
- East Palo Alto Seeks Input on Design for Bike/Ped Bridge Over Highway 101 (Cyclelicious)
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