Today’s Headlines
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8:55 AM PST on December 1, 2014
- Driver Crashes Into Pole, Hospitalizes Person on Sidewalk at McAllister and Leavenworth (ABC, KTVU)
- Extending Central Subway Would Boost Ridership 55% (SFGate); Caltrans Grants Subway $82M (CBS)
- CBS 5: Holiday Street Plaza in Union Square Represents “the San Francisco Everyone Wants it to Be”
- Scott Wiener: “The Studies are Clear: Car-Sharing Reduces Car Ownership” (SFGate)
- Senator Mark Leno Says He Won’t Run Against Ed Lee for Mayor Next Year (SFGate, ABC)
- Lyft Now Lets Drivers Share Rides on Trips They’re Already Making (SFist)
- Petition Against Golden Gate Bridge Bike/Ped Tolls Has Over 25,000 Signatures (CBS)
- As BART Fills Up More Quickly, More Long-Haul Commuters Go “Upstream” for a Seat (SFGate)
- Ferguson Protestors Shut Down West Oakland BART (KQED); Massive Car Sideshow at Port (NBC)
- Oakland Brings Back Free Parking Dysfunction for the Holidays (ABC)
- South SF Adds Pedestrians-Activated Flashing Beacons at Five Crosswalks (SF Examiner, CBS)
- San Jose Council to Vote on Sidewalk Cycling Ban (Merc); Red-Running Driver Hits CHP Officer (NBC)
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