Today’s Headlines
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8:55 AM PST on January 2, 2015
- Driver Hits Man in Wheelchair at 22nd and Valencia (Mission Local)
- SF Saw Slightly Fewer Pedestrian Deaths in 2014 (SF Examiner, KQED)
- SFMTA Board Member Jerry Lee Passes Away (SF Examiner)
- Cries Heard as “Winter Walk” Plaza Closes (KTVU); Sinkhole Opens Over 4th St Subway Tunnel (ABC)
- People for Bikes Names Polk Contra-Flow Protected Bike Lane the Year’s Best in U.S. (Exam, SFBay)
- African-American Man Beaten by SFPD for Biking on Sidewalk at Valencia Gardens Sues City (UA)
- SFBC Members Report Problem Street Spots (Exam); SFBC Launches #ParkingDirtySF Campaign (CBS)
- Rampant Illegal Double Parking at Churches Still Allowed by SFMTA on Sundays (Hoodline)
- Uber, Lyft See Underwhelming Demand for Rides in SF on New Year’s Eve (SF Examiner)
- BART Blocked by Wind-Blown Trees, Objects on Tracks Around Bay Area (ABC)
- BART to Invest $12M for SF Escalator Upgrades (SF Examiner), Cuts Off WiFi Deal (SFGate)
- Berkeley High School Vice Principal Killed in Truck Crash While Bicycling Near Livermore (SFGate)
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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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