Today’s Headlines
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8:55 AM PST on January 14, 2015
- Mayor Lee, SFMTA Announce Purchase of Next 40 Siemens Metro Trains (SF Examiner, ABC)
- SFMTA Rejects Bid From Dogpatch Residents to Move Mission Bay Central Subway Loop (Potrero View)
- More on the City Report Requested By Sup. Wiener Calling on SFFD to Stop Fighting Bulb-Outs (SFBay)
- On-Street Car-Share Met With “Concerns” From Some in Upper Haight (Hoodline)
- City to Redevelop CCSF Parking Lot (SocketSite); More on Pop-Up Space Coming to Ballpark (ABC)
- BART Board Members, Activists Ride Late-Night Transbay AC Transit Bus (Mission Local)
- Montgomery BART Station Could Be Shut Down by Protestors on Friday (SFist)
- Report Shows Average Bay Area Commute Time Has Increased 30 Percent in a Year and a Half (KTVU)
- West Oakland Cyclist Struck by Truck Driver, Robbed While Unconscious (CBS)
- Silicon Valley Leaders: Caltrain Needs More “Market Share” (Merc); More on New Bike Cars (DJ)
- Palo Alto Council Members Look to Fund Caltrain Grade Separation (Green Caltrain)
- PA Council Member Fears Dedicating Lanes to El Camino Real BRT Will Worsen Car Congestion (CBS)
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