Today’s Headlines
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8:55 AM PST on January 15, 2015
- Man Killed on Tracks After Jumping at Powell BART Station, Crippling System (Examiner, KTVU, ABC)
- Better Market Street Impact Study of Three Design Alternatives Begins (SocketSite)
- Hoodline Explains the “Shrader Valve,” SF’s First Bicycle Signal on Fell Street
- KQED Forum Features Author of Book About Distracted Driving
- Saul’s Deli of Berkeley Looks to Build Parklet in Three Diagonal Parking Spaces (Berkeleyside)
- West Oakland Cyclist Who Was Struck, Then Robbed, Remains in Critical Condition (CBS)
- Six Injured in Newark After Driver Crashes into Macy’s (SFBay)
- Part of Civic Center Drive in San Rafael Closed for SMART Station Construction (Marin IJ)
- Palo Alto Council to Make Final Design Decision for Bike/Ped Bridge Over Hwy 101 (Palo Alto)
- Menlo Park Neighborhood Group’s Idea for Revitalizing Downtown: More Parking (Almanac)
- Driver, 64, and Passenger, 12, Injured in San Mateo Parking Lot After Losing Control of Car (Mercury)
- Google Expects Driverless Cars to Be Used By Public in Two to Five Years (CBS)
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