Today’s Headlines
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8:55 AM PST on January 21, 2015
- SFMTA Board Approves Free Muni for Seniors and Disabled Riders (ABC, SFBay, SFGate, Examiner)
- SFMTA Board Approves Seven Percent Muni Service Increase (SFBay)
- Uber’s Market 3x Bigger Than SF Taxis (Biz Times); Lyft Looks to Catch Up in Funding (Biz Times)
- Art Galleries to Check Out Within BART’s Reach in Oakland (KQED)
- More on the Kirkham Heights Redevelopment: Car-Centric Relic to Be Brought “Up to Date” (Hoodline)
- Downtown Berkeley BART Station Shut Down During Large Power Outage (ABC)
- Protesters on San Mateo-Hayward Bridge Could Face Harsh Penalties Due to Related Collisions (ABC)
- San Rafael Assemblyman Wants to Fast-Track New Car Lane on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge (Marin IJ)
- Atherton Mayor Disapproves of Caltrain Electrification After Environmental Review Approved (Almanac)
- Pedestrian Killed in Downtown Santa Rosa After SUV Driver Crashes, Flips (ABC)
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