Today’s Headlines
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By
Rob Poole
9:55 AM PDT on July 24, 2015
- E-Embarcadero Streetcar Line to Run for First Time Since 1947 Starting August 1 (NBC)
- SFBC Collects Signatures on Panhandle Against SFPD Park Station’s Bike Crackdown (Examiner)
- …SF Examiner Readers Who Oppose the Crackdown Speak Up
- San Francisco Beautiful Announces Art on Muni Project Winners (Mission Local, SF Weekly)
- Two Road Rage Fights Reported in Richmond District Police Blotter (Richmond SF)
- Study: Bay Area Has Worst Roads in Nation (CBS)
- Caltrans Says Bay Bridge Weekend Carpool Lanes Wouldn’t Reduce Congestion (Mercury News)
- UC Berkeley Bait Bike Program Has Resulted in 31 Arrests, 45% Drop in Bike Theft (Berkeleyside)
- People Behaving Badly: Highway 24 Drivers Cross Off-Ramp Buffer Illegally
- Orinda Advocates Want Green Paint on Awful Bike Lane Between Double Onramp Lanes (CoCo)
- San Mateo City Officials Hold Talks on Smart Parking Policy, Walkability for Downtown (SMDJ)
- Motorcyclist Crashes in San Rafel Dump Truck and Dies at Scene (CBS, MIJ)
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