Today’s Headlines
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By
Rob Poole
9:33 AM PDT on August 19, 2015
- Scoot Riders Protest for Parking Permit Exemption at City Hall (SF Appeal)
- Muni, BART, Caltrain Say Adding Wi-Fi is Too Expensive (SF Chronicle)
- More on the New Bike Parking Station at Civic Center BART (SF Appeal)
- Castro to Get Improved Intersections, New Muni Escalator, Bike Share Station (Hoodline)
- Panhandle Upgrades Begin Aug 24 with New Lighting, Then Signage and Pavement (Hoodline)
- More on Efforts to Slow Down Drivers Near SF Schools (ABC, CBS)
- Cab Driver Says SFMTA Officer Harassed Potential Riders at Outside Lands (SF Examiner)
- Fire at Outer Sunset Bar Disrupts L-Taraval Service (SFGate, SFist)
- Assemblyman Intros Bill Pushing Caltrans to Add Lane on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge (MIJ)
- Caltrans Seeks Permit to Demolish Old Bay Bridge Span with Explosives (CBS)
- VTA to Demo Transit Response System to Help Commuters With “Last Mile” (Green Caltrain)
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