Today’s Headlines
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By
Rob Poole
9:49 AM PDT on August 20, 2015
- Captain Sanford Invites You on a Bike Ride Around Park Station This Afternoon (SF Examiner)
- Pedestrian Struck By Garbage Truck Driver at Lombard and Fillmore in Marina (SFBay)
- CalBike’s Dave Snyder: Changing Stop Sign Law Not a High Priority, Safer Streets is (SF Weekly)
- District Attorney Gascon to Expand Lawsuit On Uber’s Driver Background Checks (KTVU, Daily Journal)
- Uber: Taxi Industry’s Criminal Background Check Isn’t Foolproof, Either (CoCo Times, SF Examiner)
- Removing Rest of Bay Bridge Costs at Least $132 Million (Inside Bay Area); Permits Still Needed (Merc)
- AC Transit Hires VTA Veteran Michael Hursh as New General Manager (Mercury News)
- SamTrans Considers Electric Buses (SM Daily Journal)
- Driver Sues Cyclist Who Beat Him in Road Rage Incident in Mill Valley (Marin IJ)
- Gov. Brown Addresses CA’s Transportation Needs at Oakland Press Conference (ABC, Daily Journal)
- 12-Cent Gas Tax Increase Passes CA Senate Committee (MIJ)
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