Today’s Headlines
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By
Rob Poole
8:49 AM PDT on August 31, 2015
- Lyft Driver Crashes Into F-Line Streetcar After Making Illegal Right Turn (SF Weekly)
- SFMTA Launches Pilot Program to Let Scoot Park in Permit Areas Citywide (SF Examiner)
- Sept. Muni Upgrades Include 27 New, Eco-Friendly Buses and 5-Fulton Restructure (SF Appeal, SF Exam)
- Metal Breaks Off Interior Escalator at 24th Street BART Station and Injures Woman (Mission Local)
- Sinkhole Reopens on Street at 33rd and Balboa (Richmond District Blog)
- Two BART Safety Monitors Suspended After Sitting Down on the Job (Matier and Ross)
- Burlingame 101 Reopens After Crane Collapses Transmission Tower (CBS, SF Gate, The Daily Journal)
- …Reopens Again After Utility Crews Replace Damaged Power Lines (ABC)
- Santa Cruz Plans Public Workshops to Develop “Active Transportation Plan” (Cyclelicious)
- Big-Rig Driver Strikes Motorcyclist Outside Livermore and Flees Crash (SF Gate)
- Caltrans Offers $25,000 to Resident With Best Idea to Fix California Traffic (CBS)
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