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By
Roger Rudick
8:08 AM PDT on August 9, 2016
- SFMTA to Compromise Transit First and Safety Measures on Mission (SFExaminer)
- More on Guerrilla Safety Improvements (SFist)
- More on Stockton Street (SFChron)
- SF Supes Wrangle over Governor’s By Right Housing Bill (SFExaminer)
- Seasonal Dip in Housing but Still More Inventory than Last Year (Socketsite)
- On Operating BART (SFChron)
- Goodbye to SF Gas Stations (ABC7)
- More on Millennium Tower Sinking (Hoodline)
- SF Supes Approve Caltrain Electrification Plan (SFExaminer)
- High-Speed Rail Board Set to Approve $713 Million for Caltrain Electrification (DailyJournal)
- USDOT Grants VTA $2.5 Million for Electric Buses (SFBay)
- Finalists for Muni Art (MassTransit)
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