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By
Roger Rudick
8:22 AM PDT on August 18, 2016
- BART Unable to Fire Employee Accused of Beating a Homeless Man (SFGate, SFBay)
- Muni Pass Fare Increase (SFBay)
- Vision Zero Radio Ads (SFBay)
- More on East Bay BART Delays (SFist)
- Development Rises in New Affordable Housing Paradigm (SFChron)
- City Readies for Waterfront Development (SFExaminer)
- Skinny Housing to Replace SoMa Gas Station (Socketsite)
- AC Transit Tries on Demand Buses (EastBayTimes)
- Caltrain to get $20 Million from Cap & Trade for Electrification (Almanac)
- BART Prude Riders Upset by San Leandro Nude Statue (NBC4)
- Shovels Turning on Downtown Novato Train Station (MarinIJ)
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