Today’s Headlines
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By
Roger Rudick
8:37 AM PDT on August 16, 2019
- Where are Scooters Allowed? (SFGate)
- Another e-Scooter Fire (SFGate)
- Regs Could Force More Electric Bikes (SFExaminer)
- BART Wants to Dock Berkeley Station Contractor (Berkeleyside)
- More on BART Contra Costa Weekend Work (KPIX)
- BART Compared to Other Major Systems (SFGate)
- Public Seek Help in Finding Bayview Hit & Run Killer (SFExaminer, SFWeekly, Hoodline)
- Mayor and Governor Talk Housing (SFExaminer)
- What we Can Learn from Seattle on Housing (SFChron)
- Cliff House Needs New Tenants (Curbed)
- Temps, Air Improving Over Weekend (EastBayTimes, NBCBayArea)
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