Today’s Headlines
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By
Roger Rudick
7:45 AM PDT on March 19, 2020
- BART Halts Some Trains Amid Dropped Ridership (EastBayTimes, SFGate)
- Should Muni Raise Fares in Crisis? (48Hills)
- Vallejo Ferry Service Reduced (TimesHerald)
- Golden Gate Bridge District Losing Revenue (SFExaminer)
- Virus Shows There’s Still no Such Thing as a Driverless Car (Verge)
- Questions about What’s an Essential Business (EastBayTimes)
- Confusion on Whether Hiking is Allowed (Hoodline)
- How Neighbors are Helping Each Other During COVID-19 (Curbed)
- London Breed Pushes Back at CNN Over Embarcadero (SFGate)
- Shelter-in-Place Order/Social Distancing Ignored by Many (SFChron)
- Lawsuit to Stop New Oakland Stadium (SFGate)
- Commentary: Concern About Loss of Social Connections (EastBayTimes)
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