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By
Roger Rudick
8:44 AM PDT on April 17, 2020
- Transit Struggles in the Time of COVID (SFChron)
- BART’s Future Hinges on Emergency Funding (SFExaminer)
- Will Transit Recover? (Bloomberg)
- Cable Car Shops Focus on Maintenance (PublicPress)
- BART’s Near-Empty Parking Lots (SFChron)
- More on Natoli’s Appointment to SFMTA Board (SFChron, SFExaminer)
- More Pics of Oakland’s ‘Slow Streets’ (SFGate)
- S.F. Mayor Discusses Future of Big Events (SFGate)
- County Can Seize Buildings for COVID Relief (Curbed)
- Designs for Berkeley Civic Center Park (Berkeleyside)
- Cellist Serenades Page Street Neighbors (Hoodline)
- Commentary: A Sci-Fi San Francisco (SFChron)
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