Today’s Headlines
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By
Roger Rudick
8:50 AM PDT on April 20, 2020
- Road and BART Repairs Ramp Up (MercNews)
- Advocates Give Masks to Transit Workers (NBCBayArea)
- Transit Workers Risk Lives (Guardian)
- Torres Leaving SFMTA Board (SFChron)
- Homeless Swept from BART Land in Millbrae (DailyJournal)
- Freight Train Derails, Blocking Emeryville Streets (SFChron, EastBayTimes)
- California Car Crashes Down Over 50 Percent (Fox)
- Speeding Motorist Still Killing in Time of COVID (MercNews)
- Masks Now Required for Essential Outings (SFExaminer, KRON4)
- City Workers Take on Emergency Roles (SFExaminer)
- Sidewalk Chalk in the Age of COVID (SFGate)
- Commentary: COVID as Chance to Fix Other Crises (SFChron)
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