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By Roger Rudick

8:08 AM PDT on May 18, 2020

‘Slow Streets’ and Other Good to Come from COVID-19 (SFChron)
S.F. ‘Slow Streets’ Expands (SFBay)
More on Walk SF’s Letter to SFMTA (SFExaminer)
COVID-19 May Hurt Transit, Carpooling for Years (EastBayTimes)
Lyft’s Bikeshare Monopoly (SFExaminer)
Bay Area Counties Take Divergent Paths Towards Reopening (SFChron)
More on Berkeley Sidewalk/Street Dining (Berkeleyside)
Will Oakland and S.F. Permit Dining on Sidewalks, Streets? (SFGate)
What Will Bay Area Dining Look Like? (SFChron)
Hit & Run Driver Strikes Pedestrian in Bayview (SFExaminer)
S.F.’s First Sanctioned Homeless Encampment (SFExaminer)
Commentary: SF Parks Should be Part of Homeless Solution (SFChron)

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