Today’s Headlines
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By
Roger Rudick
7:32 AM PDT on September 29, 2020
- Sustainable Transportation Exempted from CEQA (SFChron, SFExaminer)
- More on ‘Plan Bay Area’ (SFNews)
- Re-imagine Public Transportation (GreenBiz)
- More on ‘Work from Home’ Plan (NYPost)
- The Murky Case for Telecommuting (Citylab)
- Caltrain Measure RR and the Three Counties (PublicPress)
- Geeti Silwal and the Future of San Francisco (BizTimes)
- San Jose Mayor Gets Money for HSR (SVBizTimes)
- Challenges of Driverless Trucks (ProduceBluebook)
- The Lockdown Changed How Birds Sing (ZMEScience)
- Commentary: Want Cleaner Air? Vote ‘Yes’ on RR (MercNews)
- Commentary: The Supposed Flight of the Techies (BizTimes)
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