Today’s Headlines
San Francisco Walks Back Plan to Rip Out Restaurant Parklets (Standard) Berkeley Appoints New Police Chief As Text Scandal Continues (Berkeleyside) Man Attacked on BART with Cleaver. Suspect Arrested. (Examiner) Owner “Not Giving Up on SF” After Hayes Valley Bike Shop Closes (Chron) Reservoirs Are Brimming, So Why Are Water Prices Expected to Rise (Standard) … Continued
9:08 AM PDT on May 11, 2023
- San Francisco Walks Back Plan to Rip Out Restaurant Parklets (Standard)
- Berkeley Appoints New Police Chief As Text Scandal Continues (Berkeleyside)
- Man Attacked on BART with Cleaver. Suspect Arrested. (Examiner)
- Owner “Not Giving Up on SF” After Hayes Valley Bike Shop Closes (Chron)
- Reservoirs Are Brimming, So Why Are Water Prices Expected to Rise (Standard)
- Check Out SF’s Best Mini-Parks (GATE)
- Check Out the Superbloom Right Outside the Bay (Standard)
- U.S. DOT Accepting Applications for $5 Billion Worth of Street Safety Grants (Governing)
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