Today’s Headlines, Thurs. June 8
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By
Roger Rudick
7:21 AM PDT on June 8, 2023
- Caltrain Tests Electric Trains (SFExaminer)
- Caltrain Okays Budget (ProgressiveRailroading)
- Person Struck by BART Train in San Leandro (SFChron)
- Jeffrey Tumlin calls Waymo and Cruise ‘Unsafe’ (SFStandard)
- S.F. Job Market Strong, Despite ‘Doom Loop’ (SFChron)
- New Bayview Farmer’s Market (SFChron)
- World’s Most Expensive Cities (BizInsider)
- Comparing NY’s Orange Sky to Bay Area’s from 2020 (SFChron)
- Asphalt Addiction Continues Unabated (MarinIJ)
- Chevron Removed Oil Protest Art (SFChron)
- Commentary: We Can’t Afford a Berkeley Ferry (Berkeleyside)
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