Today’s Headlines, Friday, June 9
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By
Roger Rudick
7:54 AM PDT on June 9, 2023
- Fight with Newsom Over Transit Funding Ramps Up (SFChron)
- Protesters Briefly Block Traffic to Demand Transit Funding (SFStandard)
- Muni Can Solve Financial Woes by Better Fare Collection? (ABC7)
- BART Fares and Parking Fees Going Up (SFStandard)
- Jeffrey Tumlin Talks Downtown Recovery (SFExaminer)
- Can California Get Serious About Transit? (SDUnionTrib)
- Man Points Crossbow at BART Employees (Hoodline)
- And More Asphalt while Transit Starves (SFChron)
- Making Fuel for Cars Spreads Toxic Dust on Gardens (SFChron)
- New Buildings Less Deadly for Birds (Berkeleyside)
- Commentary: Don’t Make Light of Climate Change (SFChron)
- Commentary: Gov, Please Don’t Cut Transit (NYTimes)
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