Headlines, July 11
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8:03 AM PDT on July 11, 2023
- BART Gets Boost for Housing Development (SFExaminer)
- More on Robocar/Traffic Cone Protest (Slate, Vice)
- Robotaxi Approvals Pushed Back (SFStandard)
- Political ‘Shade’ of Proposed Tower (SFChron)
- Free Youth Ferry Rides (AlamedaPost)
- Even SFMTA Director Implies the Valencia Lane Sucks (theFrisc)
- Police Feel Political Pressure After “Hill Bomb” Arrests (SFStandard)
- Man Dies of Overdose on BART (SFStandard)
- On Scooter Battery Fires (SFChron)
- SUV Gets Stuck in Tree (SFGate)
- Presidio Attracting Venture Capital (Reuters)
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