Headlines, August 11
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8:15 AM PDT on August 11, 2023
- Expansion of Waymo and Cruise Approved (SFChron, SFStandard, SFExaminer)
- BART to Switch to Open Loop Payment System (Hoodline)
- Outside Lands and Caltrain Closure (SFGate, MercNews, SFStandard)
- Speeding Drivers Also Slaughtering Bears (SFGate)
- Road Closures for Outside Lands (SFStandard)
- People Moving Back to San Francisco (SFStandard)
- Scooters and Safety (SFExaminer)
- Marin Fights Housing, Also the Sun Rose this Morning (SFChron)
- Commentary: It’s Not Sunset Tower that’s Out of Scale (SFChron)
- Commentary: Are Driverless Cars Really a Benefit for Disabled People? (SFChron)
- Commentary: San Francisco Needs Better Public Transit (SFExaminer)
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