Headlines, March 18
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8:03 AM PDT on March 18, 2024
- Three Killed by Driver at West Portal (SFGate, SFChron, SFStandard)
- Police Don’t Believe Engineering Was a Factor in West Portal Crash (SFChron, MercNews)
- California HSR Needs $100 Billion to Get All the Way to SoCal (SFChron)
- Fastest Time to Run Through Entire BART System (Berkeleyside)
- Daylighting Law Explainer (SFExaminer)
- Lawmaker Says Office-to-Housing Program isn’t Working (SFChron)
- Oakland PD Breaks Up Large Sideshow (SFChron)
- LA Has Steepest Street? (SFGate)
- Marin Conservationists Try to Stop Drivers from Running Over Newts (MarinIJ)
- Commentary: Throw Out the Sanitation and Streets Commission (SFStandard)
- Commentary: What to do About Cities’ Retail Blues (SFStandard)
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