Headlines, May 15
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8:36 AM PDT on May 15, 2024
- The Battle for the Streets (NYTimes)
- Plans for Revamped San Jose Station (MercNews)
- More on ‘Portal’ Project/Caltrain Downtown Tunnel (RailwayAge)
- Dispelling the $11 Billion HSR Bridge Nonsense (USAToday)
- More on the Gilman Interchange (SFGate)
- This Years Ride of Silence (MissionLocal)
- Stuck Waymo’s of Telegraph Hill (SFStandard)
- Global Warming Experiment Ended (SFGate)
- Law Would Ban Encampments Along Creeks (MercNews)
- Letters: Housing Bonds Don’t Work? Make BART Free (SFChron)
- Commentary: Just One More Lane, Just One More Lane Will Solve Traffic (MarinIJ)
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