Headlines, August 7
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9:13 AM PDT on August 7, 2024
- SFMTA Punts No-Turn-on-Red (SFExaminer, ABC7)
- Muni to Replace Train Control Computers (SFChron)
- Fillmore Fights to Revive Old Muni Substation (SFStandard)
- Marin Transit Purchases Lot for Bus Charging (MarinIJ)
- Plan Bay Area 2050 Outreach (AlamedaPost)
- Berkeley’s Two Competing Street Measures (Berkeleyside)
- What will Happen to the Oakland Coliseum Land? (SFChron)
- Driver Kills Jogger in Fremont (SFChron, MercNews)
- Driver Kills Boy in San Jose (SFChron)
- Waymo Rides Can Now Drive Beyond San Franicsco (SFStandard, SFChron, MercNews)
- Robot Car vs. Psycho Human Driver (SFStandard)
- Tim Walz Says San Francisco is the Greatest (SFStandard)
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