Headlines, August 13
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8:59 AM PDT on August 13, 2024
- Water Shuttle Makes Alameda and Jack London Square Bigger (AlamedaPost)
- Grass Fires Delay SMART (MarinIJ)
- More on Caltrain Electrification Launch (SFExaminer, IRJ)
- Marin Transit Bus Replacement Plan (MarinIJ)
- More on Banning Right on Red (Planetizen)
- November’s Ballot will be Huge (SFExaminer)
- Grants to Revitalize Downtown S.F. (SFChron)
- Waymo on S.F. Freeways (SFChron, SFExaminer)
- Taking Public Transit from Canada to Mexico? (NYPost)
- Bicyclist Survives 100 Foot Fall (EastBayTimes)
- San Francisco as Political Rorschach Test (SFExaminer)
- Commentary: Marin Transit and San Rafael Can Work Together on Bus Hub (MarinIJ)
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