Headlines, May 8
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9:07 AM PDT on May 8, 2025
- Outgoing SFPD Chief Will Head LA Metro Cops (Standard)
- So Who Should Replace Him at SFPD? (Chron)
- BART Cuts to Homeless Service Provider Threatens Outreach in Tenderloin (Standard)
- Three Berkeley Bike Shops Are Closing (Berkeleyside)
- CA Sues Trump Over Funds Withheld for EV Chargers (Merc-News)
- Trump Bluster about Pulling Money CAHSR (New York Times)
- Two Drivers Charged in Crash That Killed Homeless Man (East Bay Times)
- $8 Gas? (SF Gate)
- Rising Cost of Car Ownership Causing Americans to See It as Luxury, Not Necessity (Newsweek)
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