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SFPD Faults Trucker in Le Moullac’s Death, Apologizes for Ernst’s Behavior
San Francisco police have determined that the truck driver who killed Amelie Le Moullac on her bike this month was at fault for the crash, after footage of the incident was found by the SF Bicycle Coalition. SFPD Chief Greg Suhr has also apologized in statements to the press for the behavior of Sergeant Richard Ernst, who stopped by at a rally and memorial held in Le Moullac's honor to harass bicycle advocates and blame victims killed on bicycles this year for their own deaths.
August 30, 2013
As SF Launches Bike-Share, Mayor Calls for Safer Folsom, Safer Truckers
Bay Area Bike Share's celeste-colored fleet of bikes is now part of the streetscape in downtown San Francisco. At many of the city's 35 stations, people took bikes for a spin as soon as the system went live at noon today, while curious observers said they were likely to use it as a convenient way to get around SoMa and the Financial District.
August 29, 2013
Without Traffic Calming, Sunset Blvd. Project a Missed Chance to Save Lives
Six-lane Sunset Boulevard is one of the city's most dangerous streets to cross, but that won't change under plans being developed by the SF Public Utilities Commission.
August 22, 2013
At Safe Streets Rally, SFPD Blocks Bike Lane to Make Point of Victim-Blaming
Update: Shahum reported that SFBC staffer Marc Caswell found a surveillance camera at an auto body shop which has footage of Le Moullac's crash, even though SFPD has said no such footage could be found. More on that story later as it develops.
August 21, 2013
Irving Merchants Riled by Proposal to Turn 12 Parking Spots Into Public Space
Once again, a merchant group is contesting a proposal that would improve walking and public space on a San Francisco street. At a community meeting on plans to add greening and sidewalk corner extensions on central Irving Street last week, merchants balked at the idea of removing 10 to 12 parking spaces to extend eight sidewalk corners and create spaces where people can rest.
August 21, 2013
This Weekend: Sunday Streets Returns to the Tenderloin and Civic Center
It's been a while, but the Tenderloin and Civic Center will be graced once again with Sunday Streets this weekend. Get out and enjoy this rare opportunity to play on the normally speed-dominated streets of one of the city's densest neighborhoods.
August 16, 2013
Folsom Truck Victim Identified as 24-Year-Old Amelie Le Moullac
The woman killed on her bike by a truck driver at Sixth and Folsom Streets yesterday morning has been identified as 24-year-old Amelie Le Moullac, SF Weekly reported this morning. Le Moullac was run over by a truck driver making a right turn from Folsom on to Sixth at about 7:07 a.m., and although SFPD says it's still investigating the crash, officers have already said they have no plans to submit case to the district attorney to investigate the case for potential charges, according to KTVU.
August 15, 2013
Woman on Bike Killed by Truck Driver on Folsom: Charges Off the Table?
An unidentified 24-year-old woman was killed while bicycling on Folsom at Sixth Street this morning when she was hit by a big rig truck driver, according to SFPD and media reports.
August 14, 2013
Freeway Sign “Eyesore” Comes Down on Cesar Chavez
With an ongoing overhaul, western Cesar Chavez Street is looking less and less like a freeway these days, but the changes aren't only happening on the ground. At about 2 a.m. Friday morning, city crews took down an overhead navigational freeway sign pointing drivers to the 101 freeway -- the kind of motor-oriented infrastructure expected to be seen on freeways themselves, not on a street running through a neighborhood.
August 13, 2013
Four Girls Injured After Truck Driver Hits Pole at 24th and South Van Ness
Four girls between the ages of 9 and 14 were injured at South Van Ness Avenue and 24th Street in the Mission yesterday after the driver of a semi truck knocked down a traffic light pole, which fell onto the victims, according to police.
August 6, 2013