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“Like New” SF Muni Bus Torched In Giants Celebration, Insider Says
It’s bad enough that hoodlums decided to set fire to a $700,000 MUNI bus in celebration of the San Francisco Giants’s World Series Championship on the morning of October 29, but it’s the particular...
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After fatal biking accident, tips for a safer ride in the Bay Area
A cyclist is treated for injuries after falling off of a bike while allegedly intoxicated in Eureka. Police have decided not to charge the driver of the SUV who struck and killed a Novato girl on a...
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Bay Area Snapshot: The 117 Year-Old Streetcar
Muni's oldest streetcar in the fleet, No. 578 makes the turn onto Don Chee Way in front of the Ferry Building. (CALIFORNIA BEAT PHOTO) From the California Beat photography collection, Bay Area...
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Red MUNI-only lanes coming to Church Street
Two center lanes of Church St. will be converted to transit-only lanes as part of a pilot project to speed MUNI service. (Courtesy SFMTA) A three-block stretch of Church Street will become part of an...
View ArticleDeadly Thanksgiving holiday on Bay Area, Northern California roads
The California Highway Patrol and local police agencies reported at least a dozen traffic deaths on Northern California roadways over the Thanksgiving holiday, marking a bloody increase in the number...
View ArticleSURVIVING THE STRIKE: The California Beat guide to getting around without BART
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THE BART STRIKE FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @californiabeat With BART train operators and station agents going out on strike starting Monday morning, Bay Area traffic is going to be...
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No end in sight for BART strike as commute gridlock enters third day
Gates bar the entrance to West Oakland BART station, closed due to a strike. (Steven Luo / CALIFORNIA BEAT) At the urging of the state’s labor secretary, Bay Area leaders and other politicians, BART’s...
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PHOTOS: BART strike puts Bay Area commuter nerves, patience to the test
Passengers in Oakland wait for an AC Transit Transbay bus during Tuesday afternoon’s commute. (Steven Luo / CALIFORNIA BEAT) Bay Area commuters faced crowded buses, ferries and freeways on the second...
View ArticleBART strike over; train service resumes Friday afternoon
(7/4) – 2347 PDT — OAKLAND, CALIF. – BART workers will return to work Friday, bringing an end to a crippling strike that paralyzed Bay Area roadways, the agency and union leaders said Thursday night....
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Two Killed, 182 Injured after Asiana Airlines Crash at SFO
The wrecked fuselage of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed on landing at San Francisco International Airport sits adjacent to the runway Saturday night. (CALIFORNIA BEAT PHOTO) (7/7) — 1030...
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