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SFBC Rec Ride: Birding by Bike

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"Join SF Bicycle Coalition members David & Annie Armstrong on a half-day biking tour of the Presidio and Fort Mason. David has been leading birding trips for the Audubon Society for 10 years in SF. Visit various hotspots such as Mountain Lake, Crissy Lagoon, and others in search of resident, migrant and newly arrived breeding […]

TransForm TransForay: Movie Night: Documentary “Taken for a Ride”

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"We’ll watch the excellent documentary "Taken for a Ride", which tells the heartbreaking story of how public transportation was systematically dismantled in the mid-1900’s. (Warning: you may cry when you see streetcars being torched.)Then we’ll lighten things up with some hilarious clips from the 1950’s promoting the suburbs and imagining life "in the future".  Viewing […]

Today’s Headlines

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Mayor Promises Mid-Market Street Revitalization (City Insider, The Snitch, BCN via CBS5) BART Board Considering 10 Cent Transbay Tube Surcharge (SF Gate) Divisadero Repavement Project Progressing; Completion Expected by March (BIKE NOPA) Bay Area Air Quality District "Toughens Up Emission Rules" (SF Gate) 62-year-old Man Hit and Killed by Driver in Downtown Gilroy (Gilroy Dispatch) […]

Today’s Headlines

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Governor’s Gas Tax Scheme a "Bait and Switch" Move to Avoid Funding Transit (Sac Bee) Merc: "What Will It Take to Fix Bay Area Transit Crisis?"  Mayor’s State of City Makes No Mention of Improving Muni’s On-Time Performance (SF Gate) Tentative Nod for Congestion-Based Toll Increases on Bay Area Bridges (SF Gate, Coco Times) "Where […]