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Rail-Related News November 2020 Caltrain wins crucial bid for tax increase https://www.sfchronicle.com/local-politics/article/Caltrain-winning-bid-for-crucial-tax- increase-15699778.php Public transit wins on November 3rd election https://grist.org/beacon/public-transit-steals-the-election/ Caltrain to close Atherton station https://localnewsmatters.org/2020/11/07/caltrain-to-permanently-close-atherton-station-as- ridership-slumps-in-pandemic/ Golden Gate Bridge District to lay off 150 employees due to budget crisis https://localnewsmatters.org/2020/11/13/golden-gate-bridge-district-board-votes-to- eliminate-more-than-200-positions-lay-off-nearly-150/ San Francisco Muni Central Subway opening delayed again to 2022 https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Central-Subway-delayed-again-until-2022- 15727909.php BART avoids station closures, weekend shutdowns but could lose 40% of staff https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/BART-avoids-station-closures-weekend- shutdowns-15731440.php Regional planners back off on mandatory telecommute goal https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/regional-planners-back-off-from-mandatory-telecommute- goal/ New York MTA lays out dispiriting 2021 budget proposal: 9,300 layoffs and 40%-50% overall service cuts https://www.masstransitmag.com/management/article/21163426/new-york-mta-lays-out- dispiriting-2021-budget-proposal-with-drastic-cuts-to-service-and-staff-levels Pandemic has had uneven impacts on transit usage, depending on the city https://phys.org/news/2020-11-pandemic-impacts-transit-demand.html SF leaders irked by botched rehabilitation of Twin Peaks Tunnel https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Supervisors-slam-Muni-for-Twin-Peaks-tunnel- rehab-15740089.php 1 As might be expected, more people expected to drive than fly for Thanksgiving https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/more-people-expected-to-drive-than-fly-for-the-holiday- this-year-due-to-pandemic-concerns/ Yolo supervisor named Chair of Capitol Corridor board of directors https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/solano-county/yolo-supervisor- named-chairman-of-capitol-corridor-board/ San Francisco Muni to restart some light rail service December 19th https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Muni-restarting-some-light-rail-service-but- 15768248.php 2 .

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Outside Lands Outside Lands History from the Western Neighborhoods Project 2 Where in West S.F.? (Previously Issued As SF West History)
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