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| Apr.7 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Torch protesters scale bridge| 3 people protesting China's human rights record climbed up the bridge and tied the Tibetan flag and two banners to its cables. The banners: One World One Dream. Free Tibet' and 'Free Tibet'. The protesters climbed s... | |
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| Mar.26 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Bridge Chain-Reaction Crash; 9 Hurt A collision involving almost a dozen vehicles, including a motorcycle, brought traffic to a standstill for more than 1.5 hour
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| Mar.15 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Bridge to get congestion tolls
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| Nov.7 |
Bay Bridge |
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Fuel spilled into Bay after ship crash The collision, blamed on low visibility due to dense fog, knocked a 100-foot section of the fender that protects the tower
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Bay Bridge |
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No damage to bridge after bump by ship A container ship traveling through dense fog bumped into a tower supporting the bridge, but have caused no structural damage to the span
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| Nov.6 |
Bay Bridge |
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New bridge FasTrak lanes in effect
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| Sep.18 |
San Mateo Bridge |
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Multiple Big Rig Crash Closes Bridge
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| Sep.3 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bridge Is Back In Business
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| Aug.31 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bridge Closes; Caltrans Begins Work Caltrans began closing all onramps at 8 p.m. The crews have started the seismic retrofit operation that prompted the closure
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| Aug.26 |
Benicia |
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New Benicia - Martinez Bridge Open
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| Apr.9 |
Bay Bridge |
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Coast Guard couldn't have stopped crash
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| Apr.7 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Torch protesters scale bridge 3 people protesting China's human rights record climbed up the bridge and tied the Tibetan flag and two banners to its cables
| The banners: One World One Dream. Free Tibet' and 'Free Tibet'. The protesters climbed suspension cables as part of an advance protest to this week's Beijing Olympic torch relay
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| Mar.29 |
San Francisco |
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City to go dark for Earth Hour
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| Mar.26 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Bridge Chain-Reaction Crash; 9 Hurt A collision involving almost a dozen vehicles, including a motorcycle, brought traffic to a standstill for more than 1.5 hour
| Two victims were hospitalized in critical condition with life-threatening injuries
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| Mar.15 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Bridge to get congestion tolls The District's board of directors has approved a resolution to charge tolls that rise and fall with the level of traffic
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| Feb.28 |
Bay Bridge |
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Good Samaritan Killed
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Storm knocks over jet on display
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| Jan.10 |
San Rafael |
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Barge Strikes Richmond-San Rafael Bridge |
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| Dec.26 |
Half Moon Bay |
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Bay Bridge Debris Washes Ashore
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| Nov.13 |
San Francisco |
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Ship Pilot May Have Downplayed Collision |
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| Nov.7 |
Bay Bridge |
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Fuel spilled into Bay after ship crash| The collision, blamed on low visibility due to dense fog, knocked a 100-foot section of the fender that protects the tower | |
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Bay Bridge |
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No damage to bridge after bump by ship| A container ship traveling through dense fog bumped into a tower supporting the bridge, but have caused no structural damage to the span. The ship struck a tower west of Yerba Buena Island at about 8:30 a.m. ... | |
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| Nov.6 |
Bay Bridge |
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New bridge FasTrak lanes in effect The metering lights switched at 6:00 and certain lanes of commuters experienced a faster pace of lights
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| Nov.3 |
Bay Bridge |
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Faster FasTrak Lane Metering Lights |
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15-Year-Old Girl Killed In Shooting
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| Oct.26 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Bridge rejects corporate ads |
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| Oct.16 |
Bay Bridge |
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FasTrak Metering Lights To Speed Up
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Oracle Offers $6.7B for BEA Systems
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| Oct.2 |
Bay Bridge |
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Truck Got Stuck Under Metal Overhang |
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| Sep.29 |
Bay Bridge |
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Fatal collision involving tractor-trailer |
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| Sep.23 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Sponsorship plan for bridge unpopular idea |
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| Sep.18 |
San Mateo Bridge |
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Multiple Big Rig Crash Closes Bridge A major injury accident has shut all westbound lanes
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| Sep.3 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bridge Is Back In Business The bridge reopen at 6 p.m., far ahead of the originally scheduled reopening of 5 a.m. Tuesday
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| Sep.2 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bridge Repairs Progressing Smoothly
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| Aug.31 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bridge Closes; Caltrans Begins Work| Caltrans began closing all onramps at 8 p.m. The crews have started the seismic retrofit operation that prompted the closure. The bridge is closed through 5 a.m. Tuesday as crews replace a 350-f... | |
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| Aug.26 |
Benicia |
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New Benicia - Martinez Bridge Open Motorists can pay their tolls without taking their feet off the gas. The $1.2 billion 1.6-mile long span features the region's first FasTrak lanes
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| Aug.20 |
San Mateo Bridge |
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Big Rig Truck Goes Over Side Of Bridge |
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| Jul.31 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bridge To Close Over Labor Day |
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| Jul.30 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Most jumpers are from Bay Area |
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| Jul.26 |
Bay Bridge |
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High speed chase over bridge, officer hurt
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Dead Man Found In Airplane Wheel Well
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| Jul.9 |
San Mateo Bridge |
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Bridge Increases FasTrak Lanes
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Bay Meadows allowed races in 2008
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| Jun.18 |
80 |
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I-80 Tops List Of Most Congested |
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| Jun.9 |
Bay Bridge |
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Accident shut down all westbound lanes |
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Southwest Jet Makes Emergency Landing
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| May.30 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Wayward Whales At Mouth Of Bay |
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| May.28 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Bridge Celebrates Blustery Birthday San Francisco's most famous landmark opened to pedestrians exactly 70 years ago, to cross the span on foot for the first time May 27, 1937
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| Apr.10 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bridge To Be Closed On Labor Day
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Child Psychiatrist Accused Of Molestation
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| Mar.29 |
Bay Bridge |
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Biologists To Rescue Falcon Eggs Biologists from Santa Cruz postponed the rescue a clutch of endangered peregrine falcon eggs from underneath the bridge
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| Jan.2 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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10 Arrested In Iraq Protest |
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| Jan.1 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bay Area Bridge Tolls Increased |
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| Dec.12 |
Highway 80 |
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Wet weather creates havoc with commute |
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| Dec.11 |
Bay Bridge |
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Accidents Cause Backups For Commuters |
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| Dec.7 |
Bay Bridge |
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Final Skyway Segment Placed After 3 years of preparation, the final concrete deck segment will be lifted into place. It was shipped from Stockton
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| Nov.16 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Bridge Sponsorship Possible
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| Oct.26 |
Bay Bridge |
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New Span Could Be Delayed Another Year |
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Oracle, Warriors have naming agreement
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| Sep.9 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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$6 Toll To Cross Bridge? |
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| Sep.5 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bridge Completely Reopens To Traffic
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| Sep.2 |
Bay Bridge |
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Lower Deck Closed Through Sept. 5 The eastbound closed for demolition on the approach's upper deck from Beale Street west to the Clocktower Building
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'Ethical' stem cell lines created
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| Jun.5 |
Bay Bridge |
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Monday Morning Commute Confusion
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| Jun.4 |
Bay Bridge |
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Complete Bridge Work Ahead of Schedule |
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Bay Bridge |
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Eastban span had 10-hour closure California Department of Transportation opened the lower deck at 10 a.m.
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| May.30 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bridge To Close Over Weekend |
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| May.24 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Man fell into dangerous waters |
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Toddler Fired Gun, Killed Dad
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| Apr.30 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Silent Vigil for Darfur on east sidewalk |
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| Apr.23 |
Crockett |
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Crews Dismantling Old Carquinez Bridge
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| Apr.20 |
Bay Bridge |
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Contractor Named For Suspension Project |
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| Apr.18 |
Bay Bridge |
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$1.43 Billion Deal Should Complete Work |
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| Mar.22 |
Bay Bridge |
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Two Bids For Suspension Span |
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| Mar.11 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Suicide Barrier Must Handle Winds |
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| Mar.1 |
Bay Bridge |
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FasTrak Lanes Slowing Down Motorists
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| Feb.3 |
Bay Bridge |
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Motorcyclist Dies In Accident on Bridge |
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| Jan.25 |
Bay Bridge |
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Car Fire Snarls Traffic |
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| Jan.22 |
Bay Bridge |
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Caltrans Adds More FasTrak
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Schwarzenegger signs prescription bill
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| Dec.4 |
Bay Bridge |
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Anxious Moments During Bridge Closure |
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| Nov.19 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Bridge Toll Takers Don Bullet Proof Vests |
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| Nov.4 |
Bay Bridge |
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Final Weekend Of Closures For 2005 |
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Murder-suicide shooting
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| Sep.26 |
San Mateo Bridge |
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IRS Loses Checks, Papers Into Bay |
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| Sep.15 |
Bay Bridge |
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Entire eastbound section of bridge closed |
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Oracle to Purchase Siebel in $5.85B Deal
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| Sep.9 |
Bay Bridge |
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Commuters stuck in heap of traffic |
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| Aug.29 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Ostrich snarled traffic The ostrich was crossing the bridge from Marin to SF, passing through a FasTrak lane
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Four Dead In Shooting
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| Jun.27 |
Bay Bridge |
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New FasTrak lanes open without incident
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| Jun.24 |
Bay Bridge |
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Compromise Deal Reached on Bridge Bay Area tolls will increase $1 under to keep in place the designs for a soaring suspension Bay Bridge
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| May.4 |
Bay Bridge |
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Feds: Bay Bridge Welds Not Faulty
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| Apr.28 |
San Mateo Bridge |
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2 crashes led traffic stopped for 2 hours |
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| Apr.11 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Show of Security After Shooting |
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| Apr.10 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Bridge Worker Shot Police said a toll collector, 58-year old woman, was shot and robbed by Marcellus Cooksey, 42, driving a stolen car
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| Apr.6 |
Bay Bridge |
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Welders: New Bridge Unsafe The FBI is investigating disturbing claims that the new span being built is riddled with defective welds
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Tornado Damage South City
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| Mar.11 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Officials Approve Suicide Barrier Study
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| Mar.5 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Cranes Clear Bay Spans |
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| Feb.24 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Tentative Approval for Suicide Barrier
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| Feb.12 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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$6 toll idea for Gate Bridge ignored |
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| Jan.19 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Filmmaker recorded suicides
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Oracle Buys PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion
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| Dec.10 |
Bay Bridge |
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Simpler Plan Chosen for Span
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Bay Bridge |
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Heavy Fog Snarls Travelers |
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| Nov.25 |
San Mateo Bridge |
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Suicidal woman closed bridge |
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| Sep.30 |
Bay Bridge |
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Project Could Get Redesign |
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| Sep.8 |
San Mateo Bridge |
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CHP: driver unlicensed; boy missing |
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| Sep.7 |
San Mateo Bridge |
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2 Thrown into Bay in Bridge Crash The Coast Guard was desperately searching for a 4-year-old boy. One adult and one child were rescued
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| Aug.22 |
Bay Bridge |
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Battle Begins over Bridge Retrofit |
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| Aug.16 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bay Area Might Be Stuck with Bridge Bill The state blames the upscale signature design for more than half of the cost overrun
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| Jul.30 |
San Rafael |
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Bridge Worker Plummets to His Death |
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| Jul.24 |
Bay Bridge |
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Van crashes into toll plaza building, 2 killed The van ended up embedded in the back wall. The van's driver and his passenger died. 2 pedestrian injured
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200 pounds of high explosives stolen
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| Jul.1 |
Bay Area Bridges |
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Bridges Tolls Go Up a Buck
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| May.27 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bridge bid comes in $1 billion over target
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Tom Siebel steps down as CEO
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| Apr.3 |
Bay Bridge |
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Police Arrest Man Who Tied Up Traffic |
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| Apr.2 |
Bay Bridge |
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Traffic Nightmare Creeps on for Hours
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| Feb.12 |
Bay Bridge |
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Traffic a mess after major accident |
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DOJ recommends blocking PeopleSoft bid
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| Sep.6 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Fort Point Called Vulnerable |
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| Aug.28 |
Bay Bridge |
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Eastbound closed due to vehicle fire |
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30-acre blaze
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| May.22 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Massive Disaster Drill |
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| Feb.14 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Security zones around bridges |
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| Feb.11 |
Bay Bridge |
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Officials search for small boat near bridge |
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| Jan.10 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Helicopter Crashes Near Bridge
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| Oct.29 |
San Mateo Bridge |
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More Lanes Ready |
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Chinese President Jiang Zemin arrived
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| Sep.8 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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5-mile ribbon of red, white and blue |
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| Sep.1 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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$5 toll to cross span |
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| Aug.13 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Worker died after falling from Bridge |
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| Aug.11 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Threat prompts security boost
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| Jul.12 |
Bay Bridge |
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Big rig overturns leaking diesel fuel |
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| Jul.7 |
Dumbarton Bridge |
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2 dead, 3 injured in head-on collision |
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| Jul.3 |
Bay Bridge |
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Hostage situation leaves traffic mess
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| Jun.28 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Toll hiked to $5 |
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| Jun.19 |
Bay Bridge |
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Truck overturns, stops commute |
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Napster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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| May.31 |
Bay Bridge |
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Messy spill of fish parts |
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| May.25 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Anti War Protest Stopped Traffic |
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| May.1 |
Bay Bridge |
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Big cranes slip under bridge |
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| Apr.3 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Bridge insurance to double |
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25 illegally immigrants arrested
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| Jan.31 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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2 Air force jets scrambled |
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Chaos after airport loses bomb suspect
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| Jan.23 |
Bay Bridge |
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$1.04 billion contract |
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| Jan.4 |
Bay Bridge |
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One killed, 2 injured in scaffold collapse |
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| Nov.1 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Possible Attack Planned for Bridges Governor Davis has issued an alert that terrorists could try to destroy landmark California bridges
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| Sep.25 |
Bay Bridge |
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Wall falls onto vehicle, killing man |
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SFO and SJC reopened
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| Feb.5 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Bridge stunt |
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Sausage factory owner killed 3 inspectors
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| Apr.6 |
Bay Bridge |
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Police killed bicyclist |
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