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| Jan.19 |
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Filmmaker recorded suicides Bridge officials angry with Eric Steel ended up with footage of 19 deaths and several attempts | |
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| Feb.9 |
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Another Toll Hike for the Bridge Bridge board directors this will consider raising the daily cash toll from $5 dollars to $6. FasTrak users would still pay $5
| Feb.12 |
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$6 toll idea for Gate Bridge ignored The directors' talk was mostly about hitting up bicyclists and pedestrians, tourists, carpoolers and the disabled
| Feb.24 |
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Tentative Approval for Suicide Barrier Hundreds of people have leapt to their death from the Bridge since it opened
| Feb.26 |
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Body found floating Asian man 40 to 45 years old found floating in the bay south of Kirby Cove Beach near the bridge
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| Mar.5 |
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Cranes Clear Bay Spans 2 towering shipping cranes have made their way across the Bay slipping under the bridges with a few feet of clearance | |
| Mar.11 |
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Officials Approve Suicide Barrier Study The board of directors of the District voted 15-1 to proceed with a study of a possible barrier on the bridge | |
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| Apr.10 |
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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 | |
| Apr.11 |
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Show of Security After Shooting Armed guards were standing watch over the toll plaza, protecting nervous toll-takers
| Apr.16 |
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Officials Ready to Study Suicide Barriers Preparations are underway for a 2 year study on a proposed barrier on the Bridge
| Apr.18 |
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Golden Gate Shooter Pleads Not Guilty Marcellus Cooksey, 42 was in a wheelchair and with a red sweatshirt pulled tightly around his head to conceal his face
| Apr.23 |
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New Criteria For Suicide Barrier The barrier, that could cost up to $25-million, must impede the ability of a person to jump from the bridge
| Apr.27 |
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MTC OKs $1.6m to study suicide barrier The Metropolitan Transportation Commission approved $1.6 million to study a suicide prevention barrier
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| Aug.29 |
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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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| Nov.19 |
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Bridge Toll Takers Don Bullet Proof Vests Bullet resistant armored vests are at the same ballistic level that a police officer would wear
| Nov.30 |
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Body Of Teen Found Near Bridge 17-year-old Redwood City boy apparently jumped from the bridge about an hour earlier
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