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S.F. District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston is asking the city to research turning the Bay Wheels bike-share system, currently run for profit by Lyft, into a city-owned and potentially city-operated service, like Muni. “We need to meet the rise in demand for green transportation in our city–and part of that is through a municipal bike-share program to complement public transit and advancing public ownership of vital city services,” said Preston. “I’ve asked our Budget and Legislative Analyst to report on what it would take for San Francisco to implement a successful municipal bike share program and make it a reality.”
Terrance Ruth Shares His Vision for Raleigh Ahead of Mayoral Race
Raleigh mayoral candidate Terrance Ruth
The race for Raleigh mayor is on. Last week, Terrance Ruth, 37, a lecturer at N.C. Stateâs School of Social Work and executive director of the Justice Love Foundation, a nonprofit that raises money for social justice causes, threw his hat into the race for Raleighâs top elected office against Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin. We spoke with Ruth about his reasons for running, his top priorities, and his vision for a more engaged Raleigh.Â
INDY: What specific policy disagreements do you have with current Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin that prompted you to run for the seat?
As we kept our distance from one another, our public spaces revealed their new uses
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Vendors sell goods at Akoma Outdoor Market in a converted empty space rebranded as Liberation Lot across the street from Eastmont Mall in Oakland.Alison Yin / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Nina Woodruff-Walker and her children, Brooklyn, 9 (left), and Brooke, 7, visit Akoma Outdoor Market in East Oakland.Alison Yin / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Open spaces such as the Devil’s Acre bar parklet along Columbus Avenue provided an alternative place to gather.Josie Norris / Special to The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less