“The Ride of Silence was a slow, 12 1/2-mile roll through the city’s neighborhoods by 30 local bike riders. It was meant to be a reminder of the unfortunate physics that result when large motor vehicles collide with bikes – cyclists don’t have a chance.”
Ride through SF mourns bicycle fatalities [Chron]

“Covenant Aviation Security, America’s most prominent private aviation security company, has a national reputation for efficiency and customer service. But it also has been accused of neglecting passenger safety in pursuit of lower costs.”
Covenant Aviation Security could lose its contract at SFO [Ex]

the author

Eve Batey is the editor and publisher of the San Francisco Appeal. She used to be the San Francisco Chronicle's Deputy Managing Editor for Online, and started at the Chronicle as their blogging and interactive editor. Before that, she was a co-founding writer and the lead editor of SFist. She's been in the city since 1997, presently living in the Outer Sunset with her husband, cat, and dog. You can reach Eve at eve@sfappeal.com.

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