Traffic light on Alemany Blvd. and San Juan avenue in San Francisco. (CBS) Stoplight stop light(CBS)
SAN JOSE (CBS/AP) — Motorists are quick to blame solo drivers, out-of-sync traffic lights and an improving economy for San Francisco Bay area traffic gridlock.
But copper thieves are a hidden culprit in the commuting mess.
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59 meters have been vandalized in the bay area in the past year.
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