Suicide nets approved for San Francisco's Golden Gate bridge

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Suicide nets approved for San Francisco's Golden Gate bridge

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-nets-approved-san-franciscos-golden-gate-bridge-193222275.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t2ApUbeP4VTCUc4SSCttrQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-06-27T204736Z_1_LYNXMPEA5Q10F_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cars cross the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco" align="left" title="Cars cross the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Jennifer Chaussee SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - It could soon be a lot harder for people bent on suicide to leap from San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, as California state officials approved a funding plan on Friday to install mesh barriers beneath the historic span to catch jumpers before they hit the water. &quot;It's a very emotional day, but it's very historic,&quot; said David Campos, a San Francisco city supervisor and a board member of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. “It’s a unanimous vote for life today at the board.”  On Friday, the board of directors of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District voted unanimously to accept state funding for the plan negotiated by state senate leader Darrell Steinberg and San Francisco lawmakers.  “It has been an uphill fight,&quot; said state assemblyman Tom Ammiano, who has fought for over a decade to secure funding for the barrier. “But here we are, almost shovel ready.”  Last year, 48 people jumped to their deaths from the span, which hovers high above San Francisco Bay and connects the city of San Francisco with suburban Marin County.</p><br clear="all"/>

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