Today’s Headlines

• High-Speed Rail Construction Will Begin in Central Valley, Not SF (SF Gate, The Bottomline)
• Big Rig Driver Kills Bicyclist in San Mateo County on 280 On-Ramp (BCN via Mercury News)
• Results to be Released Today Should Show Clear Winners in SF Districts 2, 6, 8 (Beyond Chron)
• Newsom: Next Mayor Should Be "Statesman" and Not a "Bully" (SF Examiner)
• Smart-Growth Measure Divided Environmentalists in Berkeley (NY Times)
• Andrew Ross: "Prop 23 Celebrations Turn to Fears Over Prop 26"
• Governor-Elect Brown Returns to Sacramento for Meetings on State Budget (SF Gate)
• CPMC Davies Needs More Bike Parking Despite Racks Installed a Year Ago (BIKE NOPA)
• Update on Fix Fell Protests: Participants Have Mess of Legal Bills, Need Donations (Fix Fell Now!)
• SMART Facing $350 Million Shortfall in Effort to Complete 70-Mile Rail Line by 2014 (Press Democrat)

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