Today’s Headlines
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By
Bryan Goebel
9:18 AM PDT on March 17, 2011
- D.C. Post Now Seems Unlikely for SFMTA Chief Nat Ford (WaPo, SF Examiner)
- Ford’s Future at the SFMTA is Uncertain (SF Gate)
- House Republicans Respond to Rising Gas Prices By Trying to Gut Emission Standards (SF Gate)
- SMART Proposes to Close Shortfall at Expense of Bike and Ped Projects (Marin IJ)
- More on SMART’s Budget Troubles from the Press Democrat
- Proposal to Close GG, McLaren Parks at Night Stalled (SF Examiner)
- Driver Strikes, Injures Blind Couple Walking in Santa Rosa Crosswalk (Press Democrat)
- APTA Asks for Delay on Rolling Out Rail Collision Avoidance System (LA Times)
- Long Beach Bike Advocate Mark Bixby Killed in Plane Crash (Biking In L.A. via Sblog LA)
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Bryan Goebel is a reporter at KQED Public Radio in San Francisco. A veteran journalist and writer, he helped launch Streetsblog SF in 2009 and served as editor for three years. He lives car-free in the Castro District.
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