Today’s Headlines
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By
Bryan Goebel
9:18 AM PDT on April 25, 2011
- Muni Drivers Authorize Strike; City Responds (City Insider, SF Appeal, SF Examiner)
- Cole Valley Alley: Muni Management Continues to Fail the Public
- GG Bridge District Votes to Raise Ferry and Bus Fares (BCN via Merc, Marin IJ)
- BART Seeks Riders Opinions on Train Upgrades (SF Examiner)
- 5-3 Vote to Keep Caltrain Service was a North-South Split (Matier & Ross)
- VTA in Better Shape Than Most Bay Area Transit Agencies (Mercury News)
- Treasure Island Residents Ponder Their Future as Redevelopment Looms (SF Exam)
- SF Challenges AT&T Plan to Install Utility Boxes on Sidewalks (SF Examiner)
- 63-year-old Man Hit, Killed by Driver in Downtown Santa Rosa (Press Democrat)
- Rohnert Park Considers a New Site for SMART Station (Press Democrat)
- SF Gate: “Cyclists Bash Golden Gate Bridge Speed Limit Plan”
- From Chronicle’s Archive: Some Great Old Photos of Bicycling in SF (Bay Area Bikers)
- Bicyclists Praise Long Beach’s New Protected Bike Lanes (Press-Telegram)
- Bike Lanes Being Planned for Napa’s Lincoln Avenue (Napa Valley Register)
- Get Ready for Inane Gas Price Populism From Both Parties (Politico via Sblog NY)
- Muni Diaries Celebrates Its Third Birthday with a Live Show
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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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