Today’s Headlines
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By
Bryan Goebel
9:32 AM PDT on May 3, 2011
- Driver Who Killed SJ Woman in Hit-and-Run Also Facing DUI Charges (CBS SF)
- Drunk Driver Who Injured 5 People Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison (Mercury News)
- BART, Muni Beef Up Security in Light of Bin Laden Death (SF Gate)
- “Heightened Caution Slows Bay Area Transit” (SF Examiner)
- Caltrain Ridership Increases While On-Time Performance is Down (SF Examiner)
- Examiner Reporter Races the 14-Mission (SF Examiner)
- N-Judah Chronicles Has the “Crappiest Monday Ever” on Muni
- Three Hour Hearing on SF Historical Preservation Continued (City Insider)
- Dolores Park Playground to Ready for a Facelift (SF Examiner)
- Bike Signal Bill Passes Oregon State Senate (Bike Portland)
- “May is Bike Month” Kicks Off in the Sacramento Area (Sacramento Press)
- 48th Avenue Stairway Gets a Handrail (Richmond District Blog)
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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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