Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Bryan Goebel
9:29 AM PDT on June 1, 2011
- Union Leadership Urges Approval of Muni Operators Contract (SF Gate, SF Examiner)
- Mercury News: “Despite Crisis, Caltrain Plans Record Spending”
- Caltrain Upgrades Jeopardized “By Lack of Funding from Transit Partners” (SF Examiner)
- Poll Gauging Popularity of Sales Tax Increase for Caltrain (City Insider)
- Berkeley Report Illustrates Tension Between SB375 and Fair Share (Transbay Blog)
- SF Man Run Over by Driver on His Bicycle Offers a “Post-Crash Meditation” (Grist)
- For First Time in 27 Years, SF’s Cable Cars Won’t Be Running This Week (SF Examiner)
- Pedestrian Killed on San Tomas Expressway Identified (Mercury News)
- Driving While Black: African-Americans Charged More for Car Insurance (Our Weekly)
- Sac Bee Columnist: “Would New Arena Shove Transit Center Aside?”
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.
Read More:
Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.
More from Streetsblog San Francisco
Speed Ills! Reckless Driving on the Rise in Car Ads, Study Shows
Car commercials featuring unsafe driving are rising — as are crash fatalities linked to speeding. Hmm.
May 11, 2026
Not For Granite: New Hampshire Man Isn’t Laughing At Anti-Cyclist Comments From State Elected Official
A voter sent this letter to state Rep. Thomas Walsh, but he speaks for all of us.
May 11, 2026
Transform Talk: Affordable Housing Leaders Committed to Fight to Save Transit
The advocates at Transform, SV@Home, East Bay Housing Organization, Housing Leadership Council, and the Council of Community Housing Organizations stress the importance of funding transit
May 11, 2026
