Today’s Headlines
Oscar Grant Shooting Protest Ends in Arrests; More Vandalism Reported (KTVU, Merc) Meantime, the D-A Says Grant Had Both Hands Behind His Back When He Was Shot (SF Gate) Bridge Toll Money to be Reallocated for BART Rail Extension (Coco Times) Committee Approves Plan to Go After Rental Car Drivers Who Skip Paying Tolls (Coco … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:29 AM PST on January 15, 2009
- Oscar Grant Shooting Protest Ends in Arrests; More Vandalism Reported (KTVU, Merc)
- Meantime, the D-A Says Grant Had Both Hands Behind His Back When He Was Shot (SF Gate)
- Bridge Toll Money to be Reallocated for BART Rail Extension (Coco Times)
- Committee Approves Plan to Go After Rental Car Drivers Who Skip Paying Tolls (Coco Times)
- Chronicle Editorial Calls SF Congestion Pricing “Half-Baked” (SF Gate)
- More on Oregon’s Plan to Charge Drivers by the Miles, Not Gallons (The Oregonian)
- Funding for Caldecott Tunnel, Other Highway Projects Put on Hold (SF Gate)
- Obama’s EPA Chief Hints She Will Grant California Waiver to Enforce Emissions Standards (SF Gate)
- Incoming White House Environmental Quality Chair “Excited” About High Speed Rail (CHSRB)
- “Idaho-Style” Stop Sign Law Proposed for Oregon Bicyclists (Bike Portland)
- And Bike and Ped Improvements in Portland Stimulus Plan (Bike Portland via Streetsblog Network)
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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