Today’s Headlines
LaHood Gets Softball Questions at Confirmation Hearing (WaPo, NYT, AP) Senate Coalition to Push for More Transit Funding in Stimulus Bill (Open Left) CA High Speed Rail Chair Calls for Better Commuter Rail at Transpo Forum (NL Times) Schwarzenegger Asks Obama for Tougher Tailpipe Emissions Restrictions (SF Gate) SFO Launches “Green” Rental Car Program, Incentives … Continued
By
Matthew Roth
10:12 AM PST on January 22, 2009
- LaHood Gets Softball Questions at Confirmation Hearing (WaPo, NYT, AP)
- Senate Coalition to Push for More Transit Funding in Stimulus Bill (Open Left)
- CA High Speed Rail Chair Calls for Better Commuter Rail at Transpo Forum (NL Times)
- Schwarzenegger Asks Obama for Tougher Tailpipe Emissions Restrictions (SF Gate)
- SFO Launches “Green” Rental Car Program, Incentives for Hybrids (Greenerati)
- SF Auto Row Sees Another Dealer Go Down (SF Citizen)
- MTC Regional Transportation Plan Draft Released (Transbay)
- Vallejo Transit Officials Worry State Budge Cuts Will Hit Transit Hard (Times-Herald)
- Harri-Oak Livable Streets Plan Workshop in Oakland Tonight (Future Oakland)
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