Today’s Headlines
Shooting Prompts New Call for Civilian Oversight of BART Police (SFBG, SFGate) Meantime, BART Considers Curtailing Some Evening Service (SF Examiner) And Has Gotten Rid of its “Rude Rider Hall of Shame” (Akit’s Complaint via SFist) Muni’s On-Time Performance Still Lagging (SF Examiner) Muni Diaries: “Putting the 20 Questions Ball in Charge of TEP” Schwarzenegger … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
11:28 AM PST on January 6, 2009
- Shooting Prompts New Call for Civilian Oversight of BART Police (SFBG, SFGate)
- Meantime, BART Considers Curtailing Some Evening Service (SF Examiner)
- And Has Gotten Rid of its “Rude Rider Hall of Shame” (Akit’s Complaint via SFist)
- Muni’s On-Time Performance Still Lagging (SF Examiner)
- Muni Diaries: “Putting the 20 Questions Ball in Charge of TEP”
- Schwarzenegger “Foolish” for Wanting to Scaleback CEQA (LAT)
- And Don’t Forget He Also Wants to Raid the Public Transit Fund (Transit Insider via Streetsblog LA)
- Beyond Chron: Newsom’s Chances for Governor May Be Fading
- MTC: Bay Area Streets and Roads in Fair Condition (CBS5, MarinIJ, MercuryNews)
- Portland’s Safer Streets for Cyclists: How Do They Do It? (Bike Portland via Streetsblog Network)
- Lighter, European-Style Railcars Being Considered for Sonoma-Marin (Press Democrat)
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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