Today’s Headlines

By Bryan Goebel
Jan 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)

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