Today’s Headlines
BART Shooting Investigation Centers on Video; Claim Filed by Victim’s Family (SF Gate, Merc) SFBG Editorial: Structure of BART Police Force Recipe for Disaster And More Coverage Today of BART’s Plan to Trim Evening Service (SF Gate, Coco Times) Transit Agencies Still Seeking Aid from Government Nationwide (Pro Publica) Peskin Calls for Special Election, Tax … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
11:05 AM PST on January 7, 2009
- BART Shooting Investigation Centers on Video; Claim Filed by Victim’s Family (SF Gate, Merc)
- SFBG Editorial: Structure of BART Police Force Recipe for Disaster
- And More Coverage Today of BART’s Plan to Trim Evening Service (SF Gate, Coco Times)
- Transit Agencies Still Seeking Aid from Government Nationwide (Pro Publica)
- Peskin Calls for Special Election, Tax Increases to Ease SF Budget Deficit (SFBG, SF Gate)
- Democrats’ Budget Rejected by Schwarzenegger; Tax Refunds May Be Delayed (LAT)
- Meantime, Republicans Float Talk of Redevelopment Bonds (Sac Bee)
- The Examiner Has Hope for Muni in the New Year
- Muni Manners Has Advice for Parents with Strollers
- Austin, Texas Losing Bike Parking: What To Do? (Austin Bike Blog via Streetsblog Network)
- High Speed Rail Hearings Coming Up (CHSRB)
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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