- 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)
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