- Obama Inauguration Address Mentions Climate, Roads and Bridges (Grist)
- Transportation Secretary Nominee Ray Lahood to Get Confirmation Hearing Today (AP)
- Investing in Public Transit Will Lead to Job Creation (Ca. Progress Report)
- More on the Bay Area's Stimulus Wish List (SFBG)
- Voter-Approved Environmental Projects on Hold Because of State Budget Crisis (LA Times)
- High School Students Demand Disarming of BART Cops (NBC11)
- Preservationists Fight Appointment to SF's New Historic Preservation Committee (SFBG)
- Elderly Woman Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver While Walking to Church Dies (Merc)
- Worldwide Stocks of Unsold Cars Growing (Guardian UK via Global Economic Analysis)
- New San Jose Planning Commissioner Promises "Neighborhood Perspective" (Merc)
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