Today’s Headlines

  • Obama Moves to Allow States to Cut Emissions (SF Gate) 
  • And Wants to Set Tougher Fuel-Efficiency Standards ((Huff Post) 
  • As Chrysler Urges Dealers to Buy More Cars (Global Economic Analysis)
  • DeFazio says Administration "Ill Advised" by Larry Summers on Transit Stimulus (Think Progress) 
  • Stimulus Money Would Do Little to Help California’s Budget Woes (LA Times)
  • Are We Becoming More Sustainable or Not? (NRDC via Streetsblog Network)
  • Second BART Officer Under Investigation After New Video Emerges (Coco Times, KTVU)
  • SF Supes to Consider Budget Cuts (Beyond Chron)
  • Golden Gate Bridge District Buys Two Mothballed Ferries for $2 Million Each (Marin IJ)
  • Rail Authority Awards Contract for Track Improvements in Novato (Marin IJ)

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Today’s Headlines

By Bryan Goebel |
More on Yesterday’s Board of Supes Vote to Approve the MTA Budget (SF Gate, SF Weekly) Beyond Chron: "Maxwell Throws Muni Riders Under the Bus" Some Caltrain Riders Willing to Pay Higher Fares Over Service Cuts (Merc) BART Board Meeting Today Will Focus on Fare Hikes (ABC7) Bicyclist Hit by Two Cars in Marin County […]

Today’s Headlines

By Bryan Goebel |
Board of Supes Votes Not to Reject Muni Budget After All (SF Gate, SF Examiner, SFBG, SF Appeal) Paul Hogarth’s Take on Beyond Chron: "Fear of Newsom Petulance Causes Bad Muni Budget" Muni Metro to Get New Fare Gates (SF Gate)  "Safe Streets" Bill Dies in State Legislature (Streetsblog LA) Gearing up for Bike to […]

Today’s Headlines

By Bryan Goebel |
House Set to Vote on Stimulus (Merc, TPMDC) Jerry Nadler’s Transit Amendment Will Also Reach House Floor (T4America via Streetsblog Network) NYT’s John Leonhardt Says Stimulus Lacks "Fresh, Reformist Thinking" Will California’s High-Speed Rail Project See Stimulus Money? (Daily Californian) Muni Deficit May Stall Improvements (SF Gate)  More on Tom Radulovich’s Call for the BART […]

Today’s Headlines

By Bryan Goebel |
House Passes Stimulus Bill; Only 5% Goes to Infrastructure (LAT, Boston Globe) Nadler Amendment for Transit Clears While Amtrak Cuts Are Nixed (WSJ, Transbay Blog) Marin Looks to Grab Some Stimulus Funds (Marin IJ) Santa Cruz Will End Free Parking on Main Corridors (Merc) Nevada Considers Congestion Pricing (Merc) Court Refuses to Stop Bayview Redevelopment […]

Today’s Headlines

By Matthew Roth |
Chronicle Editorial Says SPUR Alternative Budget Has "Plenty to Hate," But Better Than Cuts Will the MTA Board Consider SPUR Alternative Budget Proposals? (NBC) (SF Weekly) Muni Could Extend Fiscal Emergency Designation at Meeting Today (KCBS) (SF Gate) A Closer Look at the Growing Chorus of San Franciscans Upset With Muni (SFBG) "March Against Muni" […]

Today’s Headlines

By Matthew Roth |
Sudden Downpour Causes Flooding, Shuts Down Muni Metro Subway for Hours (SF Gate) (CBS 5) Amazing Photos and Video of the Flooding (SFist) (YouTube) Would Making Muni Free Fix Any of the Problems at the MTA? (ABC) MTA’s Bond Yee Discusses Solutions to SFGo and Speed Concerns on Fell and Oak (Bike NOPA) Man Accused […]