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Today’s Headlines

9:11 AM PDT on May 12, 2009

    • Chronicle Coverage of 17th Street Pedestrian Plaza (SF Gate)
    • SF Appeal: "MTA Sting Nets Disabled Parking Abusers"
    • SF Fire Investigators Probe Series of Car Torchings (SF Gate, SFist)
    • Americans Still See Cars as #1 Household Necessity (Toll Roads News via Planetizen)
    • Build More Parking, Says Parking Lobby (AP)
    • Plans for New Southern Santa Clara County City Shelved (Merc) 
    • The Greatest Threat to the Planet? Try Cul-de-Sacs (Net Density via Streetsblog.net)
    • Berkeley's David Brower Center Opens (Greenorati) 
    • State Legislator Wants More Funding for Bicycle Trail Maintenance (SC Signal)
Bryan Goebel
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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