Today’s Headlines

Chronicle Bike Plan Overview Ahead of Tonight’s Vote at Planning Commission BART Unions Request State Mediator to Resolve Impasse (SF Gate) (CoCo Times) (Examiner) Details of the Sticking Points in BART Negotiations (CoCo Times) Both Sides Continue to Attack Each Other for Bad-Faith Bargaining (KRON) SF Employers Urged to Help Employees With Flexible Schedules if … Continued

By Matthew Roth

7:44 AM PDT on June 25, 2009

Chronicle Bike Plan Overview Ahead of Tonight’s Vote at Planning Commission
BART Unions Request State Mediator to Resolve Impasse (SF Gate) (CoCo Times) (Examiner)
Details of the Sticking Points in BART Negotiations (CoCo Times)
Both Sides Continue to Attack Each Other for Bad-Faith Bargaining (KRON)
SF Employers Urged to Help Employees With Flexible Schedules if BART Labor Strikes (Examiner)
Commuter Reaction to Possible BART Strike (KCBS)
Transit Options Should BART Strike Occur Next Week (CoCo Times)
Caltrain and SamTrans Prepare BART Strike Contingency (San Mateo Times)
SamTrans May Cut “Inefficient” Lines (Examiner)
SMART Board to Decide Between Heavy American-Style Trains, or Lighter European-Style (Press Dem)
Closer Look at Biodiesel Cottage Industry in Bay Area (Examiner)
Road Maintenance Delays Likely Because of State Budget Shortfalls (Examiner)