Today’s Headlines
We're taking the day off. Enjoy the long holiday weekend everyone! See you back here Monday morning.
By
Bryan Goebel
12:57 PM PDT on July 3, 2009
- Caltrain Scales Back Mid-Day Service, Cuts 8 Trains, Hikes Parking Fees (Merc)
- Environmentalists Score Victory as Judge Halts Chevron Refinery Expansion (SF Gate)
- Ray LaHood Tours the Port of Oakland; Talks About Creating a “Port Czar” (Merc, ABC7)
- Progress Made in BART Labor Talks; Negotiations Continue Through Weekend (KCBS)
- Las Vegas to Victorville High-Speed Rail Line Gets Federal Designation (AP)
- Monterey-Salinas Transit Adding New Service Even in Tight Budget Times (VTA Watch)
- Bicyclists aka “Pothole Crusaders” Help Keep Hazards Off East Bay Streets (East Bay Express)
- More on Wed’s Valencia St. Hit-And-Run That Injured a Bicyclist and his 4-year-old Son (SF Examiner)
- Portland LGBT Activist Killed by Dump Truck While Riding Bike in Virginia (Bike Portland)
- San Mateo Deputies Ticketing Bicyclists for Riding to the Left of the Shoulder (Cyclelicio.us)
- Castro Concert Series Kicks-Off Tomorrow in the 17th Street Plaza (EBAR)
We’re taking the day off. Enjoy the long holiday weekend everyone! See you back here Monday morning.
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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