Today’s Headlines
Teen in Critical Condition After Being Hit by Driver in Sepastopol Crosswalk (Press Democrat) Woman Eating on a Bench Struck by SUV in Marin County (Marin IJ) Santa Rosa City Councilperson Attacked, Robbed While Riding on Bike Path (Press Democrat) What Should SF Do With Its Empty Lots Now That the High-Rise Boom Has Slowed? … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:09 AM PDT on July 6, 2009
- Teen in Critical Condition After Being Hit by Driver in Sepastopol Crosswalk (Press Democrat)
- Woman Eating on a Bench Struck by SUV in Marin County (Marin IJ)
- Santa Rosa City Councilperson Attacked, Robbed While Riding on Bike Path (Press Democrat)
- What Should SF Do With Its Empty Lots Now That the High-Rise Boom Has Slowed? (SF Gate)
- Berkeley City Council to Discuss Downtown Development Plan This Week (SF Gate)
- Freight Train Service to Make Comeback in Marin and Sonoma Counties (KCBS)
- Caltrain Assembling a Safety Committee (KCBS)
- National Park Service May Take Control of Some Closed State Parks (LAT)
- Climate Bill Battle Shifts to Senate; Pressure Mounts for Offshore Oil Drilling (LAT)
- Reuters Blogger Tries Out the Komanoff Balanced Transportation Analyzer
- Reflecting on the Pitfalls of Disney-fied Transit (Transport Politic via Streetsblog.net)
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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