Today’s Headlines

9:22 AM PDT on July 9, 2009

BART Labor Talks Continue With "More Ground" to Cover; Midnight Deadline Tonight (ABC7, CBS5)
Former State Senator Don Perata Blasts Proposed Oakland Airport Connector (KCBS)
Mercury News Editorial Urges Legislators to Get High-Speed Rail Poison Out of Budget
While the SF Examiner Rips HSR Funding As "Pork" Spending and a "Luxury"
Cities Aren't Getting Their Share of Stim Funds -- Job Creation Suffers (NYT)
Calls Grow Louder for Second Stim Bill Geared Toward Infrastructure (The Hill)
Climate Bill Funnels Way More Cash to Coal and Oil Than to Transit (Washington Independent)
Study Says Santa Rosa Drivers Are Among the State's "Safest" (Press Democrat)
ABC7 I-Team: Four "Taxi Medallion Holders Face Charges of Fraud"
Chevron Will Appeal Ruling Stopping Richmond Refinery Expansion (SF Gate)
Massachusetts Boy Gets His Wish to Ride SF's Historic Trolleys (Merc)
Bicycling Becoming a "Normal and Recommended Activity" (With Photo Essay) (Daily Kos)
How to Build Schools That Don't Feel Like Wal-Marts (Switchboard 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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