Today’s Headlines
Not All BART Unions Are Ready to Vote on a Contract Offer (Merc, SF Examiner, BCN via CBS5) Could Former Supervisor Aaron Peskin Be Eyeing a BART Board Seat? (SFBG) The Chronicle Says Oakland’s New Parking Fees and Increased Enforcement Are “Inspiring a Revolt” Hundreds Rally at the State Capitol to Protect the Jobs of … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:21 AM PDT on July 14, 2009
- Not All BART Unions Are Ready to Vote on a Contract Offer (Merc, SF Examiner, BCN via CBS5)
- Could Former Supervisor Aaron Peskin Be Eyeing a BART Board Seat? (SFBG)
- The Chronicle Says Oakland’s New Parking Fees and Increased Enforcement Are “Inspiring a Revolt”
- Hundreds Rally at the State Capitol to Protect the Jobs of School Bus Drivers (Ca. Progress Report)
- VTA Service Changes Affect South Bay Transit Riders (KCBS)
- Mercury News Roadshow Columnist Says It’s Time to Raise the Gas Tax (Merc)
- 2-year-old Santa Rosa Girl Hit by Neighbor in His Car (BCN via CBS5)
- San Rafael’s D Street Will Open to Two-Way Traffic to Get Cars Out Of Gerstle Park (Press Democrat)
- The Problem(s) With Your Standard Signalized Intersection (How We Drive)
- An Alleged Bicycle Thief: Caught in the Act, Caught on Camera, Just Not Caught by Police (SF Appeal)
- Guardian UK: “How We Might Handle Bars and Bicycling”
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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