Today’s Headlines
UC Berkeley Student Riding His Bicycle Struck and Killed in Hometown of Santa Maria (KSBY) Port of Oakland Program to Clean Up Truck Pollution But Is It Enough? (SF Gate, East Bay Express) BART Claims Labor Talks Hit Stumbling Block, Negotiations Continue (ABC7, CBS5) Former Novato City Council Member Amends Lawsuit Against SMART Rail Vote … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:27 AM PDT on July 28, 2009
- UC Berkeley Student Riding His Bicycle Struck and Killed in Hometown of Santa Maria (KSBY)
- Port of Oakland Program to Clean Up Truck Pollution But Is It Enough? (SF Gate, East Bay Express)
- BART Claims Labor Talks Hit Stumbling Block, Negotiations Continue (ABC7, CBS5)
- Former Novato City Council Member Amends Lawsuit Against SMART Rail Vote (Marin IJ)
- Sacramento Transit Agency Tries to Close Budget Gap Without Cutting Service (Sac Bee)
- Eight Midwestern Governors Sign Formal High-Speed Rail Money Pact (Reuters)
- Study: Texting-While-Driving Is the Most Dangerous Distraction of Them All (NYT)
- Dealers Packing Showrooms as Cash for Clunkers Begins (WSJ, News)
- SFCTA Holding Meeting on SoMa Transportation Tonight (SF Examiner)
- Stars of Parking Policy Rock the House at World Parking Symposium (Planetizen)
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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