Today’s Headlines
More on Muni COO’s Resignation and Crash Follow-Up from SF Appeal, SF Gate , SF Exam, and ABC7 SF Supes Deny Appeals and Approve Bike Plan EIR (Transbay Blog, KTVU, SF Gate) Caltrain to Accept Translink Cards on August 17th But Some Uncertainties Remain (Oak Trib) BART says Economy to Blame for Drop in Ridership … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:26 AM PDT on August 5, 2009
- More on Muni COO’s Resignation and Crash Follow-Up from SF Appeal, SF Gate , SF Exam, and ABC7
- SF Supes Deny Appeals and Approve Bike Plan EIR (Transbay Blog, KTVU, SF Gate)
- Caltrain to Accept Translink Cards on August 17th But Some Uncertainties Remain (Oak Trib)
- BART says Economy to Blame for Drop in Ridership (SF Appeal, Merc)
- Largest BART Union to Vote Tomorrow on Tentative Contract (BCN via KRON)
- Pedestrian Killed by Driver at Sand Creek Road and Hwy 4 in Brentwood (BCN via CBS5)
- 54-year-old Richmond Man Dies After Being Hit by a Driver in Pinole (BCN via CBS5)
- Marin County Supervisors Nix Affordable Housing Fees for Developers (Marin IJ)
- Palo Alto’s Lytton Plaza to Get a $750,000 Renovation (Merc)
- Resources Agency Issues First Statewide Plan to Adapt to Climate Change (LAT)
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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