Today’s Headlines
Pedestrian Seriously Hurt After Being Hit by a Car at Franklin and Geary in SF (BCN via SF Appeal) BART Union Begins Voting on Contract; Results Expected Tuesday (KCBS) Ken Garcia: “Muni Track Record Off Track” “Cash for clunkers” Gets $2 Billion More in Senate Extension (WaPo) Illinois Governor Signs Law Banning Texting While Driving … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:29 AM PDT on August 7, 2009
- Pedestrian Seriously Hurt After Being Hit by a Car at Franklin and Geary in SF (BCN via SF Appeal)
- BART Union Begins Voting on Contract; Results Expected Tuesday (KCBS)
- Ken Garcia: “Muni Track Record Off Track”
- “Cash for clunkers” Gets $2 Billion More in Senate Extension (WaPo)
- Illinois Governor Signs Law Banning Texting While Driving (Chicago Sun-Times)
- San Jose Officials Release 15-Year Plan to Improve the City’s Parks (Merc)
- Bakersfield Developers Sue Over Traffic Impact Fees (Bakersfield.com)
- More on Tuesday’s SF Supes Meeting to Approve the Bike Plan EIR (Public Press)
- The “Bumps and Bruises” of Bicycling (Merc)
- “Smart Bike” Bicycle Share Program Coming to Mexico City (The Bike-sharing Blog)
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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