Today’s Headlines
BART’s Largest Union Approves Contract But ATU Rejects It (SF Gate, ABC7, CBS5, SF Examiner) Opening of West Dublin BART Station Delayed (ABC7) More on Yesterday’s Muni Safety Hearing from SF Gate, ABC7, KCBS, NBC11, SF Examiner Car Sideswipes an N-Judah Train at Church and Duboce (SF Weekly, Muni Diaries) Girl Arrested in Hit-and-Run of … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:15 AM PDT on August 11, 2009
- BART’s Largest Union Approves Contract But ATU Rejects It (SF Gate, ABC7, CBS5, SF Examiner)
- Opening of West Dublin BART Station Delayed (ABC7)
- More on Yesterday’s Muni Safety Hearing from SF Gate, ABC7, KCBS, NBC11, SF Examiner
- Car Sideswipes an N-Judah Train at Church and Duboce (SF Weekly, Muni Diaries)
- Girl Arrested in Hit-and-Run of SF Bicyclist is Arraigned in Court (SF Examiner)
- Groundbreaking for Palo Alto’s Lytton Plaza Canceled at Last Minute (Merc)
- Billions in California Redevelopment Funds Cut (Arch Paper via Planetizen)
- Bicycle/Ped Path to Open Later This Month on the Benicia Bridge (Transbay Blog)
- Group Opposes Highway Memorials for Crash Victims (Streetsblog LA)
- Can We Stop Pretending That “Cash for Clunkers” Is an Environmental Program? (WaPo)
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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