Today’s Headlines
More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Bryan Goebel
9:21 AM PDT on August 13, 2009
- BART Management Declares Impasse in ATU Negotiations; Strike Possible (SF Examiner, SF Gate)
- BART Board Set to Appoint Independent Auditor and Police Oversight Committee (City Insider)
- Express, Late-Night Cuts, Fare Hikes Could Be in Store for Samtrans (SM Daily Journal, Oak Trib)
- Sacramento RT Officials say They Won’t Cut Light-Rail Service After All (Sac Bee)
- Woman Hit by Streetcar Earlier This Week “Expected to Recover” (BCN via CBS5)
- Historic Streetcar Dedicated to Harvey Milk Tagged With Homophobic Graffiti (Bay Area Reporter)
- Toll Collectors Want More CHP Protection in Wake of Deadly Shootings (SF Gate)
- Ray LaHood, the Nation’s “Top Car Salesman,” Touts “Not-So-Green” Vehicles (AP)
- The “Running Joke” of Not Having a Car in L.A. (LA Weekly)
- State Park Fees Set to Go Up Next Week (LAT)
More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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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