Today’s Headlines
More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Bryan Goebel
9:20 AM PDT on August 14, 2009
- More on the BART Strike Announcement from SF Gate, ABC7, Merc, KCBS
- Auto Traffic Likely to Get Very, Very Ugly During BART Strike (Merc, Marin IJ)
- Man Shot to Death After a Parking Dispute in East Palo Alto (BCN via CBS5)
- New Markings at Crosswalk Where 9-year-old Novato Girl Was Killed (Marin IJ)
- Future Oakland: “Merchants are Wrong About Parking Meter Fees”
- Mission Loc@l Covers This Week’s Mission Streetscape Plan Workshop
- Muni Fast Passes to be Replaced by Translink Cards Next Year (SF Appeal)
- Bid the Culture Bus Farewell by Taking Its Last Ride (SF Appeal)
- Polluting Potrero Power Plant to Close by End of 2010 (SFBG, Fog City Journal, SF Gate)
- Bike-In Movies: “A Fun and Earthly-Friendly Alternative to Drive-Ins of the Past” (SF Gate)
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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