Today’s Headlines
Details on BART Contract Emerging; Mercury News Says Both Sides Gave Concessions SF Gate: “Public Outrage Weakened BART Strike Threat” Muni Diaries Launches BART Diaries Pittsburg Man Surrenders in Hit-and-Run That Killed His 83-year-old Neighbor (BCN via CBS5) Attorney Charged in Hit-and-Run of Bicyclist in Denver (Denver Post) San Rafael Will Become First Marin County … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:27 AM PDT on August 18, 2009
- Details on BART Contract Emerging; Mercury News Says Both Sides Gave Concessions
- SF Gate: “Public Outrage Weakened BART Strike Threat”
- Muni Diaries Launches BART Diaries
- Pittsburg Man Surrenders in Hit-and-Run That Killed His 83-year-old Neighbor (BCN via CBS5)
- Attorney Charged in Hit-and-Run of Bicyclist in Denver (Denver Post)
- San Rafael Will Become First Marin County City To Install Red-Light Cameras (Marin IJ)
- Toyota May Leave NUMMI Plant; Tesla Moving to Palo Alto (SF Gate, CBS 5, Merc)
- State Releases List of New Fees for State Parks (Sac Bee)
- Kaid Benfield: Density Alone Won’t Cut It; We Need the Right Kind of Density (Switchboard)
- Cycling Is NYC’s Fastest-Growing Transport Mode (AP)
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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