Today’s Headlines
BART Officials Find Sponsor to Carry Watered Down Civilian Oversight Bill (SF Gate) Mercury News Speculates on HSR Ruling: “A Possible Setback” for Caltrain Anaheim’s HSR Hub Would Become a “Prominent Piece of Green Architecture” (LAT) Survey Gauges Opinions on Golden Gate Bus and Ferry Service (Marin IJ) Car Rear Ends a 24-Divisadero Bus on … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:28 AM PDT on August 28, 2009
- BART Officials Find Sponsor to Carry Watered Down Civilian Oversight Bill (SF Gate)
- Mercury News Speculates on HSR Ruling: “A Possible Setback” for Caltrain
- Anaheim’s HSR Hub Would Become a “Prominent Piece of Green Architecture” (LAT)
- Survey Gauges Opinions on Golden Gate Bus and Ferry Service (Marin IJ)
- Car Rear Ends a 24-Divisadero Bus on 3rd Street (SF Appeal)
- Man Killed After Being Hit by a Car on Highway 88 in San Joaquin County (Napa Post)
- Toyota Makes It Official: It’s Pulling Out of Fremont’s NUMMI Plant (SF Gate)
- San Jose Seeks Input on Its Bike Plan (Merc)
- President Goes for a Bike Ride at Martha’s Vineyard (Huff Po)
- Some Day It Will Be Obvious: Downtown Freeways a Horrible Idea (Broken Sidewalk via Sblog.net)
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.
Read More:
Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.
More from Streetsblog San Francisco
Muni Funding Measure Also Qualifies for November Ballot
Mayor and advocates turn in 18,469 signatures, almost twice what was needed
May 28, 2026
Here’s How to Vote Before Election Day in California
Changes in federal post office regulations mean that it may already be too late to send in your ballot, depending where you live. But there's still a lot of ways to make sure your vote counts, including voting on election day like our grandparents used to last century.
May 28, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: Community Severance by Road
Jaime Benevides and Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou on how community severance by road infrastructure increases mental health hospital visits in New York City.
May 28, 2026
