Today’s Headlines

9:28 AM PDT on September 21, 2009

$85,000 in Claims Filed Over Last Month's Muni Streetcar Crash (SF Examiner)
Oakland City Council Expected to Roll Back Extended Parking Meter Hours (Matier & Ross)
Neighbors Complaints About Student Parking in RP May Spur Parking Permits (Press Democrat)
New Bay Bridge 'S-curve' Detour Has Led to Heavier Congestion (SF Gate)
MTA's SFgo Manager says Signs "Are Not Crucial" to the Program's Success (BIKE NOPA)
More on Ray LaHood's Plans for a "Distracted Driving Summit" (Sac Bee)
Is the Only Way to Reduce Drunk Driving to Make Cars "Idiot-Proof"? (NYT)
Member of MTC's Elderly and Disabled Advisory Committee Profiled (Vacaville Reporter)
BART Board Approves Contract Agreements with Unions (BCN via SF Appeal)
KTVU Reports on Mountain View PRT Proposal
New Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Will Run from American Canyon to Napa River (Napa Post)
Chris Carlsson Reviews David Byrne's "Bicycle Diaries" for the Chronicle

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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