Today’s Headlines
More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Bryan Goebel
9:14 AM PDT on September 24, 2009
- The Dangerous Habits of Some Twitterers: 1 in 10 Tweet While Driving (Media Bistro via NBC11)
- Caltrain Announces Completion of Some Safety Upgrades (Oak Tribune)
- Pedestrian Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in Mendocino County (Press Democrat)
- Outside Investigators Recommend Firing of BART Officers Involving in Fatal Shooting (KTVU)
- SF Chamber of Commerce VP Jim Lazarus Blasts Proposed Parking Policies (SF Examiner)
- A New Muni Bus Stop Will Serve Daly City Residents (SF Examiner)
- Muni Driver Trainee Who Crashed May Have Committed “Terminating Offense” (The Snitch)
- Supervisor and TA Chair Bevan Dufty Makes His Run for Mayor Official (City Insider)
- CHSRA Puts Out New Call for Bids on PR Contract (Sac Bee)
- After Nine-Year Fight, New Bike and Ped Path Finally Debuts in Ross (Marin IJ)
- Census: Portland’s Bike Commute Mode Share Jumped 50% in 2008 (Bike Portland)
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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