Today’s Headlines
State Court Rejects Governor’s Appeal of Ban on Transit Fund Raids (SF Gate, Merc) BART Promises Changes to Police Force After Release of Scathing 300-Page Report (SF Gate) Pleasant Hill Girls Hit in Crosswalk Still Recovering in Hospital 24 Hours Later (CBS5) San Mateo Boy Hit in Crosswalk on Way to School (CBS5) Mountain View … Continued
9:19 AM PDT on October 2, 2009
- State Court Rejects Governor’s Appeal of Ban on Transit Fund Raids (SF Gate, Merc)
- BART Promises Changes to Police Force After Release of Scathing 300-Page Report (SF Gate)
- Pleasant Hill Girls Hit in Crosswalk Still Recovering in Hospital 24 Hours Later (CBS5)
- San Mateo Boy Hit in Crosswalk on Way to School (CBS5)
- Mountain View High Speed Rail Stop a Possibility, After Requests from Community (MV Voice)
- Joining Muni, BART and SamTrans, VTA Raises Fares to Balance Budget (CBS5)
- 21st Century Urban Solutions: “Can San Jose Really Handle 400,000 New Residents by 2035?”
- New Police Chief Promises Surgical Approach to Muni Patrols (KCBS)
- Supes to Vote on $30 Million Renovation to Muni ATC System (SF Gate, SF Examiner)
- Residents on Both Sides of Divisadero Launch “No on SFgo” Campaign (BIKE NOPA)
- LaHood Sez Txtng Whil Drvng Mtng is “Most Important Meeting in the History of US DOT.” (NYT)
- Auto Sales Plummet as Cash-for-Clunkers Program Ends (NYT)
Michael Rhodes is a former reporter for Streetsblog San Francisco. He lives in the Mission Dolores neighborhood and is a graduate of UC Berkeley's Department of City and Regional Planning.
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