Today’s Headlines
More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Matthew Roth
8:43 AM PDT on October 20, 2009
- Sudden Downpour Causes Flooding, Shuts Down Muni Metro Subway for Hours (SF Gate) (CBS 5)
- Amazing Photos and Video of the Flooding (SFist) (YouTube)
- Would Making Muni Free Fix Any of the Problems at the MTA? (ABC)
- MTA’s Bond Yee Discusses Solutions to SFGo and Speed Concerns on Fell and Oak (Bike NOPA)
- Man Accused of Beating Actor on Muni Bus Pleads Not Guilty (CBS 5)
- More Details on Life of Man Found Dead on Muni Bus (Examiner)
- California Looks to Crack Down on Abuse of Disabled Placards (CBS 5)
- Woman Found Guilty of Assaulting Traffic Officer in 2006 Seeks Leniency (SF Gate)
- Marin Bus Service Cuts Likely (Marin IJ)
- Motorist Convicted of Assault with a Deadly Weapon During Road Rage Incident (Sac Bee)
- Chinese Car Production Tops 10 Million Annually, Breaks Domestic Record (BBC)
- Buy Your Own Muni Bus for $2300 on Ebay (NBC)
- Traffic Cones Become a Giant Orange Hedgehog (Inhabitat)
- LA Times Examines a Variety of Electric Bikes
- Coyote Hit by Car Going 75 MPH, Stuck in Grill, Lives, Recovers at Animal Hospital, Escapes!! (NBC)
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