Today’s Headlines
Market Street crash yesterday. Photo: Katie Doze/SF Appeal Chiu Calls for Possible Rejection of SFMTA Budget (SF Appeal) Muni Ad Wraps Approved (Examiner) Taxi Medallion Sale Forecast Lowered (Examiner) Bizarre Market Street Car Crash Leads to Minor Injuries (SF Appeal, NBC, Examiner) Electric Caltrain Could Slow Commute for Many (Merc) Peninsula Critics Pay French Company … Continued
By
Matthew Roth
9:07 AM PDT on May 5, 2010
Market Street crash yesterday. Photo: Katie Doze/SF Appeal- Chiu Calls for Possible Rejection of SFMTA Budget (SF Appeal)
- Muni Ad Wraps Approved (Examiner)
- Taxi Medallion Sale Forecast Lowered (Examiner)
- Bizarre Market Street Car Crash Leads to Minor Injuries (SF Appeal, NBC, Examiner)
- Electric Caltrain Could Slow Commute for Many (Merc)
- Peninsula Critics Pay French Company to Study Alternate HSR Routes (KCBS, Merc)
- Fremont Wants to Leave Sidewalk and Tree Maintenance to Residents (ABC)
- Spare the Air Days Begin in Bay Area (CoCo Times)
- 4th Bore Caldecott Tunnel Construction Underway (ABC)
- Porn Scandal Shakes Up SF Planning Dept (SF Gate, SF Weekly)
- Profiles of Women Who Ride Bicycles (Bike
NOPA, Bikes
and the City) - Rate of Swedish Children Cycling Decreases as Helmet Promotion
Increases (Copenhagenize) - Judge Rules CA Can Take Local Redevelopment Funds (Examiner, AP via CoCo Times, Sac Bee)
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