Today’s Headlines
Ex-BART Officer Mehserle Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter (SF Gate, ABC7, KCBS) Protests, Looting Over Verdict Spill into the Night in Oakland; 83 Arrests (SF Gate, Merc, ABC7, LAT) Feds Will Conduct Civil Rights Review of Mehserle Case (ABC7) NY Times: “Anti-Car Crusade, Fueled by Gulf Spill, Takes a Station Hostage” Are Higher Tolls Reducing Bay … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
8:59 AM PDT on July 9, 2010
- Ex-BART Officer Mehserle Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter (SF Gate, ABC7, KCBS)
- Protests, Looting Over Verdict Spill into the Night in Oakland; 83 Arrests (SF Gate, Merc, ABC7, LAT)
- Feds Will Conduct Civil Rights Review of Mehserle Case (ABC7)
- NY Times: “Anti-Car Crusade, Fueled by Gulf Spill, Takes a Station Hostage”
- Are Higher Tolls Reducing Bay Bridget Traffic? (KTVU)
- Measure to Raise Vehicle Registration Fee in San Mateo County Makes Ballot (San Mateo Times)
- City Place Mid-Market Development Wins Approval in SF (SF Business Times, SF Examiner)
- HSR Authority Adds Shared Track Option in LA to Anaheim Route (OC Register)
- Paratransit Riders to Ride for Free on Santa Rosa CityBus (Santa Rosa CityBus)
- Help the Panhandle Park Stewards This Weekend (BIKE NOPA)
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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