Today’s Headlines
Electeds Break Ground on Transbay Transit Center (SF Examiner, BCN via The Appeal) Groundbreaking was Worth a Few Laughs, Writes the Chronicle’s John Coté (City Insider) LaHood Sees “Bright Future” for High-Speed Rail (Philadelphia Inquirer) Clock Error on Bus Cameras Means SFMTA Must Refund $28K in Tickets (ABC7) Planning Commission to Hold Hearing Today on … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:09 AM PDT on August 12, 2010
- Electeds Break Ground on Transbay Transit Center (SF Examiner, BCN via The Appeal)
- Groundbreaking was Worth a Few Laughs, Writes the Chronicle’s John Coté (City Insider)
- LaHood Sees “Bright Future” for High-Speed Rail (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Clock Error on Bus Cameras Means SFMTA Must Refund $28K in Tickets (ABC7)
- Planning Commission to Hold Hearing Today on Treasure Island Redevelopment EIR (SF Gate)
- Supervisor Mirkarimi Introduces Legislation to Monitor Parking Garage Revenue (SF Examiner)
- Judge Reaffirms Order for Arbitration in AC Transit Labor Dispute (BCN via CBS5)
- Report says Santa Cruz Needs to Improve Its Sidewalks (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
- Portland Metro Prez to Lead NY’s Office of Planning and Sustainability (Streetsblog NY)
- Press Democrat: “Bike Paths Offer Serenity from Dawn to Dusk”
- The Onion: “Millions of Barrels of Oil Safely Reach Port in Major Environmental Catastrophe”
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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