Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Bryan Goebel
9:08 AM PDT on August 18, 2010
- Caltrain Set to Hold Hearings on Proposed Fare Hikes and Service Cuts (SF Gate, Merc)
- Capitol Corridor Seeks Funds to Improve Service to Placer, Alameda Counties (Sac Business Journal)
- CNN: “Is the U.S. Turning a Corner on High-Speed Rail?”
- SFMTA Can Act Now and Later to Create a Better Masonic (BIKE NOPA)
- CHP Officer on Motorcycle Hits Pedestrian in Ingelside District (Merc)
- Feds Launch New Civil Rights Probe of MTC (Bay Citizen, East Bay Express)
- Pelosi, Newsom Commemorate Transfer of Treasure Island to San Francisco (SF Gate, BCN via CBS5)
- Newsom Also in Sacramento for Mayor Kevin Johnson’s “Greenwise” Gathering (Sac Press)
- Rally in LA Draws Thousands Who Want to Speed Up City’s 30/10 Plan (T4A)
- Sebastopol Increasing Parking Fines for First Time in 7 Years (Press Democrat)
- A Great Piece from My Colleague Matthew Roth on the Bike Culture of Black Rock City (Burning Blog)
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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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