Today’s Headlines
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By
Bryan Goebel
9:10 AM PDT on August 19, 2010
- Pedestrian Safety Remains a Top Concern in the Mission District (Mission Loc@l)
- Chronicle Editorial Supports Bike Lanes on Masonic Avenue
- SFPD Investigating Beating of Gay Man in Hate Crime on Muni Train (BAR)
- Muni Operators Honored for Quick Thinking That Saved Lives (SF Examiner)
- AC Transit Board Votes to Appeal Arbitration Ruling (BCN via CBS5)
- Environmental Groups Raise Concerns About Transpo Plans for Treasure Island (Public Press)
- Mayor Cuts Ribbon on Mid-Market Art Store Seen as “Catalyst” for Revitalization (KTVU, City Insider)
- Contractor to be Selected to Renovate GG Park Playground Plaza (SF Gate)
- Boxer Attacks Fiorina’s Support for More Oil Drilling, Says It Threatens Jobs (LA Times)
- Groups Sue to Block Embarcadero Development Study (SF Examiner)
- Are Unaccountable Economic Development Agencies Even Creating Enough Jobs? (WSJ)
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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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