Today’s Headlines
In One of Last Acts as Mayor, Newsom Sets Targets for Pedestrian Safety (SF Examiner, Press Office) The Chronicle Gives Us Some Decent Coverage of Pedestrian Issues 82-year-old SF Walker Hits the 25,000 Mile Mark (SF Gate) Hit-and-Run Driver Injures Bicyclist in Mission on Xmas Morning (SF Gate, Mission Loc@l) Malia Cohen to Become 2nd … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:23 AM PST on January 3, 2011
- In One of Last Acts as Mayor, Newsom Sets Targets for Pedestrian Safety (SF Examiner, Press Office)
- The Chronicle Gives Us Some Decent Coverage of Pedestrian Issues
- 82-year-old SF Walker Hits the 25,000 Mile Mark (SF Gate)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Injures Bicyclist in Mission on Xmas Morning (SF Gate, Mission Loc@l)
- Malia Cohen to Become 2nd Car-Free Member of SF Board of Supes with David Chiu (SF Gate)
- D6 Supervisor-Elect Jane Kim Promises to Make Pedestrian Safety a Priority (SF Gate, SF Examiner)
- Caltrain Begins Testing Baby Bullet Service on Weekends (SF Gate)
- SFMTA Installs New Bike Racks Designed by Artists Picked in SFBC Contest (SFBC Blog, Wired)
- “Broad Effort” Underway to Improve Transportation for North Central San Mateo (SM Daily News)
- AP Covers Plans for Bay Area Bike Share Program (via SF Gate)
- Decision From Judge Expected Today on Doyle Drive Financing (SF Examiner)
- SFMTA Management, Muni Operators Union Set to Meet This Month for Negotiations (SF Examiner)
- Governor-Elect Brown Selects John Laird as Natural Resources Secretary (Mercury News)
- Small Performing Arts Groups Struggle to Take Advantage of Mid-Market Loans (SF Public Press)
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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