Today’s Headlines
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By
Bryan Goebel
9:11 AM PST on February 16, 2011
- BART Board to Negotiate with GM Dorothy Dugger on Her Departure (SF Gate)
- SFMTA Will Face $1.6 Billion Deficit Over 20 Years (SF Gate, SF Examiner)
- Supes Committee to Vote on Legislation to Crackdown on Illegal Cabs (SF Examiner)
- Software Glitch Causes 30 Minute Caltrain Delays (SF Examiner)
- SFMTA Fare Inspector Attacked (SF Examiner)
- SM Daily Journal: Mayors Frustrated by Plan to Close Caltrain Stations
- Important Meetings in Oakland This Week on Transit and Bike/Ped Issues (Living in the O)
- Obama’s Transpo Budget Includes Money for Fresno BRT Project (Fresno Bee)
- High Earners in London Demand Bike Parking at Work Before Changing Jobs (Evening Standard)
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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