Today’s Headlines

9:35 AM PDT on May 9, 2011

California HSR to Receive $300 Million in Federal Funding (Mercury News)
Muni Labor Contract Negotiations "Enter the Final Stretch" (SF Gate)
Muni Clipper Card Transition Begins For Seniors, Children (SF Gate)
It Takes Three Years to Get a Traffic Signal Installed in SF (SF Examiner)
Chron's Disappointing Editorial on Bicycling: "Riding Carefully" (SF Gate)
City Insider: "City Gearing Up for More Parklets"
Accused Drunk Driver Who Killed Pedestrian on Masonic is a Sheriff's Cadet (Matier & Ross)
San Jose City Councilmember Arrested for Drunk Driving (Mercury News)
San Jose Considering Launching a Car Share Program (Mercury News)
Free Electric Vehicle Charges Will Be Available at All City Garages (SF Examiner)
Sonoma County Calls on Marin to "Dig Deeper for SMART" (Press Democrat)

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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