Today’s Headlines
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By
Bryan Goebel
9:21 AM PDT on May 11, 2011
- Muni Operators Union to SFMTA: “Try Substance, Not Spin” (SF Examiner)
- SFMTA, City File “Defiant Response” to CPUC Safety Allegations (SF Examiner)
- State Legislative Analyst Recommends Overhaul of CAHSRA (LA Times, SF Gate)
- Capitol Corridor Trains Will Get New Cars Thanks to New Federal Funds (Sac Bee)
- Boy Riding His Bike in a Vineyard Struck and Killed by Uncle in Truck (Press Democrat)
- “Despondent Driver” Hits, Kills Truck Driver on Hwy 101 (SF Gate)
- Walk SF Writes to SFMTA Strongly Supporting Masonic “Boulevard” Redesign (BIKE NOPA)
- Treasure Island Development Would Bring in $80 Million Over 20 Years (City Insider)
- SF Bike Party Loves to “Share Space, Avoid Conflict and Just Have Fun” (SFBG)
- Tahoe Merchants Worry Hwy 50 Closure Will Affect Amgen Tour Attendance (SF Gate)
- LaHood Wants to Improve Cycling Safety, Probably Isn’t a Hipster (HuffPo, Gothamist)
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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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