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9:27 AM PDT on May 16, 2011

    • SF to Consider Raising Taxi Rates to "Priciest in the Nation" (City Insider, SF Examiner)
    • SFMTA "Goes Off the Rails on Overtime" (City Insider)
    • LA Times Editorial: California "Can Do Better" on High-Speed Rail
    • Thousands Take to the Streets for Bay to Breakers (SF Gate, SF Appeal)
    • Group Vows Appeal of Ruling Validating Caltrans Minority Contract Program (Sac Bee)
    • City Launches Art in Storefronts Project on Market Street (SF Examiner)
    • Mission Playground Closes Today for a $7.5 Million Makeover (SF Gate)
    • Budget Woes Will Force 70 State Parks to Close in Sept. (SF Gate)
    • Brookings Study Gives High Rankings to Fresno's Transit System (Fresno Bee)

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Bryan Goebel
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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