Today’s Headlines
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By
Bryan Goebel
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)
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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