Today’s Headlines
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By
Bryan Goebel
9:16 AM PDT on May 19, 2011
- SF Considers Tearing Down Portion of 280 for HSR Route (SF Examiner)
- Former Supes Urge Ed Lee to Run for Mayor (SF Gate, Bay Citizen)
- Two Trains Malfunction Creating Evening Delays on Muni Metro (SF Examiner)
- Burlingame Funds Hotel Shuttle Buses to Shopping Districts (SF Examiner)
- Cyclist Hurt After Being Hit by Driver at Amgen Tour (BCN via SF Examiner)
- Legislation Would Make it Easier to Challenge Red-Light Camera Tickets (Roadshow)
- BART’s 302 Ticket Machines Now Work for Clipper Cards (BCN via SF Appeal)
- SMART Requests $82 Million from MTC, Critics “Crying Foul” (Marin IJ)
- “Blowback” to LA Times’ Editorial on High Speed Rail (LAT via Sblog LA)
- Randy Shaw Likes John King’s New Book (Beyond Chron)
- Portland Completes Its First “Real” Cycletrack (Bike Portland)
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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