Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Bryan Goebel
9:39 AM PDT on May 24, 2011
- Muni Drivers Union Challenges Prop. G, Seeks to Stop Federal Funding (SF Examiner, City Insider)
- Taxi Driver Arrested in Hit-and-Run of Pedestrian on Polk St. (SF Examiner)
- SFMTA Schedules Series of Town Hall Meetings on Taxi Issues (SF Examiner)
- SF Supes to Consider Plan to Install AT&T Utility Boxes on Sidewalks (BCN via SF Appeal)
- Beyond Chron Op-Ed: Conduct EIR on Utility Box Proposal, and More from Fog City Journal
- Huge Crowd Turns Out for Launch of John Avalos for Mayor Campaign (SFBG, Fog City Journal)
- NOPA is Getting Its Second Parklet (BIKE NOPA)
- Marin DPW Director Set to Become Temporary SMART GM (Marin IJ, Press Democrat)
- Why Placards Must Go: Free Passes Mess Up Performance Parking for Everyone Else (Yglesias)
- Cycling Pioneer Gary Fisher Ties the Knot (Bay Area Bikers Blog)
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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