Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Bryan Goebel
9:37 AM PDT on June 8, 2011
- $248 Million Streets Bond Measure Headed to Ballot (SF Examiner, BCN via SF Appeal)
- SF Supervisors Approve Treasure Island Development in 11-0 Vote (SF Gate)
- SFBG Editorial: “Mayor Lee Should Veto Park Merced Development Agreement”
- SFMTA Looking at More Projects to Better Market Street, Restrict Autos (SF Gate)
- Parking Permits for Nannies Approved by SFMTA Board (SF Examiner)
- Caltrain “Likely to Get” $5 Million to Help Fill Budget Hole (SF Examiner)
- BART to Consider Budget That Includes $35 Million in Improvements (SF Examiner)
- Environmental Group Sues to Block Widening of Niles Canyon Road (SF Gate)
- Interim SMART Manager to Get 10-Percent Pay Raise (Marin IJ)
- Chicago Gets Cracking on Building 100 Miles of Protected Bikeways (Sun-Times)
- Janette Sadik-Kahn has Advice for L.A. on Building Quality Open Space (Streetsblog LA)
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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