Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Bryan Goebel
9:43 AM PDT on June 21, 2011
- SF Taxi Drivers to Stage Two-Hour Strike Today (SF Examiner, Bay Citizen)
- Feds: BART Early Sat. Trains Would Impact Low-Income, Minority Riders (SF Gate)
- Bay Citizen: “Is Cronyism Costing BART Millions?”
- Cell Phone Cams are Allowed on Muni, Despite What Drivers May Tell You (SF Appeal)
- KALW Interviews Outgoing SFMTA Chief Nat Ford (Crosscurrents)
- SF Mayor’s Office Proposes System for Keeping Track of Vacant Storefronts (SF Examiner)
- New Plan Would Revive SF Street-Sweeping Crews (City Insider)
- New Street Park Set to Open Today in Bernal Heights (SF Examiner)
- Heat Wave Prompts Season’s First Spare the Air Alert (SF Gate)
- Bicyclist “Suffers Life-Threatening” Injuries After Crash Near Balboa Park BART (SF Exam)
- Biking, Walking Projects Create More Jobs Than “Road-Only” Projects (Bike Portland)
- Elly Blue: “Bicycling’s Gender Gap: It’s the Economy, Stupid” (Grist)
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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