Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Bryan Goebel
9:44 AM PDT on June 29, 2011
- Debra Johnson Named Acting SFMTA Chief (City Insider, SF Examiner, BCN via Appeal)
- SFMTA Board Approves $233M Contract for Central Subway Digging (SF Examiner, Bay Citizen)
- San Jose Airport Adds Two New Parking Lots Totaling 1,513 Parking Spaces (Roadshow)
- BART Settles Lawsuit with Oscar Grant’s Mom for $1.3 Million (SF Gate)
- Jon Carroll: Let’s Annoy Today’s Drivers Instead of Their Grandchildren (SF Gate)
- Distracted Petaluma Driver Crashes Into Power Pole (Press Democrat)
- Shoup: Housing/TOD/Parking Bill Will Increase Affordable Housing (Design Advocate)
- Is High-Speed Rail a Culture War? (CAHSR Blog via Streetsblog LA)
- Times Story on European Anti-Car Policies Bolstered With Strong Follow-Ups (Times 1, 2)
- Redwood City Councilmember Jeff Gee Appointed to SamTrans Board (Redwood City Patch)
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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