Today’s Headlines
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By
Bryan Goebel
8:44 AM PDT on July 13, 2011
- Two-Track Peninsula Proposal Would Delay High-Speed Rail (SF Examiner, Merc)
- Powell Street Promenade Set to Open Today; Nice Piece from John King
- BART Police Chief Defends Officers in Fatal Shooting (SF Examiner)
- BART Spokesperson Vows “Zero Tolerance” for Future Disruptions (SF Gate)
- Hercules “Tries to Pick Up the Pieces from Shattered Development Dreams” (Coco Times)
- Parkmerced Residents File Suit Over Development Plan (BCN via Bay Citizen)
- SF Supervisors Approve Candlestick Growth Plan (SF Gate)
- Bay City News Recaps SPUR Forum on Market Street (via SF Appeal)
- Press Democrat: “Bad Times Play Out in Sonoma County Traffic Court”
- Mica Bill Good for L.A.’s 30/10 Plan, Bad for Everyone Else (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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