Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Bryan Goebel
8:51 AM PDT on August 23, 2011
- 45 People Arrested in BART Protests (SF Gate, BCN via SF Exam, Bay Citizen)
- SF Examiner: “Fed-up Commuters Battle BART Protestors”
- Emily Dunn, Killed by Muni Bus, Had Just Moved to SF (SF Examiner)
- Muni Dispatch May Have Violated Rules Before Dunn’s Death (City Insider)
- Man Charged in SR Hit-and-Run That Killed 4-year-old Boy (SF Gate, CBS)
- Interim GM Hired at SMART (Patch, Marin IJ)
- SF Voter-Approved Park Bond Projects Delayed (SF Examiner)
- A New Green Sidewalk is Thriving at Turk and Lyon (BIKE NOPA)
- Long Beach’s Leap Toward Livability (Streetsblog L.A.)
- If NYC Mayor Had His Way, Red Light Cams Would Police Every Corner (Transpo Nation)
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
Editor’s note: The entire Streetsblog network is on a light publishing schedule today.
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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