Today’s Headlines

8:46 AM PDT on August 24, 2011

75-year-old Woman Killed by Driver in East San Jose (Mercury News)
Reward Offered in Hit-and-Run That Killed Donald Casper (SF Gate)
City-Owned Asphalt Plant Sits Idle; Lack of $ for Street Repairs (SF Examiner)
BART Protests Not Scaring Away Passengers at SF Stations (SF Examiner)
Chronicle: "BART says Closing Stations Keeps Passengers Safe"
Anonymous Planning Another Protest, Posts New Demands (SF Examiner)
Should the SFMTA Take a Portion of Backseat Ad Revenue from Taxis? (SF Examiner)
Roadshow Column Focuses on 15mph Speed Zones Around Schools
New Funding Approved for Bike and Ped Projects in Burlingame (Patch)
Streetsblog L.A. Interviews Donald Shoup About L.A.'s ExpressPark System
Obama and Family Take a Bike Ride on Martha’s Vineyard (Transpo Nation)

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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