Today’s Headlines
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By
Bryan Goebel
8:22 AM PDT on September 19, 2011
- New BART GM, Grace Crunican, Willing to Meet with Protestors (Matier & Ross)
- AP via NPR: “SF Chinatown Fears New Subway Could Be Scrapped”
- Costs for Central Subway “Vary Between SF, Federal Agencies” (SF Examiner)
- Leland Yee “Latest Politico to Jump Onto the Free Muni Bandwagon” (SF Weekly)
- City Makes It Easier to “Transform Lifeless Sidewalks Into Vibrant Pocket Gardens” (SF Gate)
- SFPD “Pounds Pavement in Search of Stolen Bikes” (SF Examiner)
- Mayoral Candidates Wash Cars at McKinley Elementary School (City Insider)
- Workers on the Caldecott Tunnel “Dig Toward Tomorrow” (SF Gate)
- Hayes Valley Farm Preparing to Move to New Location (SF Examiner)
- Mr. Roadshow Lists His Top 20 Transportation Headaches Over Past 2 Decades
- Eugene, Oregon Holds Its First Sunday Streets Event (KMTR)
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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