Today’s Headlines
SFMTA’s Budget Deficit Grows to $29M This Fiscal Year (SF Examiner) “Fast Start” HSR Proposal Splits Cost of Caltrain Electrification (Mercury News, SFGate) Residential Parking Permits in SF Now Renewable Online (SFGate) Pedicab Service Proposed in the Haight, Divisadero, Golden Gate Park (Uppercasing) SF Man Found Dead on Bike Tour in Death Valley (SFGate, BCN via ABC 7) Uptown Almanac Critiques Temporary, Minimalist Muni … Continued
By
Robert Prinz
9:17 AM PDT on March 22, 2012
- SFMTA’s Budget Deficit Grows to $29M This Fiscal Year (SF Examiner)
- “Fast Start” HSR Proposal Splits Cost of Caltrain Electrification (Mercury News, SFGate)
- Residential Parking Permits in SF Now Renewable Online (SFGate)
- Pedicab Service Proposed in the Haight, Divisadero, Golden Gate Park (Uppercasing)
- SF Man Found Dead on Bike Tour in Death Valley (SFGate, BCN via ABC 7)
- Uptown Almanac Critiques Temporary, Minimalist Muni Stops on South Van Ness
- Muni Celebrates Centennial With Restoration of Its First Streetcar (SF Examiner)
- Seven Parklets Planned in Oakland This Year (Oakland Tribune)
- SMART Accesses $171m in Bond Funds (Marin IJ)
- Hercules Wins $4.5m for Future Train, Ferry Stations (CoCo Times)
- Palo Alto’s California Ave. Road Diet Stalled by Lawsuits (PA Online)
- Elderly Driver Hits Elderly Jogger in Belmont (CBS 5)
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.
More from Streetsblog San Francisco
Bay to Breakers: Transit Modifications and Street Closures
A few tips to start your weekend
May 15, 2026
Friday Video: Everybody Loves to Ride the D (The New D Train in LA, That Is)
It's Woodstock for NUMTOTs — minus the mud and free love.
May 14, 2026
‘Bike to Wherever Day’ Rolls Through Bay Area
Cyclists celebrate the joy of riding a bike and freedom from gas prices
May 14, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: Sidewalk Nation
Law Professor Michael Pollack on who manages, owns and feels ownership of sidewalks — "America's most overlooked resource."
May 14, 2026