Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
9:00 AM PDT on August 19, 2013
- Tenderloin Community Comes Together for a Beautiful Sunday Streets (SFGate, Bluoz)
- One Injured in Crash After Car Rolls Over on Van Ness Avenue (ABC)
- SFMTA Considers Tour Bus Restrictions at Alamo Square to Appease Fed-Up Neighbors (ABC, SFBay)
- Castro Street Set to Get Rainbow Crosswalks Funded by the Community Benefit District (BAR)
- Some Tips on How to Protect Your Bicycle in SF (SF Weekly)
- AC Transit Union Rejects Contract (KTVU); BART Manager Salaries Put Into Context (SFGate)
- U.S. Dept. of Labor Delays Decision on Withholding CA Transit Funds Over Pension Battle (SacBee)
- Bay Bridge Party Cancellation Leaves Extra Funds; Bike/Ped Path Won’t Be Completely Open (KTVU)
- Advocates Gather for Safe Routes to School Conference in Sacramento (SacBee)
- CA Judge Rules CAHSRA’s Funding Plan Violates Requirements of Prop 1A (SacBee, CBS)
- SF Chronicle: Sen. Steinberg’s CEQA Bill Doesn’t Go Far Enough to Curb Abusive Lawsuits
- Here’s What Happens to Drivers Caught Without a License (People Behaving Badly)
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
Aaron was the editor of Streetsblog San Francisco from January 2012 until October 2015. He joined Streetsblog in 2010 after studying rhetoric and political communication at SF State University and spending a semester in Denmark.
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