Damien Newton

Though some drizzling did deter some riders (including the three friends who said they would go with me) from this month’s Cinco de Mayo ride, the weather could not dampen the festivities.

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San Francisco Walks Back Plan to Rip Out Restaurant Parklets (Standard) Berkeley Appoints New Police Chief As Text Scandal Continues (Berkeleyside) Man Attacked on BART with Cleaver. Suspect Arrested. (Examiner) Owner “Not Giving Up on SF” After Hayes Valley Bike Shop Closes (Chron) Reservoirs Are Brimming, So Why Are Water Prices Expected to Rise (Standard) … Continued

Decision Time for State Leaders: Save Transit, or Watch It Collapse (Sacramento Bee, Yahoo) New Poll Calls for More Police/Cleaner Trains on BART (Examiner, Chron) Should SF Close RV Park at Pier 94? (Chron) California Bill Would Prioritize Equity in Transportation Funding (California Bicycle Coalition) Federal Bill Would End Parking Minimums Nationwide (Reason) This Tahoe Distance … Continued

The Valencia Center-Running Bike Lane Is Becoming Reality (Mission Local) Supe Safai Will Challenge Breed’s Re-Election (GATE, Examiner) Supes Weigh in on Whether Private Security Should Be Armed (GATE) New Car Ownership Becoming a Rich People Thing (WaPo) 80 Vehicles Seized in Oakland Sideshow (KRON) Speculating on Governor Newsom’s Budget Plan (Sacramento Bee) Play the world’s … Continued

The Center Running Bike Lane Is Going in on Valencia (Twitter) West Oakland’s Decades of Freeway Injustice… (Washington Post) …And Faces Many Challenges To Undo Them (GATE) Rain Washed Lubricants Off Train Tracks Lead to a SCREEECH at Judah (Examiner) SF Tourism Economy Improving (GATE) Woman Arrested for Intentionally Striking Cyclist with Her Car in … Continued

This Article Makes BART’s Rail Inspection Vehicle Sound Like It’s from Star Wars (Examiner) SF Plans for Tiny Homes to Alleviate Homelessness in Mission (Chron) Can Breed Add Shelter Beds During Budget Crunch? (Examiner) Bancroft Hotel in Berkeley Could Be Converted to Affordable Housing (Berkeleyside) Breaking News: High Speed Rail Costs More Than It Did … Continued

While State Sees Population Dip, Santa Clara Is Growing (Chron) Berkeley Sets New Standards for Large Development (Berkeleyside) East Bay Times Calls 2nd Trans Bay Tunnel a “Boondoggle” BART Will “Never Need” Megabus Returns to CA with Cheap Tickets for Cross-State Trips (GV Wire, SacBee) Charts Show Oakland’s Proposed Budget in Easy-to-Understand Format (Chron) The … Continued

Supervisors Connie Chan and Catherine Stefani called on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to immediately install protected bicycle lanes on Arguello. A coalition of community members and sustainable transportation advocates submitted a petition with over 2,000 signatures in support of the Protected Arguello campaign, which calls for protected bike lanes and protected intersections to be installed on Arguello Boulevard immediately.