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Supervisor Dufty Argues 299 Valencia Vote Sets No Precedent
The San Francisco Bay Guardian has suggested that Supervisor Bevan Dufty swung to the right with his votes not to override the Mayor’s veto on legislation that would have required conditional use (CU) permits and hearings when housing units are being eliminated and his refusal to support an appeal of the 299 Valencia Street CU. In the halls after the vote several people who spoke in favor of the 299 Valencia appeal speculated Dufty was angling for higher office and couldn’t appear anti-developer.
January 15, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Oscar Grant Shooting Protest Ends in Arrests; More Vandalism Reported (KTVU, Merc) Meantime, the D-A Says Grant Had Both Hands Behind His Back When He Was Shot (SF Gate) Bridge Toll Money to be Reallocated for BART Rail Extension (Coco Times) Committee Approves Plan to Go After Rental Car Drivers Who Skip Paying Tolls (Coco … Continued
January 15, 2009
Obama Nominee Ray LaHood Appropriated Big Money to Road Lobby
Streetsblog Network blogger Hugh Bartling has a great post on the brewing turmoil surrounding President-elect Obama's choice for Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood. LaHood's confirmation hearing was delayed today after the Washington Post reported that in his position on the House Appropriations Committee he steered at least $9 million dollars to campaign donors last year.
January 14, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Former BART Officer Arrested on Murder Charges; More Protests Planned (Merc, SFGate) Looming Deficit has BART Looking at Service Cuts, Fare Increases (SFGate) And the Lean Budget Times Extend to All Transit Agencies, Including Sacramento (Sac Bee) Google Maps Visualize Transit Lines (The Transport Politic) Shovel-Ready Mass Transit: The Nation Talks to a Chicago Transit … Continued
January 14, 2009
Eyes on the Street: History of Oakland Chinatown’s Barnes Dance
Unlike numerous pedestrian tragedies that go unnoticed and unmitigated, when a man was killed at the corner of 8th Street and Webster Street in Oakland’s Chinatown in 2002, the community banded together to get a large federal grant to transform not only the dangerous intersection, but the entire neighborhood.
January 13, 2009
Will the Board of Supervisors Betray the Market/Octavia Plan on Tuesday?
After nearly ten years of community planning and a rigorous review process that resulted in a model community plan encouraging transit-oriented development, density, and strategic parking limits, a developer in the Market and Octavia Neighborhood Plan (PDF) area has asked for a special exception to the parking limit so they can sell condos to mostly wealthy people.
January 12, 2009
In Magnetometers We Trust
San Francisco-based Streetline, Inc. is one of several vendors who will compete for
a contract to install parking occupancy sensors and networking
technology in the SFMTA's SFPark pilot.
January 12, 2009
Today’s Headlines
BART Board to Appoint Police Oversight Committee (SF Gate) State Lawmakers Rush to Raid Public Transit Fund Thwarts Will of Voters (LAT) Anger Mounts Over Governor’s Plan to Exempt Highway Projects from CEQA (LAT) Beyond Chron: Stimulus Must Include Money for Mass Transit Republicans Oppose Stimulus Money for Bicycle Paths (BCT via Streetsblog Network) Infrastructure … Continued
January 12, 2009
Today’s Headlines
SF Legislators Introduce BART Police Oversight Bill (SFBG, SF Citizen) Meantime, BART Board Delays Talk on Service Cuts; Gets Earful on Shooting (Coco Times, SF Gate) Obama Vows Action on Green Economy (ENS) But He Needs a Better High Speed Rail Commitment (New Republic via CHSRB) California’s High Speed Rail Authority Running Out of Money … Continued
January 9, 2009