Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
9:52 AM PST on January 19, 2011
- Metro Board Member, and Streetsblog Reader Richard Katz New Metrolink Chair (The Source)
- Advocates Want Class 1 Bike Lane on New Gerald Desmond Bridge (Bicycle Retailer)
- City’s Race to Protect State Funds from Brown’s Cuts (LAT)
- But Gov. So Good for Transit, Many Agencies Canceling Cuts (SacBee)
- City Watch Poll: Mayor, Council Should Get Help Before Negotiating Football Stadium
- Former Council Staffer Greg Nelson Pushes the “Get Help” Point in a Times Op/Ed
- More on Yesterday’s Video on “The Invisible Cyclist” (Spot.us)
- Beverly Hills School District Hires Major Law Firm to “Stand Up” to Metro (BH Courier)
- New SF Mayor Ed Lee to Ditch Newsom’s SUV: “It’s Such a Big Piece of…” (City Insider)
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