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HEADLINES FOR MAY 9, 2008

6 seats removed from some BART cars
San Francisco Chronicle

Golden Gate Bridge unveils peak-hour toll plan
San Francisco Chronicle

Despite efforts, Market Street traffic lingers
San Francisco Chronicle

CALIFORNIA / Veggie oil burners get burned by state's regulatory red tape / Fryer grease users frustrated by legal hurdles blocking way
San Francisco Chronicle

Big MTBE settlement to benefit California
San Francisco Chronicle

Gas-tax holiday debate warns of fights to come
San Francisco Chronicle

BART to sell youth discount tickets on the Internet
Contra Costa Times

Tesoro Refinery to pay $1.5 million for pollution
Contra Costa Times

Steam engine to take return ride through Niles Canyon
Contra Costa Times

Bridge traffic down, carpools up
Contra Costa Times

Peak-hour GG Bridge toll could hit $7
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Golden Gate toll could soar to $7
Marin Independent Journal

Asimow and Stark: Temporary tax hike is best state budget solution
Sacramento Bee

Tolls as high as $7 being considered for Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco Examiner

Governor meets with automakers on gas emissions
San Diego Union Tribune

Largest-Ever Deal Puts Fuel Cells in California Buses
Sustainable Business

East Third Street biz owners worry about parking
San Francisco Examiner

Bicyclists Earn Energy Boost on Bike to Work Day May 15
PR Newswire

MTC Invites Marin County Residents to Help Steer a Better Course ...
PR Newswire

HEADLINES FOR MAY 8, 2008

Judge orders EPA to hurry on carbon monoxide
San Francisco Chronicle

BERKELEY / Professor rips Caltrans over maze rebuild / He says work was too hasty and costly
San Francisco Chronicle

AC Transit driver named best transit operator in North America
San Francisco Chronicle

Taming Santa Clara County's deadliest stretch of road
San Jose Mercury News

Highway 152 through the years
San Jose Mercury News

California deficit still anyone's guess
San Jose Mercury News

Projects aim at safety for pedestrians, students
Contra Costa Times

Truck drivers strike over pay
Contra Costa Times

Fog surrounding toll increases may start to lift
San Francisco Examiner

HEADLINES FOR MAY 7, 2008

Summer gas tax elimination is nonsense and pandering
San Francisco Chronicle

Ethanol commitment scrutinized so soon?
San Jose Mercury News

Even toll takers make mistakes
San Jose Mercury News

'Ball was dropped' in Richmond spill response, police say
Contra Costa Times

Oil profit tax nonsense
Contra Costa Times

SR plan to extend meter hours yanked
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Senate GOP leader rules out tax hikes to balance budget
Sacramento Bee

Test drive of 2007 ZENN electric vehicle inspires elation -- and fear
Sacramento Bee

New York bicycle commuters face an uphill climb
Los Angeles Times

Public voice may alter Muni’s plans
San Francisco Examiner

Your transportation ideas sought
The Vacaville Reporter

HEADLINES FOR MAY 6, 2008

EDITORIAL: Gas-tax gimmickry
San Francisco Chronicle

Antioch police plan seatbelt crackdown
Contra Costa Times

I-205 construction time frame varies
Contra Costa Times

How many Californians?
Contra Costa Times

Workshop offers time to talk transportation Requires paid subscription
Fairfield Daily Republic

Sales tax for transportation coming for voter approval in November
Napa Valley Register

Parallel road to Highway 29 in AmCan proposed to relive traffic woes
Napa Valley Register

California may run out of cash by August
Sacramento Bee

BART may soon sell student-discount tickets online
San Francisco Examiner

Fare dodging and Muni inspectors
San Francisco Examiner

HEADLINES FOR MAY 5, 2008

Candidates pandering on gasoline tax
Oakland Tribune

Big day in court for open space tax
San Jose Mercury News

Roadshow: To BART - or not to BART?
San Jose Mercury News

VINE deal rescinded
Napa Valley Register

HEADLINES FOR MAY 4, 2008

Weekend motorcyclists now weekday commuters
San Francisco Chronicle

Gas-tax holiday risks causing a hangover - Treated by politicians like a party favor, plan doesn't even guarantee lower pump prices
San Francisco Chronicle

BART offers free rides to kids today
Contra Costa Times

Opposition to ferry parking garage is a mistake
Marin Independent Journal

HEADLINES FOR MAY 3, 2008

$7.1 million grant for city transit security
San Francisco Chronicle

Cash for cabbies who pick up disabled
San Francisco Chronicle

Queen: Are you cutting back on driving?
Oakland Tribune

Benicia looks to increase mass transit ridership
Oakland Tribune

VTA approves sale of land for high-density housing
San Jose Mercury News

New FasTrak customers can get prizes through June 6
Contra Costa Times

HEADLINES FOR MAY 2, 2008

Need to deal with water needs crucial
San Francisco Chronicle

Drought certain if solutions are absent
San Francisco Chronicle

Life on the ground key to new high-rise area
San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area population now more than 7.3 million
San Francisco Chronicle

EDITORIAL: Up, up, up to the future?
San Francisco Chronicle

Bridge traffic down, carpools up
Oakland Tribune

State's growth has urban flavor
San Jose Mercury News

Wanted: any proof that travel in the Bay Area has become “a little easier”
San Jose Mercury News

New FasTrak customers can get prizes through June 6
Contra Costa Times

Three Bay Area counties get an F for fine particle pollution
Contra Costa Times

Candidates clash over plan to lift gas tax for summer
Sacramento Bee

Editorial: Gas tax 'holiday' nonsense
Sacramento Bee

Editorial: Let's stick to facts, please, on eminent domain
Sacramento Bee

Higher gas prices mean more sales tax for state
Sacramento Bee

Team Bike Challenge Featured During National Bike Month
PR Newswire

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