Today’s Headlines

• Climate change bills clear hurdle with deal on energy plans (LA Times)
• Vague proposal for transportation funding may include cap-and-trade money, vehicle fees, may require voter approval (KQED)
• More rumors of the mix that may produce a compromise in the CA legislature around transportation (Contra Costa Times)
• Republicans aren't fans of Brown's plan (Bloomberg)
• California is about to do something great that no other state has done (Mother Jones)
• Santa Ana Moves Forward with Terrible Road Widening Plan (OC Register)
• Advertising war on climate change legislation heats up (LA Times)
• Caltrain modernization to get a boost (San Mateo Daily Journal)
• SMART track completed in Marin (Marin Independent Journal)
• Bike League publishes new report on the equity of access to bicycle infrastructure (League of American Bicyclists)
• Assemblymember demands Caltrans open a lane on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge to car traffic (CBS)
• Lowering fuel use in CA can reduce gas prices and volatility while growing economy (Environmental Defense Fund)
• San Diego transit oriented development strategy doesn't go far enough (Voice of San Diego)
• Bicyclists offer recommendations for best bike rides in San Joaquin County (Record-Net)
• Honolulu has a solution to congestion: protected bike lanes (Planetizen)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF