Today’s Headlines

• Lawyers manage to convince a jury that faulty design and “unreasonable” bike rider caused rider's death, not the drunk driver who hit him (Desert Sun)
• VW: Prioritize those communities most affected by your diesel pollution (Greenlining)
• Cities and states try to crack down on distracted bicycling (Government Tech)
• Woodland recognized as "bicycle friendly" (Daily Democrat)
• Explore downtown L.A.'s underground pedestrian tunnels (CityLab)
• New Kings Stadium in Sacramento plans high-tech solutions for people arriving by car, plus a few crosswalk improvements—no mention of bikes (Government Tech)
• Successful joint cap-and-trade auction nets $900 million in pollution credits (Sacramento Business Journals)
• Analysts predict strong economy, budget surplus in California (Sacramento Bee)
• Report: Investments in climate change huge, but may not be enough (Pacific Standard)
• Super Bowl committee won't ask Muni to remove its overhead wires after all (Hoodline)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF