Today’s Headlines

• Gas tax revenue down, and so is transportation funding in California (LA Times) (Contra Costa Times)
• Study: cheap gas can lead to more traffic fatalities (Science Daily)
• High Speed Rail Authority considers building segments to the north first, rather than south (LA Times) (San Jose Mercury News)
• Bike commission in Menlo Park calls for lower vehicle speeds (San Jose Mercury News)
• Legislative Analyst Office says state shouldn't have to spend cap-and-trade money only on reducing GHGs (News Observer)
• South Dakota legislatures propose a law requiring bike riders to hop off if there's not enough room for cars to pass (KOTA)
• An end to parking? (Mother Jones)
• Oceanside to get a road diet pilot (Seaside Courier)
• Cars vs. bicycles: Breaking a fatal cycle (Orange County Register)
• Video: Kostelec Planning interviews a beg button about street conditions (YouTube)
• Methane leak in Porter Ranch is boosting global warming (LA Times)
  • ...and the company was finally ordered to shut down the leaky well (San Diego Union-Tribune)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF