Today’s Headlines
- San Diego County rescinds Climate Action Plan after court rules in favor of Sierra Club suit (UT San Diego)
- But sprawl still being planned there (UT San Diego)
- California Republican Senators introduce state constitutional amendment on transportation taxes (Sierra Sun Times)
- Ontario, Canada, to join the California-Quebec cap-and-trade program (EDF)
- Caltrans accused of business as usual in Niles Canyon project (Contra Costa Times)
- UCLA grades LA County on environmental performance: C+ (UCLA)
- Three California projects win APA Planning Excellence Awards in Lake Tahoe, San Diego, and Santa Monica (American Planning Association)
- It's not exactly news, but BART gets awfully crowded sometimes (SFGate)
- Bicyclist struck by two cars; news report says he was "obeying traffic laws” and doesn't mention helmets (ABC)
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