Today’s Headlines

8:56 AM PDT on September 2, 2015

Transportation funding deal is elusive (Capitol Radio)
The Republican plan for transportation “needs more Reagan” (CalSTA)
Poll: most Americans back a ten-cent gas tax hike (The Hill)
Another poll: Californians oppose a gas tax hike (Capital Public Radio)
Democrats have lots of ideas on spending cap-and-trade money but time is running out (KQED)
Senate Leader Kevin de Leon talks about climate change bills (NBC)
California can cut its oil use in half (Union of Concerned Scientists)
UC Berkeley study: renewable energy policy creates jobs (LA Times)
UCLA study: million-plus CA seniors living in poverty (Sacramento Bee)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, since her early days commuting by bike to UCLA long ago. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, and edited Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center. She also earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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