Today’s Headlines
- Volkswagen says 11 million cars worldwide contain deceptive software (NY Times)
- Riding a bike to the Emmys: it’s no big deal, people (Hollywood Reporter)
- Tech bus drivers can’t afford to live in the Bay Area (SF Chronicle)
- Who’s funding Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson’s “secret government”? (Dead Spin)
- Debate: When should California switch from LOS to VMT? (Planetizen)
- Marin communities draft list of transportation funding priorities (Marin Independent Journal)
- Why Uber is wise to destroy itself before everyone else does (SF Chronicle)
- Census says poverty, homelessness declined in California last year (PPIC)
- Study: Drivers have the most stressful commute (CityLab)
- The truth is out: opponents of relaxed parking minimums say they will make the city too attractive (CityLab)
- Folding chairs placed by locals spur transit agency to add bus benches (Lawrence Journal-World)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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