Today’s Headlines
Streetsblog won't be publishing on Monday in honor of Memorial Day. Have a great weekend.
8:08 AM PDT on May 27, 2016
Streetsblog won’t be publishing on Monday in honor of Memorial Day. Have a great weekend.
- Not a joke: California Board of Equalization celebrates rising sales of gas as a “win” (Press Enterprise)
- Demand for cap-and-trade pollution credits falls (KQED)
- Cap-and-trade auction shows resilience (Environmental Defense Fund)
- Kings County won’t appeal its High Speed Rail lawsuit (OC Register)
- Kempton: No, dude, California transportation really does need more money (Fox and Hounds)
- Wow! Google funds resurfacing of four miles of bike trail (Mercury News)
- California Transportation Foundation awards Ventura beach bike path Bike Ped Project of the Year (Ventura County Star)
- Video: Senator Cannella officially declares May is Bike Month (Vimeo)
- San Luis Obispo county will put transportation sales tax on ballot (New Times SLO)
- California’s latest affordable housing proposal is a hot mess (City Commentary)
- AirBnB money buys a politician or three (SF Examiner)
- Comments sought on Plan Bay Area (Independent News)
- Podcast: Can’t ride it if they stole it (Bicycle Story)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.
More from Streetsblog California
Tuesday’s Headlines
Transit continues to thrive in California even as advocates have to sue the state to try and stop a funding disaster.
July 28, 2026
New Terra Bella Bike Lanes Partially Replacing Van Nuys Bike Lanes
The "replacement" bikeway falls short on both quantity and quality: Metro/LADOT are removing 5.6 partially protected lane-miles and adding back just 4.8 lane-miles, all unprotected
July 27, 2026
Streetsblog San Diego: Finish the Rapid 215
It should not be controversial to prioritize a full bus over a line of single occupancy vehicles.
July 27, 2026
Oakland’s Franklin Street Protected Bike Lane Nears Completion
Can "robust routine bikeway upgrades" become the norm when a city repaves a street?
July 27, 2026
Monday’s Headlines
I'm back at the con. Streetsblog CAL will resume normal publishing/video/podcasting today.
July 27, 2026