Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
9:13 AM PDT on June 3, 2016
- Oil companies are pouring money into campaigns of black and Latino Democrats in CA (CalMatters)
- Assembly passes bill to bring more cap-and-trade funds to disadvantaged communities (Greenlining Institute)
- Other ideas for protecting Google’s cars from pedestrians (City Observatory)
- In London, a scheme for free bike use (BikeBiz)
- But at Stanford, only a scheme for free helmets (Stanford News)
- Silicon Valley’s transportation tax will go to voters (Mercury News)
- Sacramento transportation officials prepare for arena opening in October (GovTech)
- Key takeaways from “Best Complete Streets Policies” webinar (MikeOnTraffic)
- Governor’s affordable housing plan could wipe away local control (LA Times)
- Caltrans is still widening lanes for “safety” (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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