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8:50 AM PDT on June 16, 2016

Contra Costa County's DRAFT expenditure plan for its transportation sales tax measure
Contra Costa County's DRAFT expenditure plan for its transportation sales tax measure
    • Central Santa Ana Complete Streets workshop to be held Saturday (Santa Ana Streets for All)
    • Today is Dump the Pump Day and in Solano County, at least, some transit rides are free (Times-Herald)
    • Sacramento RT lays off 20 employees to save routes—fares will increase in July (KCRA)
    • Does it have to take a death? After a boy on his bike was hit by a truck, Newport Beach looks at bike safety near schools (LA Times)
    • Orinda is first city to approve Contra Costa transportation tax measure (Lamorinda Weekly) (see breakdown at right)
    • CA lawmakers pass budget (LA Times)
      • Sacramento Bee breaks down the numbers
      • The budget contains no money for clean vehicle rebate program (LA Times)
    • Napa County government says it has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by ten percent (Napa Valley Register)
    • As California's road charge pilot begins, truckers weigh in (Trucks.com)
    • Many jobs require a driver's license—for no good reason (Atlantic)
      • ACLU sues court for not helping low-income people keep their licenses (SFGate)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

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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