Today’s Headlines

• 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