Today’s Headlines

• Orange County approves almost $20 million for bike/ped improvements (OC Register)
• L.A.’s Expo line needs more cars for its surging ridership (LA Times)
• There really are late-night transit options in and out of San Francisco (SF Bay)
• California climate change policies:
  • Report: They are spurring development of clean tech industry (CALSTART)
  • “Business-friendly Democrats” are a threat (Planetizen)
  • Some Assemblymembers demand an audit of cap-and-trade (LA Times)
  • Environmental justice takes a leading role (Inside Climate News)
  • Businesses want California to set a 2030 climate target (Bloomberg)
  • CARB goes ahead and proposes future GHG limits (Lexology)
• How to talk about climate change without scaring off your conservative relatives (Ethan Elkind)
• Time to panic! Sacramento to consider variable pricing on downtown parking (Sacramento Bee)
• The next big fight over housing could be in your backyard (Washington Post)
• Why poorer, less educated people are leaving California (KPCC)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF