Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:23 AM PDT on August 9, 2016
- 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)
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