Today’s Headlines

3:59 PM PST on December 7, 2016

CA lawmakers introduce bills on transportation, housing, water (KCRA)
More coverage of ARB plan to extend emission reductions beyond 2020 (See Streetsblog coverage here) (Utility Dive)
Climate action may be boosted by CA Democratic supermajority (Scientific American)
The next big step for climate change policy: Methane (Sacramento Bee)
How 11 cities are leading the fight on climate change (Curbed)
Cities are central to climate change efforts (Vox)
Three ways college students are revolutionizing sustainability (Green Biz)
Advocacy lessons from Denmark (Bicycle Times)
Having a steady full-time job doesn't mean you can afford a place to live (Next City)
Poverty statistics don't show the true extent of economic difficulties in Bay Area (Mercury News)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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