Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:25 AM PDT on April 13, 2017
- Sacramento police department doesn’t know what jaywalking is (Systemic Failure)
- Draft “Plan Bay Area” aims for sustainable, inclusive future (Greenbelt Alliance)
- Transit agencies rarely hire women, minority contractors, and that’s a big problem (Washington Post)
- Talk radio host threatens a recall campaign against Senator who voted for the transportation bill (Sacramento Bee)
- What Ventura County will get from the transportation bill (Ventura County Star)
- Op-ed: Governor Brown “gets things done” (Marin Independent Journal)
- West Oakland residents sue Port for pollution (Grist)
- Public transportation is the heart of future city mobility (Cities Today)
- It’s cycle time in Big Bear (Big Bear Grizzly)
- You can trade your car for a ebike at this shop (Fast Company)
- Bike to Work Day is coming to the Bay Area on May 11 (Yahoo)
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