Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:25 AM PDT on April 20, 2017
- Some celebrate 4/20, some celebrate State Litter Pickup Day. Why not both at once?
- California Walks and Walk Sacramento denounce violent jaywalking arrest
- Lompoc to host pedestrian/bike safety workshop (Lompoc Record)
- Contra Costa wants public input on countywide bike/ped plan update (Antioch Herald)
- Berkeley/Oakland area to debut one-way car-share (Berkeleyside)
- TransForm calls for support for Transportation Equity package
- New freeway toll lanes coming to Inland Empire (Press Enterprise)
- Talk show host gunning for San Diego Assemblymember Josh Newman because he voted for the transportation bill (Sacramento Bee)
- S.F. Bay Area board adopts sweeping climate control plan (East Bay Times)
- Cap-and trade:
- CA will try to extend it (Triple Pundit)
- In defense thereof (Capital Weekly)
- Environmental justice advocates want to replace it with a carbon tax (Bloomberg)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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