Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
9:06 AM PDT on April 27, 2017
- SoCal Senator Josh Newman responds to recall effort (Sacramento Bee, LA Times)
- Judge denies bid to block sale of bonds for high-speed rail (Sacramento Bee)
- The historic significance of the transportation bill (SPUR)
- Another CA legislator tries to label transportation bill’s side deals illegal (Bakersfield Now)
- Republican Senator bemoans newly raised gas taxes (Daily Bulletin)
- Republicans decide to engage on details of cap and trade, rather than just fight it (LA Times)
- How teen mob attacked passengers on BART (SF Chronicle)
- Eleven of the perps have been identified (SF Chronicle)
- Upland City Council rescinds approval of a mixed-use development in downtown core (Daily Bulletin)
- CA DMV finalizing rules on autonomous vehicles (Sacramento Bee)
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