Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:04 AM PDT on May 2, 2017
- Video: How California is changing its bicycle laws (Sacramento Bee)
- California may allow bicyclists to roll through stop signs (Sacramento Bee)
- Bay Bridge bike path will be open to Yerba Buena Island seven days a week, starting today (East Bay Times)
- Legislators to announce tougher cap-and-trade rules, eliminating offsets (LA Times, Sacramento Bee, Capital Public Radio)
- Environmental Defense Fund says the cap-and-trade overhaul is unnecessary
- Three people died recently after being mowed down on Bay Area streets (Berkeleyside, CBS)
- St. Helena wins grant for sidewalks (Napa Valley Register)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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