Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
9:11 AM PDT on June 12, 2017
- BART podcast: How we prepare for emergencies (BART)
- Now BART will try a courtesy campaign to get people to stop hogging seats (SF Gate)
- Even Healdsburg is getting bike-share (Press Democrat)
- LA mayor launches electric car-share system in disadvantaged communities (Business Wire)
- A serious disconnect: After screaming for the state to “fix the roads,” taxpayers are mad that they have to pay for it (Sacramento Bee)
- Meanwhile the CTC gets moving on how to spend that new gas tax money (SCV News)
- The price of carbon needs to be a lot higher to meet climate change goals (Inside Climate News)
- Some progress being made on CA budget (KQED)
- Path to cap-and-trade extension is unclear (Argus Media)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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