Today’s Headlines
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8:41 AM PDT on July 14, 2017
- State Supreme Court rules that SANDAG did not “abuse its discretion” by ignoring greenhouse gas reduction target in its Regional Transportation Plan (San Diego Union Tribune)
- …but lets stand ruling that they must do a better job on future plans (Biological Diversity)
- Assemblymember Holden hopeful that Caltrans will agree to forget about 710 tunnel (South Pasadena News)
- Cap-and-trade:
- Plan heads for a vote, with compromises (Inside Climate News)
- Governor Brown testifies in support (Mercury News)
- Op-Ed: LA Times in support
- Plan includes tax cuts for power companies (Sacramento Bee)
- Business and some labor leaders in support (Business Wire)
- Can a plastic bag law be a model for climate change solutions? (City Observatory)
- Palo Alto to get bike boulevards (Mercury News)
- Opinion: SB 35 will help create more affordable housing (Examiner)
- Politico’s list of the greatest risk to cities left out a few keys things: concentrated poverty, affordable housing, climate change (City Observatory)
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