Today’s Headlines

• CA cap-and-trade extension:
  • A Republican case in favor (Cal Matters)
  • What you should know about the extension (Citizen's Climate Lobby)
  • Air quality management districts' role after it passes (Martinez News-Gazette)
  • How it works (Sacramento Bee)
  • Mexico is looking to create its own system (Scientific American)
• Bay Area expands its regional bike-share system (Next City)
• Sometimes I don't wear a helmet, and here's why (Shifter)
• Electric cars won't save the environment (US News)
• Parking:
  • Free parking is never green (City Observatory)
  • Video: The high cost of free parking, with Donald Shoup (Vox)
• Employers with 50+ workers are required to offer benefits to discourage drive-alone commutes, but many still don't (East Bay Times)
• Video: The old Bay Bridge, now she's going to be a work of art (Caltrans)
• No, Stanford, Malaysians aren't lazy; it's just a very difficult place to walk (Vulcan Post)
• Now Colorado's government wants to impose a bike tax like Oregon's—maybe they should wait a bit to see if it's worth the effort (Colorado Politics)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF