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Today’s Headlines

By Damien Newton

9:20 AM PDT on August 18, 2017

15-Year-Old Hit and Run Victim Identified in Sacramento (SacBee)
Fresno Bans "Homeless Camping" (Fresno Bee)
Investing in Place Looks At Proposed 710 Freeway Diverging Diamonds
Weekend Closures Coming for M-Ocean View and N-Judah (SFBay)
Sacramento May Get a Soccer Team (SacBee)
Long Beach Turning Dirt Lots Into Greenways (LB Post)
Lack of Affordable Housing in SF Means 3-Hour Bus Commute for Some Workers (NYT)
Washington Post Takes on the State Lawmakers That Tried to Legalize Vehicular Homicide Against Protesters

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

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