Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:48 AM PDT on August 31, 2017

Report: Americans are driving more every year. Erroneous conclusion: Therefore we must build more roads (Daily Republic)
CA legislature considers phasing out fossil fuel use over time (LA Times)
Cap-and-trade bill gave oil industry everything it wanted, but there is still room for environmental victories (East Bay Express)
CA senators call for more funding for clean trucks and buses (EconoTimes)
No, inevitable sprawl is not the issue driving lower transit ridership (Ethan Elkind)
Omnitrans adds bus service to Ontario airport (The Sun)
Rules change benefits Uber, Lyft; should reduce some congestion at LAX (LA Times)
Affordable housing bill faces 2/3 hurdle (Fox and Hounds Daily)
SF Chronicle takes a look at that court ruling on tax initiative vote threshold
Republicans may seek ways to keep in place 2/3 vote threshold for all tax increases (Desert Sun)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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