Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:48 AM PDT on September 14, 2017
- Sebastopol residents want lower speed limits, are stymied by state regulations (Press Democrat)
- Temecula to form “lane expansion task force” to “solve congestion” (Press Enterprise)
- Curbed LA maps coming Long Beach developments
- Bill to raise Bay Area bridge tolls moves forward (Mercury News)
- Caltrans meets its deadlines for spending money, gets $274.5 million from Feds as a reward (Central Valley Business Times)
- Report: Investments needed in San Joaquin Valley communities to prepare them for high-speed rail (Mercury News)
- Just-released federal guidelines on self-driving cars recommend states limit their regulatory role (SF Gate)
- Politicians avoid talking about climate change in wake of hurricanes (Politico)
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