Today’s Headlines

8:52 AM PDT on October 30, 2017

Just an “accident”--DA says it's not that bad to murder someone with a vehicle and lie about it (LA Times)
In CA communities near refineries, asthma is terrifyingly prevalent (Pacific Standard)
Nevertheless, says the Wall Street Journal, California's cap-and-trade is working
The real first-mile-last-mile solution: Fix the sidewalks (Planetizen)
Amtrak considers expanding service between Sacramento and Stockton (Manteca Bulletin)
New CA-built “clean diesel” locomotives start service (Sacramento Bee)
Gas and diesel taxes going up soon (LandLine)
San Diego area approves list of roads to be repaired with gas tax money (Village News)
Inside the negotiations on one of CA's housing bills (Capitol Weekly)
To stop monster homes, legalize apartments (SF Examiner)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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