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By Melanie Curry

8:48 AM PST on January 3, 2018

California legislature reconvenes today
- Housing is big on the agenda (Sacramento Bee)
- Power is shifting in the legislature (LA Times)
Chico plans a bike pedestrian bridge (Chico Enterprise Record)
Survey: Californians somewhat understand pollution, climate change, uneven effects (Capitol Weekly)
Senator McGuire praises CTC recommendation to study North Coast Railroad Authority (Daily Journal)
Time to rethink Santa Cruz rail corridor (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Sure, let’s blame bike lanes for safety risks, rather than the real dangers (Calgary Herald)
SF Chronicle says bicycling safety is improving on Mount Diablo

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