Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM PST on January 4, 2018
- New CA bill would ban sales of fossil fuel vehicles…in 2040 (SF Examiner, SF Weekly)
- BART fares just increased (SF Gate)
- Scoot will expand its fleet of dockless e-bikes in San Francisco (Hoodline)
- Redlands erects pedestrian barriers while it figures out how to fix crosswalk (Redlands Daily Facts)
- Chico council greenlights bike pedestrian bridge (Chico News Review)
- Valero oil refinery to pay a small fine for pollution violations (East Bay Times)
- County approves funding package for “catalyst” housing in Richmond (Richmond Standard)
- New legislation could increase housing near transit stations, including Expo line (LA Times)
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