Today’s Headlines
- Governor Brown announces budget plan (KSBW)
- Watsonville gets grant to plant trees (Register-Pajaronian)
- San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is ineffective (Fresno Bee)
- Divisive Republican rep Issa is the latest to retire (Voice of San Diego)
- California proves that climate change policies don't kill jobs (Washington Post)
- The next climate fight in California will be harder, because it will be about cars (Cal Matters)
- In face of high pedestrian crashes, Sacramento police spend time and money to warn, enforce pedestrian crossing rules—but ignore the actual danger (car drivers) (CBS)
- UCLA community skeptical of Musk's tunnel idea (Daily Bruin)
- Hundreds of homes destroyed, highway closed at least until Monday due to mud in Santa Barbara area (ABC)
- CA regulators to decide fate of its last nuclear reactor (SF Chronicle)
- Proposal to raise Bay Area bridge tolls gets a boost (SF Chronicle)
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Wednesday’s Headlines
Permanent car-free Hayes St? No right turns on red? And why aren't new cars safer for people outside them? Carbon pollution costs a lot; More
California Has to Stop Building Freeways. Now.
"People aren't used to thinking of freeways as fossil fuel infrastructure, but they are." And once built, there's no going back, no making up for the extra driving by trying to convince people that a bus or train might be a better choice - we're stuck with it.
Metro September 2023 Board Committee Round-Up: C Line, 91 Freeway Widening, and More
Transit ridership and freeway funding are up. $14 million for MicroTransit was postponed. South Bay C Line extension draws both controversy and support. Law enforcement, Taylor Swift, bus lanes, and more!
What is the Life of a Dead Pedestrian Worth?
A Seattle police officer sparked outrage when he joked that the death of pedestrian Jaahnavi Kandula might be settled for as little as $11,000. Some families get even less.
Pols: Congress Must Bolster Sustainable Commutes to Reduce Carbon and Congestion
The feds should bolster sustainable commuting modes and transportation demand management strategies.
