Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:54 AM PDT on October 31, 2018
- Sacramento city council considers waiving fees for building affordable housing (Sacramento Bee)
- Uber launches bike mobility “dashboard” (Smart Cities Dive)
- Waymo will be allowed to test driverless cars in Santa Clara County (The Verge, SF Chronicle)
- With money from landlords and realtors, CA is a battleground for rent control (LA Times)
- Nonprofit sues to block dense housing near L.A.’s Expo Line (LA Times)
- What’s at stake with California’s ballot propositions (Capitol Weekly)
- For once, California matters a lot in the national election (LA Times)
- Best way to fight climate change? An honest price on carbon (NY Times)
- and/or regulations (UPI)
- Since 1970, humans have wiped out 60% of animal populations (Guardian)
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