Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:52 AM PST on November 9, 2018
- Ford buys Spin e-scooter startup (SF Chronicle, Wall Street Journal, The Verge)
- San Jose to launch autonomous shuttles between downtown, shopping district (Mercury News)
- More protected bike lanes coming to SF (ABC7)
- California’s next governor wants to build 3.5 million new homes (Curbed)
- More election analysis:
- Orange County’s “blue wave” has been building for decades (OC Register)
- There are still a lot of ballots to count (CALmatters)
- As the dust settles, it’s time to talk about infrastructure (Politico)
- ….and maybe climate change legislation? (Washington Examiner)
- Where to watch other people stuck in traffic (KQED)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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