This week we're joined by Dr. Manuel Pastor, professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, University of Southern California, and director of USC’s Program for Environmental and Regional Equity and the USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration. We chat about a broad range of topics including the Environmental Justice Screening Method and how that research was turned into California environmental policy. The importance of community organizing in getting agreement for legislation, his new book, "The State of Resistance," as well as his views on rent control as public policy.
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Wednesday’s Headlines
Man, that e-bike program cancellation story is the story that just keeps giving (to the headlines stack that is...)
December 17, 2025
Update: AC Transit Closes Investigation of Bus Operator Assault on a Bicyclist
Bus driver used the bike lane, tailgated cyclist, honked at him, and then nearly ran him over, all captured on video. AC Transit closes its short investigation without announcing any steps against the driver.
The Real Reason America Can’t Have The Tiny Japanese-Style Cars Trump Says He Wants
Trump is right that kei cars are super-kawaii — but he's wrong that clearing the regulatory decks is enough to bring them to U.S. shores.
State Grant Will Pay for Better Diesel Trains, Not Zero-Emission Trains, for Metrolink
I made a mistake covering the CTC grants last week that impacts a story Streetsblog has been covering. Let's set the record straight.
December 15, 2025
Update: City of San Mateo Commission Votes Unanimously to Keep Humboldt Bike Lanes
"Streets belong to all 105,000 of us" says one of the commissioners as advocates celebrate a victory in the battle to save bike lanes.
