Today’s Headlines
Happy New Year and Welcome to 2019, all!
8:56 AM PST on January 2, 2019
Happy New Year and Welcome to 2019, all!
- Mayor of San Jose injured when SUV driver right-hooks him (SF Chronicle)
- Senator Scott Wiener named chair of state housing committee (Curbed)
- Chula Vista is proud of its bicycling achievements (The Star News)
- New York is jealous of California transit? (New York Times)
- Fairfax approves plans for limited “upgrades” for pedestrian safety, so as not to lose grant money (Marin Independent Journal)
- Humboldt Bay Trail recommended for state funding (North Coast Journal)
- Paradise ignored warnings, had inadequate evacuation plans (LA Times)
- First CA permit for carrying passengers in driverless cars awarded to Zoox (Bloomberg)
- In Arizona, people are attacking autonomous vehicles (NY Times)
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