Today’s Headlines

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)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF