Today’s Headlines

• CA legislators return with a big to-do list (Sacramento Bee)
• More about CA carbon emissions inventory (Courthouse News, SF Chronicle)
• The California Public Utilities Commission oversees a huge range of businesses, utilities–but there’s no comprehensive list (Capital Public Radio)
• One problem with relying on electric cars to solve climate issues: mining lithium and copper for batteries is wrecking the environment (Bloomberg)
• A list of San Francisco’s ballot measures for November 2019–Ride-hail tax, others (SF Chronicle)
• Oakland is on course to build more new housing units than San Francisco this year (SF Chronicle)
• “Naked roads” are a thing in Australia (The West Australian)
• Yes, Uber and Lyft add to traffic. So do all the other drivers (LAist)
• Big map apps won’t add railroad crossings to their maps (The Verge)
• Is this funny or just sad? A “high-tech” e-bike warns you if a driver is in your blind spot (Fast Company)
• This man recycles Nespresso pods into a stylish bike (Fast Company)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF