Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

One of the oldest newspapers in CA – Martinez News-Gazette – puts out its final edition (SF Chronicle) This was the decade of the bicycle. What’s next? (TreeHugger) Study finds e-bikes have higher, more severe injury rates than pedal bikes. But compared to cars? (Reuters) Stockton’s experiment with universal basic income shows promise (Courthouse News) … Continued

By Melanie Curry

8:53 AM PST on December 27, 2019

One of the oldest newspapers in CA – Martinez News-Gazette – puts out its final edition (SF Chronicle)
This was the decade of the bicycle. What’s next? (TreeHugger)
Study finds e-bikes have higher, more severe injury rates than pedal bikes. But compared to cars? (Reuters)
Stockton’s experiment with universal basic income shows promise (Courthouse News)
Saugus residents want a pedestrian bridge after driver kills a woman walking (The Signal)
Bad news on the climate prediction front (Forbes)
Trump’s new sleazy, devious coal subsidy, explained (Vox)
Solar mandate, gas bans take effect in January (SF Chronicle)
New traffic laws take effect on Wednesday (Davis Enterprise)
- But remember: It is still illegal to collect roadkill (Sierra Sun Times)
Farmers, Congress learning that “conventional” farming techniques make it harder to bounce back from weather weirding events (Inside Climate News)
Solution for emissions: Electrify transportation, use renewable sources, reduce miles traveled, ensure access for all (Clean Energy)

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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