Today’s Headlines

8:32 AM PST on January 2, 2020

Happy New Year to our Streetsblog California readers! Here's what the media has been covering:

Los Altos mulls changes to bike lanes (Los Altos Online)
San Diego gets serious about sidewalk repair, after injury payouts mount (San Diego Union Tribune)
Tesla driver crashes into car in Gardena, killing its occupants; was the Tesla on autopilot? (Star Tribune)
LAPD: Fatal traffic crashes in L.A. increased 32% last year (ABC)
Ebikes are still illegal in NYC. What? (BuzzFeed)
Oil industry has been gaming cap-and-trade (LA Times)
Judge temporarily excludes trucking industry from new labor law AB5 (SF Chronicle)
- Uber and Postmates sue for exemptions too (LA Times, Sacramento Bee)
Women who took over empty home in Oakland plead their case in court (SF Chronicle)
Why the census matters: California may lose a congressional seat (LA Times)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

Stay in touch

More from Streetsblog California

Streetsblog California

Monday’s Headlines

R's clearly think gas prices are the way to hold on to the house.

Damien Newton

July 14, 2025

Streetsblog USA Advocacy

These U.S. Communities’ So-Called ‘Complete Streets’ Policies Don’t Even Deserve the Name

Any city can call itself a "Complete Streets" champion. But not all of them are walking the walk — and if they don't, a top organization says they'll no longer give them a platform on its esteemed "best of" ranking.

July 13, 2025