Today’s Headlines

Happy Juneteenth! Here’s a primer for those who don’t know much about it (PBS)

• How racist practices devalue the homes of Black residents (CalMatters)
• CA requires masks while shopping, in public, on transit (Politico)
• A ticket for evading a $2.50 fare can upend a person’s life (Voice of San Diego)
• Some recent lessons for cities (City Observatory)
• The oil industry is really filthy (Financial Post)
• Amtrak to reduce service on CA routes (KQED)
• Some police unions vow reform; some aim to undo what weak protections exist (SF Chronicle)
• Video: Painful truths about tear gas and how the police use it (Amnesty International)
• Tesla employees rally for Juneteenth, and for black lives (The Verge)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF