Today’s Headlines

• Cops stop, kill a black man riding a bike (LA Times) When will this end?

• US Centers for Disease Control, of all agencies, issues ban on evictions: This is a public health issue (Reuters)
• California to let polluting plants stay open because… energy (LA Times)
• Last-minute scramble at the state capital prevented any police reforms at state level (CalMatters, LA Times)
  • And a lot of other legislation, too (Sacramento Bee)
• More on S.B. 288, which fast-tracks bike and transit projects (Governing, SFist)
• Why LA might make transit free (CityLab)
• BART plans to build housing at two stations in Berkeley are shaping up (Berkeleyside)
• Deadlines approach for U.S. transportation funding (Mass Transit)
• NACTO gives out grants to help cities redesign streets for COVID response (SmartCitiesDive)
• Buy an e-bike and you’ll probably ride a lot more (Price Tags)
• Gaming Amazon for a delivery route: Surely there’s a better way for everyone (Bloomberg)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF