Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:43 AM PDT on October 26, 2020
- Essential workers who rely on transit know service cuts will leave them stranded (SF Chronicle)
- CA not meeting 2020 emissions target (Clean Technica, Green Car Congress)
- New freeway lanes, ramps coming to Santa Barbara area (NewsPress)
- School is back but transit is off track (San Jose Spotlight)
- Electric vehicle market reaching a tipping point (Forbes)
- Prop 22 is bad for drivers and everyone else (Common Dreams)
- Fight over fencing off railroad tracks at Del Mar Bluffs heats up (LA Times)
- Improvements to a pedestrian bridge in Tulsa could ruin the Center of the Universe (Tulsa World)
- Americans are struggling to make their car payments (US PIRG)
- Eco-friendly car wiring attracts rats (Core77)
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