Today's Headlines

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By Melanie Curry

8:21 AM PST on November 16, 2020

Stay home for Thanksgiving, or plan to quarantine (Sacramento Bee)
Caltrans offers temporary permits for businesses to operate on state highways – think parklets (RedHeaded Black Belt)
Imperial Valley gets state grant for affordable housing (Imperial Valley Press)
Butte County gets grants for bicycle safety program through ChicoVelo (Enterprise-Record)
Redondo Beach could be better for people on foot, bike (Easy Reader News)
Rail service to expand to San Diego Convention Center (San Diego Union Tribune)
Telework “revolution” is completely lopsided (Route Fifty)
Weekend COVID surge alarms officials (LA Times)
Castle fire was hot enough to kill Giant Sequoia trees (LA Times)
People with low incomes burdened more by sales taxes (KQED)
About that LA City Council race… and the media’s role (LA Podcast)
Outgoing San Diego mayor pushes affordable housing policy (KPBS)
What a different lame duck could do to environmental regulation (Earth Institute)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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