Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:31 AM PST on December 8, 2020

 THE argument against bike helmet laws: Australian police fine heavily, profile riders, and fail to focus on actually dangerous behavior (Systemic Failure)
ICYMI: Who mayors elect to regional Air Quality Management boards really matters (LA Times)
Climate change could undo fifty years of public health gains (Grist)
Steps consumers can take to keep online purchases kinda sorta environmentally friendly (UC Davis)
Six corporations that talk green and spend dirty (Heated)
Saving the world, one parking spot at a time (ITS International)
An explanation of “land value capture” (CA Common Ground)
One student’s experience riding Waymo’s autonomous vehicles (Artstechnica)
Uber spins off its self-driving division (NY Times)
Are efforts to reduce methane emissions worthwhile, or greenwashing? (Inside Climate News)
SACOG puts together list of potential transit-oriented development projects in Sacramento (Sacramento Business Journal)
CA lawmakers reconvene in Sacramento (LA Times)
New L.A. District Attorney Gascon riles up everyone on his first day in office (LA Times)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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