Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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
Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.
More from Streetsblog California
The Week in Short Videos
Welcome songs, cameras, daylighting, Fresno County, and e-bikes/motos.
August 14, 2026
Friday Video: How Red Curbs and Bike Racks Can Save Lives
What is daylighting, and how can cities use it to increase street safety?
August 13, 2026
Trump’s New ‘Roadway Safety Strategy’ Leaves Out The Good Parts
The Trump administration’s new blueprint for improving the nation’s poor road-safety record ignores well-established safety measures and leaves vulnerable road users completely out of the picture — a roadmap that advocates said would not change the ongoing road death crisis that is increasingly unique to the United States.
August 13, 2026
SFBike’s Statement on the Killing of Yebin Kim on Market Street
There will be a vigil on Friday, August 14 at 4:30 at Market and Powell
August 13, 2026
