Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:48 AM PST on January 7, 2021
- Seditious rioters, goaded by Trump, attack U.S. Capitol during routine certification of electoral college vote (CNN)
- They attacked other capitals, too, including Sacramento (Sacramento Bee, New York Times)
- Republican representatives–among them CA Senate Minority Leader Shannon Grove–try to blame antifa (Capitol Weekly, LA Times)
- Gentle police response to Capitol rioters reveals double standard on race (SF Chronicle)
- Health officials: L.A. is losing its battle against COVID (LA Times)
- LA Mayor Garcetti blames COVID outbreak on …. L.A.’s density (Planetizen)
- “Slow Streets” disrupted city planning–what next? (CityLab)
- The U.S. could make SUVs much less deadly (CityLab)
- Newsom’s proposed economic recover plan emphasizes clean vehicles (CalMatters)
- Study: Uber, Lyft contributed to rise in car ownership (Green Car Congress, Courthouse News)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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Wednesday’s Headlines
Shoutout to our friends at Streetsblog Chicago for this morning's assist.
April 1, 2026
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Op-Ed: Don’t Blow Sunday Streets
Cutting San Francisco's premier open-streets event is not the formula for revitalizing the city
The post Op-Ed: Don’t Blow Sunday Streets appeared first on Streetsblog San Francisco.
March 31, 2026
How To Fix The Broken Federal Gas Tax
Drivers aren't paying their fair share — and no one else is getting their due. Is it time to rethink our federal road funding mechanisms?
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