Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

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

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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