Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:26 AM PST on March 9, 2021
- We must ban fossil fuels – here’s how (Guardian)
- In the meantime, Kern County Supes vote to fast-track thousands of new oil wells (KTLA)
- Federal GREEN Streets Act would push states to reduce emissions, VMT (Transport Topics)
- Berkeley (and the world) needs 100% zero-emission transportation this decade (Berkeleyside)
- Senate passes relief bill with $30B for transit (Mass Transit)
- Bay Area sprawls out ever further (SF Chronicle)
- People are not excited about going back to that time-sucking commute (East Bay Times)
- Hundreds of homeless people evicted from under a Sacramento freeway. Where to now? (Sacramento Bee)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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