Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:30 AM PDT on April 5, 2021
- Santa Cruz still pondering plan for electric passenger rail (Mass Transit Magazine)
- Costa Mesa seeks feedback on pedestrian hazards (LA Times)
- Time to get rid of diesel back-up generators (CalMatters)
- Newsom asked for a bill to ban fracking, may get much more than that (LA Times)
- Biden’s infrastructure bill addresses inequality (Politico)
- The plan only meets part of the huge need (Urban Wire)
- How it could affect California’s high-speed rail (Mercury News)
- Will people actually “go back” to mass transit?? (Autoblog)
- It’s an “uphill task” to get Americans to switch to trains and buses, says the Business Times
- Can Biden change our car-loving habits??? (New York Times)
- Hot Cars asks whether a tax credit could ever get people out of cars and onto e-bikes
- How the infrastructure plan could pass (Vox)
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
Election Day Headlines
Updates on three ongoing stories: High-Speed Rail, CARB'S Collapse, and Ballot Measures (And More...)
June 2, 2026
Does Your City Need a ‘Department of Sidewalks’?
The overlooked sidewalk has become a central site of public life. We should treat it like one.
June 1, 2026
Advocates Celebrate Signature Gathering Success for Transit Measures
At the same time, they feel betrayed by Gasoline Gavin and the California Air Resources Board
June 1, 2026
Guest Editorial: Alhambra has been Saying No to Another Freeway Ramp for Years. City Hall Should Listen.
Fremont ramp proposals would benefit drivers moving through Alhambra, while burdening people who live, learn, and work here. The noise stays here. The exhaust stays here. The danger stays here. Fremont Elementary students should not be asked to absorb more idling cars, more turning, and more traffic along their campus.
June 1, 2026
California Just Pulled the Rug Out From Under Transit
CARB Approves Controversial Overhaul of Cap-and-Invest Program.
June 1, 2026
