Today’s Headlines

8:14 AM PDT on June 15, 2021

Some cities may ditch transit fares to tackle inequities (Pew)
How to strengthen SB 375, California's landmark planning law (ClimatePlan)
Trading parking for lower housing costs (Fresno Bee)
Legislative update from Natural Resources Defense Council
Legislature passes placeholder budget (EdSource)
Wealthy Big Ag wants to suck up all the water (CalMatters)
Drive less, live better (CommonWealth)
Environmental advocates win concessions from developer of megawarehouse in Inland Empire (Bloomberg)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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