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8:18 AM PDT on July 2, 2021

    • California Budget Center looks at state budget
    • COVID cases rising (SF Chronicle)
    • Seven new cases in the State Capitol, including 2 fully vaccinated people (Sacramento Bee)
    • Recall election set for September 14 (CalMatters)
    • Federal infrastructure bill includes money for 200 projects in California (LA Times)
    • Highway 1 bridge in San Luis Obispo County to be replaced, improved for bikes (San Luis Obispo.com)
    • Advocates of color are still fighting for safety and inclusivity (Bicycling)
    • Innovative rent-free housing project hits one more barrier: parking (Mercury News)
    • When oil companies go bankrupt, taxpayers have to pay for cleanup (DesertSun)

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Melanie Curry
@StreetsblogCal

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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