Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
National Headlines at Streetsblog USA
8:03 AM PDT on July 8, 2021
- More on Oakland’s Stand on Telegraph Avenue (SF Examiner)
- San Diego’s Portside Communities Waiting for 0 Emission Trucks to Clean the Air (Union-Tribune)
- Orange County Is Finally Getting a Streetcar (LAT)
- Pasadena Looks for Input on Ped. Safety (Star-News)
- Bike Riders in Los Altos Call Proposed Freeway Expansion a “Death Zone” (Los Altos Online)
- Sacramento Area Train Builders Get a Piece of $3.4 Billion to Modernize Amtrak (SacBee)
- Will Outdoor Dining Lead to LA Restaurant Comeback? (LAT)
- Privately Owned Rail Company Brightline Bought Land in Las Vegas for a Terminal. (Review-Journal)
- Elon Musk Discovers Building a Car That Drives Itself Is Hard. (The Verge)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
National Headlines at Streetsblog USA
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