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Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

By Damien Newton

9:04 AM PDT on August 13, 2021

Video: Laura Friedman at Streets4All Virtual Happy Hour (YouTube)
Rush Hour Is Back in California and Worse Than Ever (New York Times)
SFMTA Tests Battery Electric Buses (SFWeekly)
Long Beach Will Double Number of Bike-Share Hubs (LB Post)
San Diego Cyclists Continue to Call for Safer Streets (NBCSD)
Senator Wiener Supports Housing (48Hills)
Are California's Hydrogen Car Dreams Over? (LAT)
Fresno Reaches Population Goal in New Census (Fresno Bee)
<600 U.S. Cities Have Climate Pledges. UN Climate Report Is Giving Urgency (USA Today)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
National Headlines at Streetsblog USA

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