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8:13 AM PST on November 10, 2021

    • Transportation and building emissions are connected (Treehugger)
    • Who would oppose turning an unnecessary parking garage in Santa Monica into housing? (Vice)
    • California leaders on Biden's infrastructure plan and its benefits for state (NBC)
      • CA will only get a "small share" [per capita] (CalMatters)
      • Maybe it's better than we think? (Slate)
      • It's certainly a good target for fraud (The Conversation)
    • At climate talks, lots of fossil fuel industry reps; few from most vulnerable nations (Heated)
    • Why it's important to use historical examples of institutional racism when talking about policy (Washington Post)
    • Our worst ideas about "safety" (Slate)
    • How Bay Area rents have changed during the pandemic (SF Chronicle)
    • Food banks struggle with rising food costs, supply chain issues (AP News)

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Melanie Curry

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, since her early days commuting by bike to UCLA long ago. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, and edited Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center. She also earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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