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    • L.A. can no longer afford to push bikes and buses aside (LA Times)
    • Pasadena's streets are fast and fatal (Colorado Boulevard.net)
    • DMV on the hot seat because of its lax approach to regulation Tesla, and AVs (LA Times)
    • Asm Garcia proposes bill to ban freeway expansions through disadvantaged communities (LA Times)
    • SANDAG approves regional plan, without mileage tax (Time of San Diego)
      • The other big tax expectations in SANDAG's plan (Patch)
    • California will finally require smog checks for heavy-duty trucks (Phys.org)
    • People are moving to Bakersfield (NY Times)
    • Researchers study Pamplona's running of the bulls to understand human movement (ABC)
    • Get ready to start composting that food waste (LA Times)
    • How reuse systems can impact cities (GreenBiz)
    • How the world could reduce plastic production (Grist)

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