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8:18 AM PST on December 27, 2021

    • Lawsuit says DoorDash practice of texting drivers while they're in motion is causing fatal crashes (Berkeleyside)
    • Reform California's outmoded parking laws (Pasadena Star-News)
    • Asm. Marc Berman proposes changes to VTA governance (Patch)
    • Fuel tanker overturns, causing emergency evacuation of 100 homes on a rainy Christmas Eve (Free Press)
    • State grant will support Long Beach bike and pedestrian safety programs (Press Telegram)
    • New law in January will require everyone to compost food waste (LA Times)

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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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