Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:32 AM PDT on March 16, 2022
- Sorry – climate change has not been solved yet (IPCC)
- Why won’t officials promote ebikes? (Bloomberg)
- Let’s vote for clean air! A ballot initiative to reduce emissions (CalMatters)
- Bill to suspend gas tax is blocked (and a “fix” for UC Berkeley enrollment passes) (CalMatters)
- How are bicycles made? (Cycling News)
- Electricity demand under California’s climate policies will surely increase (Bloomberg)
- Berkeley’s black congregations are converting church property to affordable housing (Berkeleyside)
- Amazon gets into affordable housing near transit (ABC News)
- Why one of BART’s lines is out of service (Mass Transit)
- Water use up, despite drought (Cal Matters)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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