Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:24 AM PDT on April 20, 2022
- No, the climate crisis has not gone away (IPCC)
- Los Angeles residents have noticed, and want someone to do something (LA Times)
- Start by volunteering on Earth Day: opportunities statewide (California Volunteers)
- California ranks as fourth most bicycle-friendly state (California Bicycle Coalition)
- San Fernando Valley light rail gets $5m in federal funding (Railway Technology)
- Also, here’s $5m for a bridge over the Pacoima Wash (Los Angeles Daily News)
- Sprawl – and tax evasion – drive highway widenings (City Commentary)
- Is NIMBYism played out? (California Planning and Development Report)
- Masks on transit? Some agencies – and cities – still require them (NBC, ABC, California Healthline)
- Fontana settles case over ignoring environmental rules to approve warehouses (LA Times)
- New oil well approvals rising in California (Capital and Main)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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