Today’s Headlines

• Climate crisis continues (IPCC)
• Newsom’s ploy on the gas tax worked: legislature knew it was unhelpful, and he gets to say “I tried” (Politico)
• Cutting gas taxes doesn’t work (Governing)
• But Republicans get a chance to grandstand on the issue (CA Senate Republicans)
• And Newsom’s “rebate” for drivers is still a terrible idea (Times of San Diego)
• South LA to pilot a Universal Basic Mobility program (Los Angeles Daily News)
  • Including transit, bike-share, electric car share, and free transit passes (LA Times)
• The gulf between who rides and who decides on transit (Transit Center)
• Why CA rail projects fall behind and go over budget (Construction Dive)
• We use sand and gravel at phenomenal, unsustainable rates (The Guardian)
• LA and Long Beach ports will deploy 100 electric trucks (Transport Topics)
• Driver gets a bit of jail time for horrific hit-and-run (Daily Bulletin)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

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