Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:42 AM PDT on June 9, 2022
- Have you read the IPCC report on climate change yet?
- CARB to hold hearing on standards for zero-emission vehicles (Union of Concerned Scientists)
- Build a seawall? Reinforce the cliffs? Relocate the tracks? Officials struggle to find solution for trainline threatened by crumbling cliffs at Del Mar (E&E)
- PG&E pledges to produce zero carbon, and will keep using gas (AP)
- Europe to ban fossil-fueled cars (Reuters)
- San Francisco is giving out e-bikes to be used for deliveries (Electrek)
- The quietly transformative Omnibike bill (CalBike)
- The revolt of the pedestrians (Slate)
- In Stanislaus this July, transit will be free (Riverbank News)
- BART will cut fares 50 percent in September to celebrate its 50th anniversary (SF Chronicle)
- Less parking could mean more housing (PEW)
- Cops protected executive who killed teen with his car (LA Times)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Today’s Headlines are brought to you by our monthly donors. Thank you for your support!
Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.
More from Streetsblog California
SB 79 Implementation in San Diego
In Summer 2027, if not earlier, the San Diego City Council will adopt a plan to determine how to delay or exempt areas. Upzonings in non-delayed areas will go into effect on July 1st, 2026.
June 22, 2026
Monday’s Headlines
Changes as July 1 gets closer and some news on High-Speed Rail (and more...)
June 22, 2026
Thursday’s Headlines
The impacts of the CARB on cap-and-trade cuts are starting to be noticed.
June 18, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: So What Is ‘Urban Disorder’ In A Post-Covid U.S.
Open air drug bazaars in San Francisco are one thing that we can agree need to be fixed.
June 18, 2026
Driverless Cars Could Save Tens of Thousands of Lives. But We Must Treat Them Like Aviation — Not Like Cars
Commercial passenger aviation has nearly zero passenger deaths per year compared to about 40,000 roadway deaths. That's not a function of driving being inherently riskier — it is a function of what our leaders decide is "safe enough."
June 17, 2026
