Today’s Headlines

• Climate change is heating up everywhere (IPCC)
• Especially, at the moment, in Europe (AP News)
• Democrat Adam Gray benefits from oil industry money (Sludge)
• In Congress, “the economy” trumps climate agenda (CNN)
• Capitalism turns air into a commodity (Socialist Worker)
• Money vs. the environment: there’s still gold in CA hills (Washington Post)
• Did nature catch a break during the pandemic? (NY Times)
• Bakersfield ranked 7th most dangerous U.S. city for walking (Bakersfield.com)
• L.A.’s Crosswalk Collective takes action where the city can’t or won’t (CityWatchLA)
• “Walking billboards” for safety? (YouTube)
• Prioritize housing for people, not cars (LA Times)
• Urbanism for teens on TikTok (Bloomberg)
• Building better bike count models (EurekAlert!)
• A deadly collision again raises questions about police chases (Oaklandside)
• Should cities tax empty homes? (SF Chronicle)
• Details of voter-approved car-data privacy law being drafted – weigh in (CalMatters)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

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