Today’s Headlines

9:03 AM PDT on August 10, 2022

Newsom urges legislature to speed up climate efforts (CalMatters)
Street-level air pollution from traffic linked to higher emergency room costs (EDF)
There is still hope for a tax break on e-bikes (The Verge)
Money for California from federal climate bill (Mercury News)
Oakland plans an e-bike library (Oaklandside)
Bicyclists protest LA's ban on selling bike parts on sidewalks (Daily News)
Spectacular multi-car crash brings murder charges (LA Times)
LA ponders reining in cars (LA Times)
Musk is just a disrupter, not a builder (NY Magazine)
The "tech revolution" has done very little to improve transportation (Gizmodo)
Studying very local heat levels from a truck (Wired)
San Francisco's housing approval process under state scrutiny (SF Chronicle)

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