Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:17 AM PDT on September 7, 2022
- It’s hot (Daily Beast)
- That text alert seemed to help cut power demand and avoid blackouts (Bloomberg)
- Bay Area transit is struggling in the heat (NBC)
- LA Times grades past California climate efforts
- Redlands rail almost ready for riders (Mass Transit)
- That time Harvey Milk said SF should “ban cars” from South of Market (Mass Transit)
- How a dangerous highway became a park (Governing)
- Lessons from Japan on traffic safety (Bloomberg)
- Why CA’s parking reform matters for housing and climate (Governing)
- Podcast: What would it be like if California replaces strip malls with housing? (CalMatters)
- San Jose school land to be sold for single family homes (San Jose Spotlight)
- San Francisco braces for an epic commercial real estate crash (San Francisco Standard)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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