Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

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By Melanie Curry

8:47 AM PDT on October 17, 2022

E-bikes gain momentum as climate solution (Pew Trusts)
Feds recommend speed limiters in cars; freakout ensues (Jalopnik)
Farmworkers face deadly risks getting to the fields (Patch)
OCTA strike averted (LA Times)
San Diego allocated $3 million in state funds to renovate highways, add “auxiliary lanes” (Times of San Diego)
More state allocations for transportation, highways (Lake County News)
New research on police racial profiling adds impetus to reduce cops’ role in traffic stops (SF Chronicle)
Downtown Salinas remade into transit-oriented, dense housing “ideal” (Monterey Herald)
Builders propose lots of housing, and Santa Monica city council can’t block it because their housing element is out of compliance (The Real Deal)
Housing, transportation, and climate top of mind for Sunnyvale city council candidates (Mercury News)
Interview: Buttigieg talks about convincing rural drivers that EVs can work (Voz)
Why is Prop 30 controversial? (The Guardian)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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