Today’s Headlines

• Rain, floods, power outages, and more coming (Reuters, SF Chronicle, LA Times, Mercury News)
• Houseless people are suffering (LA Times, SF Chronicle)
• Keeping an eye on the RR tracks in San Clemente – no further storm damage so far (Mass Transit)
• The biggest barrier to biking is fear of cars (Treehugger)
• The many many many benefits of e-bikes (Planetizen)
• Electric SUVs are terrible (The Atlantic)
• What sound should electric vehicles make? (The Guardian)
• Low bar? L.A. ranks within the top 9 North American cities for transit access; S.F. is #2 (Yahoo!)
• Transit’s hiring difficulties (Transit Center)
• Caltrans creates a way for transit agencies to track, share ridership and fare data (GCN)
• Bakersfield transit expands on-demand service (Mass Transit)
• Stop giving handouts to corporations in the hope of jobs, economic uplift (Route Fifty)
• Golden Gate Bridge district gets $400M for seismic work (The Bay Link)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF