Today’s Headlines

8:46 AM PDT on May 12, 2023

When climate misinformation is codified into law (Heated)
Street safety advocates in San Francisco are taking DIY to a whole new level (The Frisc)
Conservation group sues CA regulator for approving new oil wells without adequate review (The Hill)
Plans for hydrogen-powered Valley Link rail to be presented to the public (Independent News)
Environmental issues at play in Sacramento (NRDC)
If California's air quality regulations are so strict, why is the air quality so bad? (LA Times)
LA to reevaluate the use of "peak hour" travel lanes, where parking is allowed except at certain times (Patch)

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Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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