Today’s Headlines

• Caltrans, widening Hwy 395 in Owens Valley, is violating ancient burial grounds (LA Times)
• Newsom can’t just let transit collapse (SF Chronicle)
• Why mass transit disappeared in America (Common Edge)
• The case for taxing vehicles by weight (Curbed)
• Turmoil among Berkeley transportation staff threatens street safety projects (Berkeleyside)
• LA Metro to open Regional Connector allowing travel across LA County on one train (ABC)
• Can Sacramento become a safe, welcoming place for bicyclists? (Comstock’s Magazine)
• How will that toll work on Highway 37, anyway? Details TBD (North Bay Business Journal)
• Coastal Commission demands restaurants replace parking taken up by outdoor dining (San Diego Union Tribune)
• More sarcasm about La Sombrita (Vice)
• One of the (many) bills that died last week would have held oil companies liable for some health problems (AP)
• Challenges ahead for California’s clean truck rules (Transport Topics)

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