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Streetsblog LA wins Best Blog from LA Press Club; AV regulations are too lax; CA budget deadline looms; More

By Melanie Curry

8:35 AM PDT on June 26, 2023

Congratulations to the Streetsblog LA team for winning Best Blog at the LA Press Club Awards

Robotaxis are here, but regulations are not ready for them (MIT Technology Review)
Cities living with autonomous vehicles don’t want them; state agency rules are too lax (LA Times)
Looming budget deadline and what’s being debated (CalMatters, Sacramento Bee)
Proposed $15 billion climate bond may go to voters for approval (Mercury News)
Federal government to award $1.7 billion for zero- and low-emission buses (SF Gate)
LA Metro, with fare-capping, joins “trend” towards equitable fares (Governing)
LA City Council approves 15-mph speed limit around schools (ABC7)
“They’re making stuff up”: The narrative that SF is a dystopian hellscape doesn’t match reality (SF Chronicle)
Nowhere is safe from climate change (New Republic)
Climate-induced heat wave won’t end soon; renewable energy is helping (Inside Climate News)
Why cities take a punitive approach to homelessness: complaint-driven, ineffective, police-reliant policies (Next City)
LA tests out participatory budgeting (Noema Magazine)
NY considers weight-based fees on vehicles (Curbed)

Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

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