Monday’s Headlines
Streetsblog LA wins Best Blog from LA Press Club; AV regulations are too lax; CA budget deadline looms; More
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
More from Streetsblog California
’60 Minutes’ Review of High-Speed Rail: A Lukewarm Look at the Project
...But the Coverage of the Coverage Is Sensationalist Slop
April 9, 2026
Thursday’s Headlines
A massive stack of headlines detailing new legislation, local road and transit projects, and why gas tax holidays don't work.
April 9, 2026
Trump Wants to Slash Federal Funding for Public Transit, Rail (Again)
The president’s proposed budget threatens transit projects across the country.
April 8, 2026
In Year with a Glut of E-Bike Legislation, Blakespear’s Efforts to Define E-Bikes and Limit E-Motos Advances
By updating the laws on what is and isn't an e-bicycle, advocates believe they can make streets safer and improve the industry.
April 8, 2026
Wednesday’s Headlines
They're out of the headlines across the country, but ICE is still "active" and causing chaos and bloodshed.
April 8, 2026
Comments Are Temporarily Disabled
Streetsblog is in the process of migrating our commenting system. During this transition, commenting is temporarily unavailable.
Once the migration is complete, you will be able to log back in and will have full access to your comment history. We appreciate your patience and look forward to having you back in the conversation soon.