Thursday’s Headlines
The hottest month, so far. Is this okay? Still fighting for a law to end oil drilling near schools; Federal guidance subtly but firmly encourages highway building; Quiet bus heist in Modesto; Red light cameras in SF; More
8:44 AM PDT on July 27, 2023
- Hottest month on record. Is this fine? (LA Times)
- Gulf Stream could collapse soon because of changing ocean temperatures (The Guardian)
- Is it really political? Yes. New group forms to support law ending oil drilling near schools (SF Chronicle)
- How federal guidance on “value of time” helps justify destructive, divisive, climate-wrecking highway building (Smart Growth America)
- Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition tells Swifties how to get to the concert at Levi’s stadium without a car
- City of Berkeley is adding new housing at record rates – not so much of it affordable (Berkeleyside)
- A proposed bike/ped bridge from DT Oakland to Alameda may have opponents, but there’s plenty of support (Oaklandside)
- Bus heist in Modesto by careful, knowledgeable thief (CBS News)
- Some San Francisco intersections to get red light cameras (SF Chronicle)
- Taking a bus from Detroit to LA (The Guardian)
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