Friday’s Headlines
Did Fresno make it illegal to be unhoused? COVID ticking up; Berkeley to install license plate readers; Federal bill to stop CA's gas engine ban; More
8:23 AM PDT on July 28, 2023
- Did Fresno make houselessness a crime? (Fresnoland)
- COVID numbers ticking up in CA (SF Chronicle)
- Berkeley plans to install automated license plate readers around the city (Berkeleyside)
- Tesla’s autopilot safety, marketing under investigation by CA attorney general (CNBC)
- AC Transit will convert at-large board positions to district seats (Berkeleyside)
- BART board officially opposes bill to decriminalize fare evasion (SF Chronicle)
- Federal bill would stop CA’s planned ban of fossil fuel vehicles (Desert News)
- Unions, tech companies spar over proposal to ban autonomous truck testing (MV Voice)
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