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Vote on robotaxis today; Affordable housing can help fight inflation; Evictions are rising; COVID is back; More

By Melanie Curry

8:34 AM PDT on August 10, 2023

people cross a street in front of a waiting autonomous vehicle

Image: Waymo

More on Caltrans carbon reduction strategies (Planetizen)
We knew air pollution is bad but it’s even worse than we thought (OC Register)
- …and could make antibiotics useless (The Guardian)
CA regulators to vote today on whether to allow more autonomous vehicles, taxis (Tech Crunch)
The issue with AVs (The Atlantic)
Another take on the resignation of the head of San Diego’s transportation efforts (Governing)
COVID is back (SF Chronicle, LA Times)
Minneapolis area built a lot of affordable housing, and tamed inflation (Bloomberg)
Pandemic eviction moratoriums are ending, and eviction court is swamped (Oaklandside)
Homelessness won’t be cured via policing, but by housing-first interventions (Route Fifty)
CA water agency under investigation for failing to protect water quality (CalMatters)

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Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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