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By Damien Newton

9:21 AM PDT on August 11, 2023

Expansion of Waymo and Cruise Approved (SFChron, SFStandard, SFExaminer)
BART to Switch to Open Loop Payment System (Hoodline)
CA Nonprofit Is Turning Parking Lots into Tiny Houses (Fast Company)
CalBike: It’s Not E-Bikes, It’s Poor Design That Make Roads Unsafe
Anaheim Developing OC River Walk (ABC7)
Police Charge South L.A. Street Race Hit-and-Run Driver With Murder (LAT)
Laguna Beach Bans “Dog Walking by Vehicles” (OC Register)
Saddest Opinion Column: I Couldn’t Turn Off My Car Radio for 4 Years (Fresno Bee)
San Diego Backs off Plan to Back Housing Bill S.B. 10 (Union-Tribune)
The Light Is Yellow, What to Do? (SacBee)

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