Tuesday’s Headlines
Californians demand climate action from legislature; More on fight over right-to-repair for e-bikes; Cars are the root of transportation problems; More
8:43 AM PDT on August 15, 2023
- Californians demand climate action from legislators (Capitol Weekly)
- More on the fight over right-to-repair for e-bikes (Canary Media)
- Transportation problems all lead back to cars (Next City)
- Do Americans really prefer sprawl? (Planetizen)
- Judge in Montana climate trial sides with youth plaintiffs against state (AP)
- Video: High school students tour high-speed rail construction sites (CAHSRA)
- Millions of trees in California are dying (LA Times)
- Can SF build the 82K new units it needs? (SF Chronicle)
- Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus launches service changes (Santa Monica Next)
- In Fresno, FAX expands service to local high schools (Fresnoland)
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