Thursday’s Headlines
Climate change is proceeding just as science predicted; The people who want to build a brand new city nearby don't like SF; Housing is a labor - an everything - issue; Critics say LA Metro's active transportation plan would cost too much; More
8:34 AM PDT on August 31, 2023
- Climate change is following scientific predictions – only faster, and harsher (The Guardian)
- Housing is a labor issue (How Things Work)
- Fresno set to receive a lot of money to revitalize its downtown, add housing (Fresnoland)
- The “secretive” plan to build a new city from scratch – overpaying for land, accumulating it over years (LA Times)
- The land buyers don’t like San Francisco (SF Gate)
- San Jose’s plan to add housing is not good enough (Mercury News)
- State grants money for affordable housing, sustainable transportation (KTLA)
- LA Metro unveils its active transportation plan: Safety is too expensive! say critics (LA Daily News)
- The rise of privately run intercity trains (Washington Post)
- Pay parents to drive their kids to school? (WHYY)
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