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Caltrans, we need complete streets everywhere, including at freeway interchanges (or maybe especially there); Public agencies and academics join forces to develop AV standards; Republicans really want to suspend the gas tax; More

By Melanie Curry

8:45 AM PDT on September 29, 2023

Hey, Caltrans, we need complete streets everywhere, including at freeway interchanges (CalBike)
Public agencies join academics to develop national AV standards (Mass Transit)
CA Republicans try again to suspend the gas tax, calling for “consumer relief” (Sacramento Bee)
Santa Barbara’s ban on Exxon oil trucks remains in place after court decision (Spectrum)
California has rival future plans for saving the threatened Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (CalMatters)
Newsom, lawmakers ask Supreme Court to remove ballot measure that would make it extremely difficult to raise state taxes (SF Chronicle)

Melanie Curry

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