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CA sets precedent with climate disclosure laws; Newsom signs 56 housing, tenant protection bills; Look at the ways Spain's HSR has transformed people's lives; More

8:34 AM PDT on October 13, 2023

  • LA Times on Caltrans executive demoted for asking questions
  • California sets precedent with climate disclosure laws (Carbon Credits)
  • Major course change needed to meet California climate goals (Random Lengths News)
  • Governor Newsom signs 56 housing, tenant protection bills
  • Here comes the "crime train" trope (Bloomberg)
  • Spain's high-speed rail has transformed lives (The Guardian)
  • Will SFMTA departures set back city's Vision Zero goals? (SF Examiner)
  • First round of public engagement for Bay Area transportation/housing plan concludes (MTC)
  • Berkeley City Council approves police use of license plate surveillance (Berkeleyside)

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Melanie Curry
@StreetsblogCal

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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