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Wednesday’s Headlines

Valencia’s center-running bike lane. Photo: Daniel Owens

  • SF's Valencia Bike Lane Will Remain for One Year at Least (SFChron)
  • Merchants Threaten to Sue Valencia (SFChronSFExaminerMissionLocal)
  • LAT Editorial: City HLA Fear-Mongering Misses What's Really Scary: Unsafe Streets
  • Why Is Fresno on the List of Worst Freeways (Fresno Bee)
  • Commentary: Oil Shill Still Hates High Speed Rail (OCRegister)
  • California's Budget Is a Mess, Worse than Gav Expected (SacBee)
  • Enviros Calling for a national moratorium on building new highway lanes (WaPo)
  • Mainstream Media Reporting On Climate Harms Of Freeway Expansion (NRDC)
  • Rain Update (EastBayTimes, SacBee, Union-Tribune, KTLA)

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