Tuesday’s Headlines

LA Metro ambassadors; BART to Silicon Valley groundbreaking; Uber loses case on employee label; Wales saw big drop in insurance claims after implementing 20 mph speed limit; More

By Melanie Curry

8:27 AM PDT on June 11, 2024

LA Metro ponders making its ambassador program permanent (Mass Transit)
Phase II of BART Silicon Valley to break ground this week (San Mateo Daily Journal)
Uber loses its CA appeal to label employees as independent contractors (Fast Company, LAist, Reuters)
New fuel economy rule is more lax than original proposal (The Verge)
Driver gets fifteen years to life for murder of two brothers she ran over (LA Times)
Wales instituted a 20mph speed limit, and saw insurance claims drop (The Guardian)
Supreme Court asks Justice Dept to advise on whether to toss CA climate lawsuits (LA Times)
CA needs a climate bond (LA Times)
If Trump can be evicted, so can Big Oil (Heated)
Corporate landlord is trying to evict tenants in rent-controlled apartments, and the court’s ruling could have wide-ranging impacts (LA Public Press)
Why the repeal of a 75-year-old anti-public-housing rule in the CA Constitution is being put aside (LA Times)
Reform made it easier to build ADUs legally, but evidence shows there may be even more illegal ones being built (Mercury News)
CA Public meetings: Some CA officials can meet remotely, but not all (CalMatters)

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Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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